Maximize the Benefits from Enterprise Applications with a Center of Excellence
Optimize your organization’s enterprise application capabilities with a refined and scalable methodology.
- Processes pertaining to managing the application are inconsistent and do not drive excellence.
- There is a lack of interdepartmental collaboration between different teams pertaining to the application.
- There are no formalized roles and responsibilities for governance and support around enterprise applications.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Scale the Center of Excellence (CoE) based on business needs. There is flexibility in how extensively the CoE methodology is applied and rigidity in how consistently it should be used.
- The CoE is a refinery. It takes raw inputs from the business and produces an enhanced product, removing waste and isolating it from re-entering day-to-day operations.
- Excellence is about people as much as it is about process. Documented best practices should include competencies, key resources, and identified champions to advocate the CoE practice.
Impact and Result
- Formalize roles and responsibilities for all application initiatives.
- Develop a standard process of governance and oversight surrounding the application.
- Develop a comprehensive support network that consists of IT, the business, and external stakeholders to address issues and problem areas surrounding the application.
Maximize the Benefits from Enterprise Applications with a Center of Excellence Research & Tools
Start here – read the Executive Brief
Read our concise Executive Brief to find out why you should establish a Center of Excellence for your enterprise application, review Info-Tech’s methodology, and understand the four ways we can support you in completing this project.
1. Create a vision for the CoE
Understand the importance of developing an enterprise application CoE, define its scope, and identify key stakeholders.
2. Design the CoE future state
Gather high-level requirements to determine the ideal future state.
3. Develop a CoE roadmap
Assess the required capabilities to reach the ideal state CoE.
Member Testimonials
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9.0/10
Overall Impact
$195,149
Average $ Saved
13
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Kamehameha Schools
Guided Implementation
10/10
$377K
20
Hanon Systems
Guided Implementation
8/10
$12,300
5
Shentel Management Company
Guided Implementation
7/10
$2,546
3
UGI Utilities, Inc
Guided Implementation
9/10
$44,567
10
Workshop: Maximize the Benefits from Enterprise Applications with a Center of Excellence
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Create a Vision for the CoE
The Purpose
- Understand the importance of developing a CoE for enterprise applications.
- Determine how to best align the CoE mandate with business objectives.
- Complete a CoE project charter to gain buy-in, build a project team, and track project success.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Key stakeholders identified.
- Project team created with defined roles and responsibilities.
- Project charter finalized to gain buy-in.
Activities
Outputs
Evaluate business needs and priorities.
- Project vision
Identify key stakeholders and the project team.
- Defined roles and responsibilities
Align CoE with business priorities.
- Strategic alignment of CoE and the business
Map current state CoE.
- CoE current state schematic
Module 2: Design the CoE Future State
The Purpose
- Gain a thorough understanding of pains related to the lack of application governance.
- Identify and recycle existing CoE practices.
- Visualize the CoE enhancement process.
- Visualize your ideal state CoE.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Requirements to strengthen the case for the enterprise application CoE.
- CoE value-add refinery.
- Future potential of the CoE.
Activities
Outputs
Gather requirements.
- Classified pains, opportunities, and existing practices
Map the CoE enhancement process.
- CoE refinery model
Sketch future state CoE.
- Future state CoE sketch
Module 3: Develop a CoE Roadmap
The Purpose
- Assess required capabilities and resourcing.
- List and prioritize CoE initiatives.
- Track and monitor CoE performance.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Next steps for the enterprise application CoE.
- CoE resourcing plan.
- CoE benefits realization tracking.
Activities
Outputs
Build CoE capabilities.
- CoE potential capabilities
Identify risks and mitigation efforts.
- Risk management plan
Prioritize and track CoE initiatives.
- CoE initiatives roadmap
Finalize stakeholder presentation.
- CoE stakeholder presentation
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Guided Implementation 1: Create a vision for the CoE
- Call 1: Understand the significance of building a CoE for your enterprise application. Define the scope of the CoE and identify stakeholders.
- Call 2: Align the CoE goals with corporate objectives.
- Call 3: Understand the four defining elements of the CoE Operating Model. Determine current support capability under each element.
Guided Implementation 2: Design the CoE future state
- Call 1: Analyze and classify requirements.
- Call 2: Identify CoE initiatives to address classified requirements.
- Call 3: Create a map of the ideal state that ties identified initiatives with the CoE Operating Model.
Guided Implementation 3: Develop a CoE roadmap
- Call 1: Assess the capabilities required to build the CoE.
- Call 2: Prioritize CoE initiatives and identify any dependencies.
- Call 3: Measure and track the success of each initiative using KPIs.
Contributors
- Eric Kimberling, Principal, Panorama Consulting
- Jim Miller, Principal, Data Clarity Corporation
- Jon Strickler, Principal, Horizon Line Group
- Mike Boldt , IT Director, Moog Inc.
- Peter Coppola, Associate Director, Application Services, Australian Catholic University
- Rory O’Neill, IT Director, University of Alaska
- Shibi Jose, Business Systems Analyst, City of Prince Albert
- Anonymous contributor, Government Research Institute
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