INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS ARE BEING ASSESSED AND EVALUATED. EVALUATION STAGE CONSIDERS THE BUSINESS VALUE DELIVERED AND THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP (TCO).
An assessment revealed a functional duplication across the portfolio because applications had been operated with overlapping features. Jeanne included business functions leaders into the business process standardization exercise.
Jeanne made a conclusion that a hectic IT investment process caused the bloated application portfolio. In response, Jeanne introduced the IT governance for new investment into applications, with an emphasis on ROI generation.