Enterprise Application Management
Most organisations of any age run more applications than anyone can list, with overlapping functions, undocumented integrations and licences for tools nobody has opened in a year.
We inventory the portfolio, establish what each application costs and contributes, and produce a rationalisation plan that is sequenced against contract renewals and real dependencies.
Platforms we typically deliver this on
Scope of the service
Application portfolio assessment
A complete inventory with ownership, cost, criticality, technical health and functional overlap.
Rationalisation planning
Consolidate, retain, replace or retire decisions, sequenced against renewal dates and dependencies.
Integration architecture
Moving from point-to-point spaghetti to a documented, supportable integration layer.
Modernisation roadmap
Phased plan covering platform currency, technical debt and architecture direction.
Vendor and licence review
Entitlement versus actual use, with negotiating positions ahead of renewal.
Business continuity
Dependency mapping, recovery objectives and tested continuity plans for critical applications.
Where this is used
Representative engagements, described at the level our clients permit. Sector and shape are accurate; identifying detail is withheld.
Discovering the real application count
The recorded inventory listed under a hundred applications; discovery found considerably more once departmental purchases were included. Several duplicated capability already licensed centrally.
Outcome — A real inventory, and duplicate licensing identified before renewal.
Untangling point-to-point integration
Dozens of direct interfaces meant any change risked breaking something unknown. We mapped them and designed a staged move to a managed integration layer.
Outcome — Change impact knowable before making a change.
Sequencing modernisation against renewals
Modernisation ambitions ignored contract timing. Re-sequencing around renewal dates avoided paying for systems already scheduled for retirement.
Outcome — A plan aligned to when money actually has to be committed.
Before you get in touch
How long does portfolio assessment take?
Four to eight weeks for most organisations, depending on how decentralised purchasing has been.
Do you use a discovery tool?
We combine tooling with interviews and financial records. Tools alone miss the departmental subscriptions that are often the interesting part.
Can you deliver the rationalisation too?
Yes, though several clients run it internally with the plan we produce. We are equally happy either way.
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