The Trantiate Methodology

Trantiate is a modern transformation methodology designed for the agentic AI era. It provides a safe, repeatable, and verifiable way to move from current state to future state, with structure, evidence, governance, and a finite lifecycle.

Why Trantiate Exists

Most modernization efforts struggle not because of technology, but because enterprises lack a universal lifecycle, a way to extract knowledge from legacy systems, and a governance model that ensures readiness and safe execution.

Trantiate fills this gap with the TRANT lifecycle and a set of models that bring order, evidence, and governance to transformation. It is intentionally finite: every journey must end with a verified, safe retirement of legacy.

At a Glance
TRANT Lifecycle

TARGET → REVIEW → ANALYZE → NAVIGATE → TRANSFORM

A five-stage lifecycle that moves modernization forward with clarity, evidence, and well-defined outcomes at each step.

Methodology Principles

Trantiate rests on a small set of principles that shape every stage, artifact, and decision.

Safety over speed

Transformation should never put the enterprise, customers, or regulators at unnecessary risk.

Evidence over assumptions

Transition decisions must be backed by extracted knowledge, documented impacts, and traceable reasoning.

Readiness before execution

Work should only move into execution once dependencies, risks, and gaps are understood and accepted.

Finite, not endless

Every Trant journey is designed to end with a verified future state and safe decommissioning of legacy.

Core Components of Trantiate

The methodology is powered by four foundational models that can be applied with or without AI automation.

Component
VEM

Value Extraction Method: systematically extract features, functions, workflows, integrations, and dependencies from legacy systems.

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Component
KEA

Knowledge Extraction & Assembly: convert raw knowledge into structured documentation, evidence packages, and transformation artifacts.

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Component
TCAP

Transformation Control & Assurance Protocol: embed governance, readiness checks, and validation into every transition.

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Component
Role Model

Maker / Checker / Seer / Buyer: a role ecosystem for building, validating, assuring, and accepting transformation outcomes.

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See the Full Methodology

The Trantiate white paper provides the complete lifecycle, component definitions, diagrams, and guidance for applying the methodology in real programs.

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