Note

Applications pass through four lifecycle stages: Birth, Growth, Maturity, and Death. To effectively manage each application, the IT leader and Applications Manager (AM) must know to which state it belongs.

Solution Set

Applications pass through four lifecycle stages: Birth, Growth, Maturity, and Death. To effectively manage each application, the IT leader and Applications Manager (AM) must know to which state it belongs.

Note

In order to avoid constant firefighting, the CIO must have a strategic plan in place. By developing and building an applications roadmap, IT can plan out a strategy and proactively implement the actions that will allow IT to reach its core...

Solution Set

The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. The top tactics for cutting costs are zero-based...

Note

The current financial climate is an area of concern for business leaders. While many cost saving strategies have been pursued already, there are still opportunities in this area for applications. Focus on zero-based budgeting and eliminating...

Case Study

Outsourcing can be a viable option for enterprises looking to control costs and add value to an area where they might not have in-house expertise.

Video

This video introduces some of Info-Tech's new research on controlling application related costs in IT. Applications typically account for about 40% of the enterprise IT budget, therefore it faces a lot of scrutiny from senior management.

Tool

Use this Applications Roadmap Tool to automatically build a roadmap that will allow the organization to leverage apps management resources more efficiently.

Note

Applications management is a delicate balance, and metrics help maintain that balance. It all begins with measuring quality and customer satisfaction.

Solution Set

Applications management is a delicate balance, and metrics help maintain that balance. It all begins with measuring quality and customer satisfaction.

Job Description

The Applications Manager's role is to supervise and maintain the organization's repository of software applications through best practices and the appropriate staffing and management of a technical team. The Applications Manager is also...