Performing Application Rationalization: Step 4

Step 4: Evaluate your data

Instructions:

To complete this lesson, you need access to a demo SAP LeanIX workspace. It includes theoretical content, practical tasks to be completed in the demo workspace, and an online assessment at the end of each section.

To access the workspace, use this URL: https://demo-eu-2.leanix.net/AppRatEnablementDemoV4

user name: certification@leanix.net

pass: Demo_LeanIXAcademy

Let us start with evaluating the data in the workspace. In this phase, the manual assessment of applications takes place, guided by utilize Gartner's TIME Model—Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, and Eliminate. Refer to the provided illustration to determine the appropriate TIME classification for each application, considering both functional and technical fit.

For instance, if an application exhibits an 'inappropriate' technical fit and a 'insufficient' functional fit, it becomes a prime candidate for 'Elimination.' This valuable insight is stored in the 'TIME classification' attribute within the portfolio strategy section of the application fact sheet.

This data enrichment can happen in e.g., a workshop with the responsible application owner.

After completing the assessment for each application, it's time to derive insights from the gathered data.

Your task to be conducted in your workspace: Examining your assessed applications through an application landscape report.

1. Open the inventory and get an overview of the different fact sheet types stored in there. Use the filtering of fact sheet types to only show a certain fact sheet type e.g., Applications.
   Note

   The number on the right displays the amount of fact sheet stored in the inventory.

2. Navigate to the reports tab and select the report type Landscape and open the Application Landscape Report.

3. Change the view to TIME classification.

   Note

   This changes the overall color-code of the report and allows you to focus on TIME classification.

4. Open Settings and change the clustering from business capability to TIME classification and apply.

   Note

   The report is now clustered according to the TIME classification dimensions and shows the application per assigned TIME dimension.

5. Change the Layout Mode to Rolled Up.

   Note

   Depending on whom you are going to show the report, different layout modes are useful. For instance, when presenting an overview of all the assessed applications to your senior management, you may want to apply a more rolled-up, less detail-heavy report version.

6. Click Eliminate to get details about all applications classified as 'Eliminate' according to your TIME assessment.