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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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Use this tool to generate a customized shortlist of enterprise PPM vendors based on the importance your organization places on product features and vendor attributes.

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Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond charts and reports to help integrate and streamline processes around entire program lifecycles.

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Enterprise Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond charts and reports to help integrate and streamline processes around entire program lifecycles.

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Use this tool to generate a customized shortlist of mid-market PPM vendors based on the importance your organization places on product features and vendor attributes.

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Mid-Market Project Portfolio Management (PPM) goes beyond planning to support the work that's really getting done. It drives adoption and accountability from the bottom up.

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Understand today's Mid-Market PPM market, where it's going, and what its leading vendors are doing.

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Managing IT's portfolio of projects doesn't have to be a constant headache. Setting realistic goals, evaluating the organization's process capabilities, and selecting the appropriate tools will improve your chances of managing the portfolio...

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IT is often placed between a rock and a hard place when pressured by the business to force new projects through the pipeline. Business leaders just want to know when their projects can start and when they will be completed, leaving it up to IT...

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Managing the IT project portfolio can be an exercise in frustration for organizations that haven't aligned their goals, processes, and tools. When leaders review their IT investments with aged or incomplete data, they're making decisions on gut...

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The Project Portfolio Management Strategy Development tool compares an organization's goals, process capabilities, and tools to assess their potential PPM maturity and assist in the development of an effective PPM strategy.

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IT leaders must focus on strategy and leadership activities, and avoid spending time on most vendor management activities, managing projects, and work their employees could be doing.

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IT leaders have been told by the media, vendors, and analyst community that their role is changing from technology leader to technology strategist, from producer to enabler.

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One of the first steps in preparing for global data center integration is to gather a list of all inventories. A comprehensive inventory of applications and infrastructure at all global data centers is essential to determining what needs to be...

Many IT and business leaders have difficulty correctly defining the scope of Project Management. Others confuse Enterprise Portfolio Management and Project Portfolio Management with one another, and with good reason: even vendors blur the lines...

It is necessary for organizations to efficiently track and manage company-wide IT projects: ad-hoc project management (PM) is the way of the past. Determine enterprise need and then take the essential steps to implementing a successful...

Effective Project Portfolio Management (PPM) is fundamental to the success of any enterprise. Market leading software solutions offer structured project and portfolio management functionality, robust reporting, full-bodied resource management,...

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For many organizations, accurately allocating resources among projects can be a time-consuming and challenging task. Constrained by budget, time frames, and personnel, IT leaders must carefully select the best projects to optimize the use of...

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For many organizations, projects in IT environments are a critical part of daily operations. Constrained by budget, time frames, and personnel, IT leaders must carefully select the best projects to align with organizational goals and objectives....

Enterprises typically spend more than half of application budgets on maintenance and enhancement. Managing the application portfolio can give organizations insight into which applications are providing value, and which are money pits. Understand...

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...