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Why Read This Report

This report outlines the strategic planning process for business applications managed by application development and delivery professionals. This report is designed to help you maintain a viable set of business applications that are adaptable to business change and able to assimilate new technologies. Business applications are mission-critical engines driving business execution in organizations, but challenges are mounting to stabilize costs of ownership, leverage new technologies effectively, and match the changing needs of the business. Application delivery leaders need a straightforward planning process to take inventory of their existing applications and determine the path forward that best aligns with business strategies. Forrester offers a five-stage guide to tuning or transforming the business application portfolio, which can be applied to specific business domains as well as to the entire portfolio.