Glossary Term

Application Readiness Map

A migration planning artifact that marks each IBM i application dependency as go, fix first, or defer.

Definition

An application readiness map is the practical output of a compatibility workshop. It turns an IBM i upgrade or Power hardware migration conversation into visible decisions.

  • Go
  • Fix first
  • Defer
  • Owner needed
  • Vendor confirmation needed
  • Test evidence missing

The map helps buyers remove approval friction because every dependency has a state, owner, and next action.

Example

A Power 9 migration workshop may mark core ERP as go, an old ODBC driver as fix first, and a rarely used report extract as defer.