An applications roadmap is a guideline that plans out your applications strategy over a given time frame, usually somewhere from three to five years.
Organizations with a roadmap in place are:
- 200% more pleased with their application quality.
- Four times more likely to be happy with the ability to manage legacy applications.
- Six times more likely to feel aligned with business needs.
By going through the process of building a roadmap you will:
- Create an inventory of your applications, which will provide you with a current state analysis.
- Establish key actions over a timeline that will give your department direction.
- Prioritize these actions to avoid missing key vendor dates or business needs.
- Communicate more successfully with the executive about what is occurring in your department and how it is contributing to the overall success of the business.
Road-mapping alone is a valuable exercise that should not be overlooked. Schedule regular reviews to keep the roadmap current and continue anticipating the business’ needs.