Managing Application and Application System Costs
The aim of modeling costs with HOPEX IT Portfolio Management is to be able to compare the cost of different components and to compare the different evolution scenarios on identical financial criteria.
To be able to take account of the time (past and future), the cost of a component is represented by a fixed part and a periodic part.
For example, a purchase price is specified in a fixed part, and annual maintenance in a periodic part.
Finally, costs are characterized by different criteria that enable more detailed comparison. Criteria are:
• the type to distinguish investment costs.
• the nature to isolate costs of infrastructure, license, service or manpower.
• life cycle of the component concerned.