My previous three posts about the Application Services Library (ASL) covered Applications Cycle Management, Organization Cycle Management, and Application Maintenance Management. The Application Services Library (ASL) is currently on version 2.0.
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My two previous posts about the Application Services Library (ASL) covered Applications Cycle Management and Organization Cycle Management. The Application Services Library (ASL) is currently on version 2.0.
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In practice, most organizations have a strong separation between ICT infrastructure management and application management.
Usually, organizations are familiar with the ITIL principle, but the application of ITIL then mainly takes place within the infrastructure management domain. Application management can then only take limited advantage of it.
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In my last post, I started to put the theory of Application Rationalization into practice, first by Phase 1: setting up an application inventory by doing an application survey. After you have completed Phase 1, you start with Phase 2: the rationalization of the applications you have inventoried. Once you have completed these two phases, you can consolidate (Phase 3), after which you can do a periodical evaluation of all your applications: portfolio management (Phase 4).
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In my previous posts, the Application Playbook Part 1 and Part 2, I discussed the theory behind Application Rationalization. However, the theory is not the same as the practice. Most organizations already have a lot of applications (some not even known by the ICT department), and to start inside a situation of vast application landscape instead of a lean one might be overwhelming for any ICT manager that begins with this task from scratch.
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Application landscapes often contain a multitude of information systems. All these systems are connected with different technologies and support various business processes. Because of the quick technological advancements, they are subject to continuous change.
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Applications exist to make life easier for employees. A good application improves the maturity and efficiency of business processes. Applications simplify processes for people working inside and for business process owners, supporting the people in doing their job in a very straightforward way without any unclarity.
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