A method for application portfolio rationalization

Author

Fabriek, M. ; Brinkkemper, S. ; van Dullemer, J.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Inf. & Comput. Sci., Utrecht Univ., Utrecht

Volume

1

fYear

2007

fDate

28-31 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

466

Lastpage

472

Abstract

Application portfolio rationalization (APR) aims to analyze and restructure the complete set of applications in an organization. This paper presents a new APR method that assimilates various research results and empirical experiences. It explains that APR does not automatically return on investment: it is important to use the right method in order to get benefits. APR consists of three main steps: the assessment phase, where information on the applications and the portfolio is gathered, the evaluation phase, where the information is analyzed, and the planning phase, where all actions are planned that improve the portfolio and reduce complexity. A real life case of a financial services company shows the method in practice.

Keywords

financial management; investment; application portfolio rationalization; financial services company; return on investment; Application software; Companies; Computer applications; Computer networks; Costs; Information analysis; Investments; Land use planning; Portfolios; Usability;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Information Management, 2007. ICDIM '07. 2nd International Conference on

Conference_Location

Lyon

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1475-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICDIM.2007.4444267

Filename

4444267