IT Management Research, Industry Analysis, and Consulting
Increasing ROI and Reducing the
Risks of Your Application Portfolio
An ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) White Paper
Prepared for ASG
October 2008
Increasing ROI and Reducing the Risks
of Your Application Portfolio
Table of Contents
©2008 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Introduction...........................................................................................................................................1
Background............................................................................................................................................3
APM.Value.Proposition.......................................................................................................................4
APM,.SDM,.and.the.role.of .ASG-becubic.....................................................................................6
EMA.Perspective..................................................................................................................................8
About.ASG:.www.asg.com..................................................................................................................9
Increasing ROI and Reducing the Risks
of Your Application Portfolio
©2008 Enterprise Management Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Introduction
Leading-edge.businesses.have.come.to.see.their.software.programs.as.organizational.as-
sets,.differentiators. that.distinguish.them.from.competitors. in. the.never-ending.race.for.
market. share..Many.of . these. same.companies,.however,. aren’t.using. available. resources.
to.full.potential.because.they.lack.a.cross-organizational.approach.to.managing.software.
investments..Application.Portfolio.Management.(APM).is.coming.into. its.own.as.a.best.
practice-based.approach.to.managing.applications.throughout.their.lifecycle.
APM solutions help IT executives evaluate the benefits, costs, and risks associated with each
application.while.maximizing.the.value.realized