]> http://groups.apu.edu/awg/taxonomy/term/96/0 en http://groups.apu.edu/awg/node/242 <p>&nbsp;<br />The seventh annual <a href="http://www.educause.edu/apps/eq/eqm06/eqm0622.asp?bhcp=1">Educause Current IT Issues Survey Report</a> highlights two areas which I have been following.&nbsp; First, <em>Security &amp; Identity Management</em> (IdM) rose to the top, displacing IT Funding as the most strategic issue needing to be resolved for future success.&nbsp; Second, <em>Portfolio Development &amp; Management</em> was a new category this year and immediately received attention, appearing among the top-ten issues expected to become more significant in the coming year.&nbsp; Other issues I have been tracking of late were also covered, including ERP, Academic Alignment, and Web Services (SOA).&nbsp; </p> <p>Here are some of the highlights from the report, with additional resources referenced at the end.&nbsp; Overall, this report is a treasure trove of Higher Education IT strategic thinking:<br /> </p> Wed, 07 Jun 2006 14:04:36 -0700 http://groups.apu.edu/awg/node/163 <p>Perhaps a rebranding of the application section of the Enterprise Architecture, Application Portfolio Management (APM) is a healthy way to inventory, and rationalize an organization's applications.</p><p>By rationalize, we mean &quot;to form a rational conception of&quot;. In other words, are all the applications that IT currently supports governed by reason?</p> <blockquote cite="http://groups.apu.edu/awg/Collaborative%20Consulting"><p>Applications are assets provided their costs do not exceed delivered value.</p><ul><li>How can I marshal the resources required for new projects and initiatives? </li><li>What applications are impacted by a new project? </li><li>If we eliminate this application, what other applications and databases will need modification?</li><li>What applications should be integrated, consolidated or eliminated?</li><li>What applications provide redundant functionality?</li><li>Which applications cost the most to support?</li><li>What can I do to control costs?</li><li>Where are we underutilizing assets due to fragmentation, lack of common definitions or lack of integration?</li></ul></blockquote><p><b>Resources:</b></p><ul><li>DCI Web Seminar - Application Rationalization: Taking Stock of the IT Portfolio to Accommodate Business Needs (<a href="http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=aspi7ibab.0.raho7ibab.tkuyuxn6.2158&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.collaborative.ws%2Ffiles%2FWebSeminar_ApplicationRationalization_06022005.pdf" title="Download PDF of Presentation">PDF</a> / <a href="http://www.brainshark.com/DCI/vu?pi=113443" title="Watch Presentation">Watch Presentation)</a></li></ul><p /> Wed, 08 Jun 2005 16:33:10 -0700