Application Modernization

Application Modernization Lifecycle

The operations of every major business are controlled by application portfolios. Business processes such as financial and customer management are extremely dependent on the application portfolios that automate them. This means that application portfolios must align with the business goals of your organization.

These application portfolios have been developed over many decades. As a result, they tend to become increasingly complex and inflexibility. New requirements, staff departures, and time pressures translate into an increased misalignment with business needs. This rising complexity is made still more difficult by poor documentation and an inability to transfer knowledge between development teams.

This rising complexity and declining flexibility has real repercussions for your business. It leads to higher costs and risks, as modifications to applications take longer to execute. This further reduces operational flexibility, as planned changes cannot be completed in a timely manner.

Addressing the challenge of inflexible applications requires application modernization. Application modernization encompasses a range of IT activities that realign application portfolios with business requirements. The Application Modernization Lifecycle provides a framework for progressing toward well-aligned application portfolios.

The Application Modernization Lifecycle includes:

• Understand the business and technical structure of the application portfolio
• Manage the application portfolio to prioritize modernization projects and allocate resources
• Modernize the application portfolio to realign with business goals
• Maintain the application portfolio more efficiently to boost agility and cost reductions