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	October 20, 2005 Building The Business Case For APM Dashboards Increase Your Capacity To Innovate And Rebalance IT Spending by Phil Murphy with Laurie M. Orlov, Mike Gilpin, Kimberly Q. Dowling

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Executive Summary

In a small number of firms today, IT management is using application portfolio management (APM) tools to shave 10% to 30% or more from the maintenance budget, achieving ROI within the first 12 months. These savings provide the opportunity to increase innovation capacity by 30% to 95%. Detailed application metrics allow IT management to discuss spending in business terms with system stakeholders, resulting in greatly improved business/IT relationships in these firms. CIOs of medium-size to large organizations really can't afford not to make APM a top priority in the next budgeting cycle. However, APM implementations require significant commitment from senior executives, and they also require a six-figure financial investment, dedicated staff, and will disrupt the status quo as they reset spending priorities. CIOs must build a compelling business case that details cost, benefit, flexibility, and risk to garner the support of executive management.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• IT Management Can't See Its Biggest Expenses . . .
• . . . But APM Makes Those Expenses Visible
• Develop Metrics To Build Your Case For APM
• Analyze Cost/Benefit, Address Risks, And Favor Flexible Options
• Package And Present The Results For APM Success

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Rationalize Your Application Spending

WHAT IT MEANS

• Make The Effort — Before Someone Else Does
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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