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Connecting to HOPEX IT Portfolio Management
 
Connecting to the solution
Profiles of HOPEX IT Portfolio Management
Functional Administrator
Application Portfolio Manager
Application Owner
Chief Technology Officer
Technology Portfolio Manager
Financial Controller
Business User
IT Owner
The menus and commands available in HOPEX IT Portfolio Management depend on the profile with which you are connected.
Connecting to the solution
To connect to HOPEX IT Portfolio Management, see "Starting HOPEX (Web Front-End)", page 26.
Profiles of HOPEX IT Portfolio Management
In HOPEX IT Portfolio Management, there are default user profiles with which specific rights and accesses are associated. The profiles available are:
ITPM Functional Administrator
Application Portfolio Manager
Application Owner
Chief Technology Officer
Technology Portfolio Manager
Financial Controller
Business owner
IT Owner
The rights of different users on objects of imported libraries depend on their assigned profiles. For more information on creation of users and assignment of profiles, see the chapter "Managing Users" in the HOPEX Administration - Supervisor guide.
Functional Administrator
The functional administrator has rights on all objects and workflows.
He/she prepares the work environment and manages reference data used in the solution.
Application Portfolio Manager
The Application Portfolio Manager:
is responsible for the global process and its control.
assures correct operation of tasks assigned to the "Application Owner".
classifies and evaluates applications.
To allow the "Application Portfolio Manager" to control the inventory of the application assets, application data entry and validation workflows are delivered with HOPEX IT Portfolio Management.
For more details on workflows, see the HOPEX Common Features guide.
Application Owner
The role of the Application Owner is to specify characteristics of applications for which he/she is responsible, and to regularly update these.
Chief Technology Officer
The Chief Technology Officer is an Application Portfolio Manager who is also in charge of technologies evaluation. The assessment is driven by a workflow. See "Validating a Technology".
Technology Portfolio Manager
The Technology Portfolio Manager is in charge of one or several technology portfolios. He choses technologies and editors, and asks for the Technology Director validation.
Financial Controller
The role of the Financial Controller is to specify financial characteristics of applications and technologies for which he/she is responsible.
Business User
Business user of the application. Evaluates business aspects of applications for which he/she is responsible.
IT Owner
Responsible for application IT. Evaluates technical and technological aspects of applications.
For more details on assessment, see "Evaluating Application Criticality".