The Pain, the Panic, and the Progress: A field guide to legacy-to-web migration
to
Key Learnings
- Actionable tactics to turn migration chaos into alignment and learning
- A field-tested perspective on rebuilding while running — and surviving it
- Ways to keep cross-functional teams aligned when UX and tech pull in different directions
Speakers
Speaker: Valentina Caruso
Profession: Chief Product Officer
Workplace: Vitec Fixit AS
Description
Everyone talks about “modernizing a legacy platform.” Few talk about what the journey actually feels like: unclear maps, unexpected storms, shifting priorities, and a team that has to keep the old system running while building the new one. In this talk, I share the real story of a large-scale migration still in progress — not the polished version, but the messy, practical reality. Through five “mountains” we have had to climb — tech decisions, missing documentation, organizational alignment, resource constraints, and user experience — I will show what worked, what didn’t, and what we learned the hard way. A fast-paced, experience-driven session for anyone facing a legacy migration and wondering, “Is it supposed to be this difficult?” (Yes—and here’s what we have learned so far).