Build a Business-Driven Application Roadmap Using an Agile Approach
Support your ongoing business objectives with a rationalized application portfolio while remaining aligned with your current and future technology needs.
Your Challenge
- Due to application sprawl, many of today’s organizations have reached a point where they are supporting many applications that offer minimal to no business value.
- Application roadmap projects are often shelved due to the complexity of scale.
- Organizations are looking for ways to align their business priorities to current and future decisions for applications.
Our Advice
Complication
- Application leaders do not have an excellent understanding of their application portfolio because they lack the processes required to gather accurate and applicable information.
- Roadmaps are often shelved and left unused due to the inaccurate information they are based on.
Insight
- Aim for realization rather than perfection. The goal is to rationalize rather than to realize some perfect state and be paralyzed in the analysis.
- Keep your application assessment process light and Agile. Big-bang approaches have a hard time getting implemented. Get your initial dispositions quickly and then drill down.
- Keep your roadmap stable and nimble. Ensure that your roadmap is reliable and flexible to make ongoing adjustments.
Impact and Result
Improve the visibility and relevance of your application roadmap by providing accurate information about your application portfolio and assessing the technical and business impacts of your disposition decisions.
Develop a repeatable, end-to-end process that supports the creation, usage, and maintenance of an accurate and achievable application roadmap.
This is the first article in a series on Application Development based on the experience of Providence Technology Group, Inc. and powered by the research of our partners at Info-Tech Research Group. More information about building a Business-Driven Application Roadmap Using an Agile Approach is available. Whether you are interested in some proven do-it-yourself tools & templates, want guided app dev implementation or on-site workshops for step by step consultation, contact our experienced professionals at info@provteam.com