Knowledge quiz

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Which statement best describes the value of application rationalization in SAP LeanIX?

Choose the correct answer.

Achieve a fixed 20% reduction in the number of applications.

Replace all legacy applications in a single program.

Focus only on cutting software costs.

Align IT with business needs, reduce risk, and free budget for innovation.

How does SAP LeanIX allocate application costs to capabilities and organizations?

There are three correct answers.

If an application is the leading system for a capability, its costs are assigned fully to that capability.

Costs for applications that support multiple capabilities can be split across those capabilities.

Costs are allocated strictly by software vendor, regardless of capability.

LeanIX eliminates the need to define leading systems or capability mappings.

LeanIX aggregates costs across the portfolio and allocates them to the right capabilities and organizations.

What does the Application Rationalization Dashboard reveal to support rationalization decisions?

There are three correct answers.

Distribution of applications across TIME categories

Application fit ratings

Where costs concentrate across the portfolio

Automatic generation of decommission project plans

Detailed organizational charts for stakeholder management

What do clear goals, KPIs, and cost targets enable in an application rationalization program?

There are four correct answers.

Create accountability

Enable celebrating achievements and adjusting when needed

Communicate impact to stakeholders in the language of value delivered

Define milestones that keep the initiative moving

Guarantee savings regardless of execution

Remove the need for executive dashboards or reports

Which cost components typically form TCO in the context of SAP LeanIX?

There are four correct answers.

License costs

Maintenance costs

Marketing campaign spend

Support costs

Infrastructure costs linked via IT components

What does governance in SAP LeanIX enable during application rationalization?

There are three correct answers.

Replacing stakeholder involvement with automated approvals.

Capturing decisions with structured details such as the application being retired, the reason, who approved, and the timeline.

Accountability by documenting who approved and when.

Traceability linked to strategy, cost data, and stakeholders.

Eliminating the need to communicate decisions.

Which are common business drivers for starting an application rationalization initiative?

There are four correct answers.

Short-term revenue recognition in sales quarters

Efficiency—eliminate duplicate applications and fragmented processes

Transformation—prepare for ERP modernization or cloud migration

Risk reduction—address legacy, unsupported tech, and shadow IT

Innovation—free budget for AI, automation, and digital channels

Which activities are part of the course scope described in the lesson?

There are four correct answers.

Strategy and awareness: why rationalization matters and who to involve.

Implementing new finance and HR processes in SAP ERP.

Scoping and data enrichment: capture functional, technical, and cost data including TCO.

Evaluation using Gartner's TIME model combined with TCO.

Tracking and reporting with dashboards and KPIs to sustain buy-in and improve.

Which KPIs in SAP LeanIX best indicate progress in an application rationalization initiative?

There are four correct answers.

Percentage of applications classified with TIME

Number of workshops conducted about rationalization

Total Application TCO tracked versus baseline

Number of redundant applications retired

Risk reduction, such as end-of-life technologies eliminated