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One of the keys to successful Application Portfolio Management (APM) is mapping business function and business value to applications in inventory. Use this tool to assess the business function and value of enterprise applications.

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Application Portfolio Management (APM) requires discipline and attention, but once in place it can help reign in ballooning application maintenance and development costs. Use APM to help ensure precious resources are allocated to the...

Application Portfolio Management (APM) is about allocating appropriate resources to the right applications. It's not a one-time activity; it requires care and feeding. Keep APM on track by maintaining focus and keeping resources engaged.

Application Portfolio Management (APM) has the potential to make a big dent in application maintenance and support costs, but in a tough economy getting funding will be a challenge. Rather than implementing expensive APM software, start with...

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Application maintenance consumes an enormous portion of enterprise IT budgets and resources. There is often little consideration given to which applications provide real business value and warrant resources and which provide little or no value....

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The foundation of Application Portfolio Management (APM) is an accurate and detailed inventory. Use this application inventory tool to document all applications deployed in the enterprise.

Enterprises spend the majority of application budgets on maintenance. Managing the corporate application portfolio can give organizations insight into which applications are providing value, and which are money pits. Understand Application...

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Many enterprises find themselves having to streamline a very large IT applications portfolio because of application redundancy, application aging, and unnecessary complexity. Use a three-phase approach to application retirement to put the right...