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Gartner's Pace-Layered Application Strategy: Governance and Change Management
15 April 2011
 
Bill Swanton  

Gartner's Pace-Layered Application Strategy allows different rates of change, depending on the type of application, providing slow change and high control for some, while a more agile and experimental approach for others. To get the whole benefit, you need to differentiate governance and change processes by layer.





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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • Pace of Change, Change Control and Clarity of Requirements Drive Governance Needs
    • Existing Governance Usually Fits the Needs for Systems of Record
    • Managing Segmented Governance Processes for the Different Layers Requires a High Level of Application Organization Maturity
    • Layers Change at Different Rates, So Governance Processes Must Manage the Dependencies Between Layers
    • Use APM Processes to Govern Movement Between Layers
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
Specificity of Business Requirements Differs By Layer
Figure 2.
Governance Differences Between the Layers
Figure 3.
ITScore for Application Organization Maturity Assessment
Figure 4.
Differences in Application Governance Disciplines
Figure 5.
Events Triggering Movement Between Layers




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