Application Consolidation

Purposes To build a library of all applications To create cross application awareness To develop better tools for senior management To augment APM initiative

• Advantages:• Business development in Application Portfolio

Management arena• Efficient portfolio management by using Application

Score cards• Assistance in technical and functional enhancement• Reduction in inefficiency for resource transition and

improved coordination among various applications

ITPM : APM (Application Portfolio Management)

What is APM? Metrics-based framework to

evaluate IT assets Non-discretionary costs Architectural alignment Business importance Operational performance Application and portfolio risk Functional redundancy

APM

Application Categorization

Utility Enhancement Frontier

IT Cost Focus Business Payback Focus

Major Advantage Focus

High

Contribution to Superior Corporate

Performance or Business

Objectives

Foundation Infrastructure

Payroll

General Ledger

Order Entry

Customer Service

E-Commerce

Business Creation

Low

Supply Chain Management

Customer Tracking

Functional Enhancement

User Empowerment

Process Redesign

Billing

Utility Functions

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APM : Process

Application Portfolio overview

Risk

Retu

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TIME strategy of APM

T – Tolerate If application is aligned with company strategy and cost effective

I - IntegrateIf application is redundant or overlaps with another application but also serves some other functions

M – MigrateIf the application platform or technology can not be extended or continued for long

E – EliminateIf the application is totally redundant, not aligned with business goals, technology or platform is obsolete or its not at all cost effective

Application Score Card

FORMAT

PROFILING

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