LASO by Pragmatk

Is legacy software holding your business back?

Most organizations are constrained not by strategy or ambition, but by the software systems they already rely on.

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What is LASO by Pragmatk?

LASO is Pragmatk’s operating model for owning, stabilizing, and improving legacy software systems so organizations do not need to depend on individuals to keep them running.

What we do:

  • We manage, improve, and de-risk legacy software systems over time.

  • We go beyond support and maintenance

  • We provide structured ownership, visibility, and accountability

  • LASO treats software as a living system, not a completed project.

Legacy Software

The Problems LASO Solves

Legacy systems rarely fail outright. They become fragile.

Over time, organizations accumulate software that:

  • Depends on a small number of long-tenured individuals

  • Is difficult to change safely

  • Requires constant manual intervention

  • Creates hesitation rather than confidence

When those individuals retire or leave, risk becomes immediate.

LASO exists to eliminate that dependency.

How LASO Works

01

Clear Ownership

We take responsibility for system health and create clear visibility into behavior, dependencies, and recurring issues.

Less Noise, Fewer Surprises

02

We address recurring incidents, brittle workflows, and manual processes that increase cost and risk.

Knowledge that Scales

03

Institutional knowledge is captured, documented, and embedded into repeatable processes so systems do not depend on specific individuals.

Progress Without Disruption

04

Systems are stabilized and improved in controlled steps, without forcing large rewrites or pausing operations.

LASO work is managed through a shared operational dashboard that provides real-time visibility into issues, ownership, and progress across legacy systems.

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How Work Is Managed

Pragmatk reduces reliance on individual knowledge by resolving repetitive issues, streamlining workflows, and monitoring operations. As knowledge is shared across teams, systems become easier to manage and safer to modify. A centralized dashboard tracks issues, progress, and ownership, replacing ad hoc communication with shared visibility and transparency.

LASO replaces ad hoc communication and tribal knowledge with structured, transparent operations managed on the client's behalf.

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What you get

  • Reduced operational and continuity risk

  • Lower dependency on individual contributors

  • Improved system reliability and confidence to change

  • A clear path for incremental modernization

  • Depend on long-lived, business-critical software systems

  • Cannot afford disruptive rewrites or downtime

  • Are facing workforce transition or knowledge-loss risk

  • Want to reduce cost and risk without slowing the business

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Why Pragmatk

Pragmatk specializes in building and operating software systems that scale through discipline, not headcount.

LASO reflects how modern engineering organizations manage complexity over time: clear ownership, small senior teams, and systems that do not depend on heroics.