Key Takeaways
- Unlock cost transparency –Use SAP LeanIX to map application costs to business capabilities (e.g., HR, Finance, Sales) and answer critical questions like "Why is this cost so high?"
- Build a data foundation – Populate Application Fact Sheets with lifecycle details, business capability mappings, stakeholder roles , and cost breakdowns (license, maintenance, support).
- Calculate Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) – Aggregate and allocate costs automatically to reveal true spending per capability or organization.
- Turn data into insights – Leverage dashboards (e.g., Architecture Executive Dashboard)to visualize TCO trends, TIME classifications, and high-cost/low-value applications.
- Drive evidence-based decisions – Replace vague assumptions with clear data.
- Prepare for action – apply frameworks like TIMEand TCO to classify applications and scope rationalization efforts.