Centric Consulting Delivers 80% Faster App Modernization With AI-Augmented Development
Legacy systems slow teams down. Centric Consulting is pairing an AI agent framework with expert engineers to modernize those systems faster, cheaper, and with fewer surprises. Client engagements have delivered 30-50 percent cost savings, 50-80 percent faster timelines, and 10-20x productivity gains.
Their approach targets the real blockers: incomplete documentation, security gaps, compliance risk, and lost tribal knowledge. The result is a practical, end-to-end path to modern architectures without guesswork.
Why legacy rewrites stall
"For decades, organizations have struggled to update legacy systems, often resulting in 'spaghetti code,' which is complex, undocumented, and difficult to maintain," said Joseph Ours, AI Solutions Director at Centric Consulting. "Most automation tools generate new code but fail to understand what existing systems actually do. Our framework was purpose-built to untangle these complex architectures so organizations can modernize with confidence-not risk."
How the framework works
- Deep code analysis: Map behaviors, dependencies, interfaces, and data flows across services and layers.
- Requirements extraction: Pull functional and non-functional needs from code, logs, and usage patterns.
- Target design: Redesign in a modern architecture aligned to current standards and constraints.
- Build and test generation: Develop code, create tests, and prepare migration assets.
- Human-in-the-loop: Engineers validate outputs, add business context, enforce standards, and guide decisions.
This is not "auto-generate and hope." It's structured automation with expert oversight, built for teams who need speed without sacrificing correctness.
What IT and engineering leaders can expect
- Throughput: 50-80 percent faster delivery on modernization programs.
- Cost profile: 30-50 percent savings through automation and better first-pass quality.
- Team leverage: 10-20x productivity gains across analysis, coding, and testing.
Beyond legacy modernization: AI services that scale
- AI Agent Development: Custom agents that execute complex workflows with 10-20x workload reductions and human checkpoints at key decisions.
- Enterprise AI Strategy and Governance: Practical strategies with clear operating models, controls, and Centers of Excellence.
- Microsoft Copilot Integration: As a Microsoft Managed Partner (all six Solutions Partner Designations), Centric deploys and optimizes Microsoft Copilot and Azure AI solutions. Learn more about Copilot from Microsoft.
"AI is redefining how work gets done by amplifying human expertise on an unprecedented scale," said Larry English, CEO of Centric. "Our clients that embrace AI augmentation will gain the precision, speed and competitive edge that set market leaders apart, and we are committed to helping them get there."
Security, flexibility, and quality controls
- Cloud flexibility across Azure, AWS or your preferred cloud platform
- Security-first design that runs inside client environments
- Complete IP protection with 100 percent client ownership and no data retention
- Responsible AI practices with no model training on proprietary data
- Expert validation with architect-led review of all outputs
- Human oversight maintained from start to finish
Where this fits in your roadmap
- High-value candidates: Monoliths with heavy change demand, risk exposure, or high run costs.
- Quick wins: Services with duplicated logic, missing docs, or known defects that block delivery.
- Prereqs: Access to source, environments, and SMEs for business context; clear non-functional requirements.
- Governance: Keep human checkpoints at design, code review, and testing gates.
Get started
To discuss your modernization needs or learn more about AI Augmented Development Services, visit Centric Consulting.
If you're upskilling your dev teams on AI coding agents and workflows, explore practical resources here: AI tools for generative code.
About Centric Consulting
Centric Consulting delivers solutions across artificial intelligence, cyber risk and compliance, people and change, business applications, and more. For 26 years, the firm has combined deep experience, flexibility, and cost efficiency to solve complex problems. With teams across the United States and India, 1,400 employees, and 14 locations, Centric has earned 100+ awards for its commitment to employees, clients, and communities, and has been recognized 10 times by Forbes as one of America's Best Management Consulting Firms.
Media Contact
Lindsay Dawson, 888.781.7567, lindsay.dawson@centricconsulting.com
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