Transforming an application portfolio
Portfolios enable management of transformation scenarios. In a scenario, each application - or technology for a technology portfolio manager - can be associated with one or several initiatives. The initiative then enables description of:
The "alternative" life of the applications related to the reference life described on the application itself. You can therefore represent early retirement or extended maintenance for example.
Costs relating to this "alternative" together with any other criteria, according to formalization of the portfolio.
A certain number of reports allows you to analyze transformation portfolios.
When a scenario is accepted, the life cycles of accepted initiatives replace the life cycles of applications from which they are derived.
For more details on report creation, see "Managing reports (Web Front-End)", page 90.