Mid to Large companies typically have very large investments in application software. In certain industry sectors, for instance Oil and Gas, there may be a large number of high cost specialist applications.
Application Portfolio Management is concerned with activities such as:
- Maintaining an accurate application inventory
- Monitoring application usage to ensure effective use of licenses
- Maintaining the optimum mix of licenses single/LAN/WAN
- Understanding and managing the application lifecycle
- Managing change of the portfolio to avoid functional overlap
The benefits of Application Portfolio Management are:
- Reduced costs on application purchasing and maintenance
- Reduction in systems complexity, improving support, and reducing costs
- Improved commercial terms with vendors
- Improved user experience
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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