OSICAS

The 7 Stages

1. Niche Alignment — Understand mission, audience, and constraints.
2. System Discovery — Map the architecture and identify friction.
3. Accessibility & Modernization Audit — Structural, semantic, and performance analysis.
4. Architectural Proposal — A clear modernization path.
5. Discovery Call — Align expectations, confirm scope, and establish clarity.

Once the Architectural Proposal is delivered, we schedule a Discovery Call to ensure that every part of the project is understood before moving forward. This call is not a sales pitch — it is a technical and strategic alignment session.

During the Discovery Call, we:

• Review the proposed modernization path
• Clarify system constraints and priorities
• Confirm accessibility and performance goals
• Align expectations around scope and timeline
• Identify any final unknowns before prototyping

The Discovery Call ensures that both sides share the same mental model of the system before any hands‑on work begins.

6. Prototype — Validate the direction before committing to full modernization.

The Prototype is a small, targeted validation artifact that proves the modernization direction is correct. It is not a full feature, not a full page, and not a partial rebuild — it is a directional checkpoint.

A prototype may include:

• A modernized component
• A re‑architected interaction pattern
• A performance‑safe UI flow
• An accessibility‑corrected structure
• A small slice of the ASA architecture (if applicable)

The goal is simple:

Validate the modernization approach before the full engagement begins.

This reduces risk, increases clarity, and ensures that the modernization path is grounded in evidence — not assumptions.

Modernization Path Selection — Choose the rebuild strategy.

The final step is to select the modernization path. This is the final decision that will shape the entire modernization effort.

Why OSICAS Works

It removes ambiguity.

It reduces cognitive load.

It creates predictable outcomes.

It aligns modernization with mission.