Does the assessment include production changes?
No. The initial assessment is read-only by default, and later changes require separate authorization and safeguards.
Existing system
Stabilize the LIMS the lab still depends on.
CTM begins with an authorized, read-only current-state assessment and a ranked plan rather than an unplanned production change.
Stabilize, upgrade, or replace?
The right path depends on evidence. A system may need clearer ownership, verified backups, dependency documentation, a narrow repair, an upgrade plan, or a migration assessment. CTM separates immediate operational risk from longer-term platform preference so that urgency does not become permission to guess.
What the assessment produces
- An inventory of legitimate owners, access paths, hosting, storage, and dependencies visible to the review.
- A map of critical workflows, reports, labels, exports, and integrations that must not be disrupted.
- Open questions around backup, restore, monitoring, vendor support, and recoverability.
- A ranked set of stabilization, repair, upgrade, migration, and support options with prerequisites.
Do not change production yet
The initial assessment does not authorize a restart, upgrade, restore test, database edit, credential change, or workflow modification. Any later production work needs a separate scope, named authority, backup and rollback evidence, acceptance checks, and a maintenance decision.
Practical fit
This service can fit an inherited or aging laboratory system with unclear ownership, support, recoverability, or change risk. It is not emergency incident response and it cannot proceed where access or operational authority is uncertain.
Questions labs ask
Does CTM promise that an old system can be repaired?
No. The assessment gathers evidence and ranks options; feasibility depends on the actual system, dependencies, and available authority.
Should a lab test a restore before the review?
Not solely for this review. Locate existing evidence and procedures, but do not run an unapproved restore against production.
What records are useful for discovery?
Architecture notes, owner and vendor contacts, backup documentation, dependency lists, incident history, and examples of critical outputs are useful when shared safely.