For CIOs (Length: 17 pages)

November 5, 2007

Best Practices: Adopt The Discipline Of Consolidation

Cut Complexity To Reduce The Overhead And Friction That Destroy Value

This is the second document in the "Fixing IT Complexity" series.

by Alexander Peters, Ph.D.

with Bobby Cameron, Alex Cullen, Tim DeGennaro

Executive Summary (This is a document excerpt)

IT has a natural tendency toward adding unnecessary complexity in the form of duplicate assets, multiple processes to achieve the same ends, or overlapping organizational responsibilities. Unnecessary complexity adds to IT costs and risks and reduces its effectiveness. The only sustainable remedy against these failings is to strategically apply disciplined consolidations, focusing on their business value and long-term impact on IT.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

NOTES & RESOURCES

itemUnnecessary Complexity Destroys IT Value

itemMake Consolidation An Integral Part Of Your IT Strategy

itemBest Practice No. 1: Plan Consolidations As A Strategic Initiative

itemBest Practice No. 2: Use Services As A Framework To Guide Consolidation

itemBest Practice No. 3: Manage Consolidation As An IT Transformation Program

itemAvoid Pitfalls That Derail Consolidation Strategies

itemForrester's Next Practices: Consolidate Incrementally

itemCase Studies

itemSupplemental Material

Forrester analysts have had multiple assessment and road mapping engagements that provide the basis for this document. Case studies for other firms have been analyzed for additional insights.

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Analyst: Alexander Peters, Ph.D.
Technology: Application Development, Architecture & Technology Strategy, Governance, Risk, & Compliance, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Management, Security & Risk, Serving the Business, Systems Management
Industry: Manufacturing
Geography: Europe
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