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Modernization is not one product or one visual refresh. It is the process of reducing friction around the parts of the environment that are slowing the business down, whether that friction lives in the user interface, workflow, integration, reporting, staffing, or development model.
That is why good modernization planning starts with a business bottleneck instead of a slogan. Buyers should define what is too slow, too manual, too opaque, or too costly to leave alone, then map software choices to that specific pressure.