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Replatforming Decision Kits

Make the platform decision before vendor momentum becomes the plan. Use the kit to turn platform preference into scored evidence, migration surface, owner clarity, launch control, vendor proof, and a 90-day path leadership can review.

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Replatforming packages

Choose The Platform Decision Path Before Scope Hardens.

Built for teams comparing platforms, preparing migration, or trying to recover a path that has become too broad. Each tier helps clarify what to keep, retire, redesign, prove, govern, and control before selection, migration scope, or vendor assumptions harden.

Fit And Risk Secured Checkout Self-Serve
Fit Compare platform fit against operating reality.

Look at capability, catalog, checkout, release cadence, ownership, customer journey fit, and the constraint the move is supposed to solve.

Migration Expose the migration surface before it appears late.

Map data, integrations, apps, redirects, reporting, workflows, QA, and vendor boundaries before scope locks.

Launch Control the move before launch risk expands.

Name launch gates, support paths, rollback paths, owners, and acceptance criteria before the decision is approved.

Go/No-Go Screen $79

Entry Kit

For a fast, private signal before a platform conversation pulls in more people.

  • 18-page guide

  • 6-lens Go/No-Go Screen

  • Workbook and 7 CSV templates

  • Escalation email bonus

Get The Go/No-Go Screen
Memo-ready language $449

Core + Leadership Prep

For teams with evidence that now needs to read like a clear leadership memo.

  • Everything in Core

  • Leadership memo language

  • All 7 decision outcomes

  • Scenario language carried into memo form

Get Core + Leadership Prep
Senior leadership package $1,500

Advisory Review

For a board-readable decision package when leaders were not in the evaluation.

  • Full Core + Leadership Prep

  • Senior leadership scorecard

  • Two 13-slide readout decks

  • Blank presentation template

  • Working and completed examples

Get The Advisory Review

Investment tier comparison

Match The Investment To The Platform Evidence You Need.

Entry gives a fast Go/No-Go screen for one platform question. Core builds the full evidence model. Core + Leadership Prep gives the team memo-ready decision language. Advisory Review adds completed examples, scorecards, and deck assets so leaders who were not in the evaluation can still understand the recommendation.

Capability Entry Core Leadership Prep Advisory
Best use Early signal before the discussion expands Complete evidence build for an active decision Memo-ready language after evidence is complete Executive readout for leaders outside the evaluation
Guide depth 18-page short guide 27-page decision guide Core guide included Core plus advisory package guide
Scoring model 6-lens Go/No-Go Screen 8-lens Platform Readiness Model 8-lens model plus decision language 8-lens model plus senior leadership scorecard
Workbook and CSVs Workbook plus 7 CSVs Workbook plus 6 CSVs Core workbook and CSVs included Working and completed workbooks, CSV templates, and completed CSV examples
Worked scenarios Scenario tests only Two full worked scenarios Scenarios carried into memo language Two example readout decks plus blank template deck
Decision outputs Move to Core, pause, or narrow the platform question Pause, narrow, stabilize, controlled pilot, limited production, scale candidate, or defer Pre-written language for all 7 outcomes Readout path for leaders who need the story, evidence, and recommendation together
Bonuses Escalation Email Template 5 Questions Senior Leaders Actually Ask About a Platform Move Full leadership memo language for all outcomes Senior leadership scorecard and readout deck template
Guarantee 14 days, no questions asked 30 days, evidence-gated 30 days, evidence-gated 30-day rework guarantee on memo builder and readout template
Not included No full 8-lens model or readout deck No memo language or leadership deck assets No completed deck examples or advisory package guide No live JM Digital review, scoring, evidence intake, migration delivery, or vendor negotiation

Evidence profile

Show Leadership What Is Ready, What Is Missing, And What Should Wait.

The kit keeps the eight platform lenses in one view so the decision is not reduced to vendor preference, implementation optimism, or a single stakeholder's pain point.

  • Separates true platform gaps from upstream data, workflow, ownership, partner, and release constraints.

  • Turns migration surface into evidence: catalogs, content, redirects, checkout, analytics, apps, integrations, and support paths.

  • Connects each outcome to the next move: pause, narrow, stabilize, controlled pilot, limited production, scale candidate, or defer.

Evidence Readiness Profile

Platform fit 78%
Migration surface 64%
Data readiness 58%
Launch controls 71%
Owner and ROI clarity 66%

Illustrative profile from the worked migration scenario. Your result depends on completed evidence.

Field proof

What changes when replatforming gets evaluated before vendor momentum sets the agenda.

It helped us separate what was really a platform gap from what had to be fixed upstream first.
Commerce operations leader
The migration surface view forced a better conversation about redirects, integrations, launch control, and ownership.
Transformation sponsor
The scorecard gave us a way to recommend a Controlled Pilot instead of arguing platform preferences.
Retail product lead

Next step

Choose The Level That Matches The Decision Risk.

Start with a quick screen if the platform question is early. Move to Core when the decision is active. Use Leadership Prep or Advisory Review when the evidence has to travel upward.

Use the kit before selection, migration scope, or vendor assumptions become harder to unwind.

Get The Platform Decision Kit

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Outcome

A Platform Move Is A Leadership Decision Across Systems, Data, Ownership, Launch Control, And Value.

A replatforming decision changes product data, order flow, redirects, analytics, apps, integrations, service, release cadence, partner scope, and customer promises. The kit helps leaders separate the platform decision from the operating work around it.

Designed to produce a defensible view of what to move, narrow, stabilize, pilot, defer, or prepare before a roadmap hardens.

Best Fit

Use This Kit When These Conditions Sound Familiar.

01

A commerce platform move is being discussed before the operating constraint is clear.

02

Vendor demos, stakeholder preferences, or roadmap pressure are moving faster than internal evidence.

03

Leadership needs a decision package that shows migration surface, data ownership, integration risk, launch controls, and value logic.

Deliverables

The Platform Decision Assets You Receive.

Each asset moves the conversation from platform preference to scored evidence, owner agreement, migration surface, vendor proof, launch control, and value.

Get The Platform Decision Kit

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Executive Platform Decision Brief

A leadership brief that defines the platform decision, capability objective, decision gate, and evidence needed before the roadmap hardens.

Platform Readiness Model

The full 8-lens model for platform fit, migration surface, data readiness, architecture, launch controls, ownership, economics, and vendor proof.

Migration Evidence Map

A practical map of product, customer, order, content, redirects, checkout, consent, analytics, app, workflow, reporting, and integration dependencies.

Platform Fit Worksheet

A structured comparison of platform fit against the operating constraint, catalog complexity, release cadence, customer journey, and internal ownership.

ROI And Effort Lens

A worksheet for platform value, implementation effort, operating lift, rework avoided, and confidence level.

90-Day Platform Path

A path for defining the decision, scoring the evidence, testing assumptions, and preparing a leadership readout before selection or migration scope expands.

Bonuses: Vendor Question Bank

Questions that test vendor claims against your real dependencies, support model, launch gates, and exit path.

Bonuses: Launch Control Checklist

A launch-readiness checklist for QA, redirects, payments, tax, fraud, support, rollback, and incident ownership.

Migration System

Separate The Platform Move From The Operating Complexity Around It.

The kit shows what belongs in the platform decision, what should be stabilized upstream, and which controls must exist before the move becomes a migration commitment.

Commerce platforms: Shopify, Shopify Plus, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Adobe Commerce, BigCommerce, commercetools, headless, and custom commerce Enterprise and operations systems: OMS, ERP, PIM, POS, WMS, fulfillment, returns, service, and finance reporting Growth and data stack: CRM, CDP, loyalty, email, SMS, paid media, analytics, search, SEO, and reporting Launch controls: checkout, payments, tax, fraud, identity, middleware, apps, QA, release cadence, rollback, and incident response
Discover Evaluate Migrate Launch Optimize
Fit

Capability and operating model.

Risk

Data, integration, and migration surface.

Launch

QA, support, rollback, and control gates.

A clearer replatforming decision names what to keep, retire, simplify, rebuild, and govern before selection becomes the only conversation.

Migration Evidence

Make The Migration Surface Visible Before The Roadmap Locks In.

The intake captures the decision at stake, current constraints, migration surface, source ownership, architecture handoffs, vendor claims, launch control, and value case.

Decision At Stake

The platform decision leadership needs to make and the business capability it should unlock.

Migration Surface

The product, customer, order, content, redirects, checkout, consent, analytics, app, workflow, and reporting scope touched by the move.

Data Readiness

The product, customer, order, inventory, and reporting flows that need source ownership, freshness rules, and correction paths.

Integration Boundary

The ERP, OMS, PIM, POS, WMS, CRM, search, payments, tax, and analytics handoffs that must be mapped, owned, and tested.

Launch Control

The QA, rollback, redirects, support, release cadence, and incident response needed before cutover.

Vendor Proof

The support model, implementation boundary, export path, limits, owner responsibilities, and evidence behind vendor assurances.

Platform Readiness Model

Evaluate The Eight Lenses Before You Approve The Path.

The Core tier and above use a 100-point model. Entry uses a shorter 6-lens Go/No-Go Screen when you only need an early signal before the platform discussion expands.

Platform Fit
Migration surface Launch gates Vendor proof
  • Platform Fit, 15

    The target platform addresses the actual operating constraint, not preference or demo appeal.

  • Migration Surface, 15

    Product, customer, order, content, redirects, checkout, consent, analytics, and integration scope are sized before build decisions harden.

  • Data Readiness, 15

    Product, customer, order, inventory, and reporting flows have source ownership, freshness rules, and correction paths.

  • Integration And Architecture, 15

    ERP, OMS, PIM, POS, WMS, CRM, search, payments, tax, and analytics handoffs are mapped, owned, and tested.

  • Launch Controls, 15

    QA, rollback, redirects, support, release cadence, and incident response are ready before cutover.

  • Operating Ownership, 10

    Business, technology, data, vendor, and support owners are named with real decision rights.

  • Economics And ROI, 10

    The investment case is tied to measurable improvement, with a baseline and a confidence range.

  • Vendor And Support Readiness, 5

    Vendor claims are tested against the actual migration and operating boundary.

Scenario Tests

Pressure-Test The Move Against Real Migration Failure Points.

The kit includes worked examples and scenario tests for the points where platform moves usually get messy: hidden dependencies, unclear data ownership, vendor assumptions, and thin launch controls.

Adobe Commerce To Shopify Plus Migration

A mid-size DTC apparel retailer compares 41 integrations, 22,000 SKUs, 340,000 redirect-eligible URLs, checkout scenarios, and analytics events before approving a controlled pilot for one brand and region first.

Scope Stabilization Before Migration

A multi-brand home goods retailer discovers overlapping product data sources, an undocumented OMS integration, and no loyalty-data owner before selection, making Stabilize or Defer the stronger leadership call.

Vendor Claims Outrun Evidence

The team tests the support model, platform limits, export path, integration ownership, and implementation boundary before relying on assurances from a sales process.

Launch Controls Are Thin

Leadership checks QA, redirects, checkout, payments, tax, rollback, support coverage, and incident ownership before approving a cutover path.

30 / 60 / 90 Path

Move From Platform Interest To A Defensible Decision.

Days 1-30

Define The Decision

Name the operating constraint, choose the lane, inventory the migration surface, capture the ROI baseline, and document vendor claims early.

Days 31-60

Score The Evidence

Score the 8-lens model, test failure scenarios, confirm owners, and prove launch controls before the roadmap commits.

Days 61-90

Prepare The Readout

Choose the decision outcome, prepare the 90-day path, and give leadership a clear recommendation with the evidence behind it.

Leadership Questions

Questions The Kit Helps Leadership Answer.

The kit helps leadership compare evidence, assumptions, dependencies, and launch readiness before the external story narrows the choice.

  • What operating constraint is the platform move supposed to solve?

  • Which migration dependency could create the most risk if it is discovered late?

  • Which data source, integration, or owner must be stabilized before selection?

  • Which vendor claim needs proof against the real operating boundary?

  • What launch agreement is required across business, technology, support, data, and vendor teams?

FAQ

Common Decision Questions.

Which tier should I choose?

Choose Entry when you need a fast private signal. Choose Core when the platform decision is active and the team needs the full 8-lens evidence build. Choose Core + Leadership Prep when completed evidence needs memo-ready language. Choose Advisory Review when senior leaders need a complete readout with examples, scorecards, and decks.

Do I need a call first?

No. Every tier is self-serve. The selected tier gives your team the digital files immediately after secured checkout, and your team works through the evaluation on its own schedule.

Is this implementation or delivery work?

No. This is decision support, not migration build work. It helps your team clarify evidence, scope, owners, controls, economics, and the 90-day path before implementation work expands.

How do I get access after checkout?

Each tier uses secured Payhip checkout. After purchase, the selected digital package is available immediately through the checkout delivery flow.

Is the scope limited?

Yes. The kit is deliberately focused on one platform decision path. It does not cover vendor negotiation, migration delivery, or post-launch support operations.

What should I have ready before starting?

Start with the platform decision, the systems involved, current evidence, vendor notes, known constraints, and the owners who would need to defend the recommendation. Missing evidence is a useful finding, not a reason to avoid the review.

What is included in Advisory Review?

Advisory Review is a self-serve digital package. It includes the full Core + Leadership Prep package, a senior leadership scorecard, completed worked-scenario examples, two leadership-readout decks, and a blank template deck. No one at JM Digital reviews, scores, or receives your evidence.

What is the difference between Core + Leadership Prep and Advisory Review?

Use Core + Leadership Prep when the people deciding were part of the evaluation. Use Advisory Review when the evidence must be translated for senior leaders who need a clean readout, decision language, and example decks.