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November 5, 2007

Best Practices: Adopt The Discipline Of Consolidation

Cut Complexity To Reduce The Overhead And Friction That Destroy Value

by Alexander Peters, Ph.D.

with Bobby Cameron, Alex Cullen, Tim DeGennaro

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Executive Summary

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.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Unnecessary Complexity Destroys IT Value
  • Make Consolidation An Integral Part Of Your IT Strategy
  • Best Practice No. 1: Plan Consolidations As A Strategic Initiative
  • Best Practice No. 2: Use Services As A Framework To Guide Consolidation
  • Best Practice No. 3: Manage Consolidation As An IT Transformation Program
  • Avoid Pitfalls That Derail Consolidation Strategies
  • Forrester's Next Practices: Consolidate Incrementally
  • Case Studies
  • Supplemental Material
  • Related Research Documents

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