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Use Gartner's Pace-Layered Application Strategy to Structure Your Procurement Application Portfolio
5 July 2011
 
Deborah R Wilson  

Gartner's Pace-Layered Application Strategy can help organizations run an effective, flexible and innovative procurement operation. Use this model to deconstruct the body of applications in your portfolio, and to develop a long-term, dynamic technology plan that fully leverages your IT investments.





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Table of Contents

Contents
  • Analysis
    • Introduction: The Exploding Scope of Procurement Applications
    • What Is Pace Layering?
    • Common Procurement Application Types
    • What Is Connective Tissue?
      • EIM and Analytics
      • Business Process Management (BPM)
      • Application Architecture and Process Integration
    • Classifying Procurement Applications to the Right Pace Layer
      • Questions to Identify Systems of Innovation
      • Questions to Identify Systems of Differentiation
      • Questions to Identify Systems of Record
      • Applications Migrate Over Time Across Layers
    • Examples of Pace Layering in Procurement
      • Sample Pace Layering for a Large, Progressive Multinational
      • Sample Pace Layering for a University or Healthcare Provider
      • Sample Pace Layering for a U.S. Federal Agency
      • Sample Pace Layering for Regional, Global 2000 Business
    • Recommendations for Procurement Pace Layers
      • Map Your Procurement Portfolio by Pace Layers
      • Develop an Application Governance Strategy for Each Layer
      • Create Your Connective Tissue Strategy
      • Classify New Applications at the Point of Conception
      • Guidance for Systems of Innovation
      • Guidance for Systems of Differentiation
      • Guidance for Systems of Record
      • Re-Evaluate Annually
    • Conclusion
  • Recommended Reading
Figures
Figure 1.
Application Pace Layers
Figure 2.
Recommendations for Layers and Procurement
Figure 3.
Large, Progressive Multinational in 2011
Figure 4.
Large, Progressive Multinational in 2016
Figure 5.
University and Healthcare Providers in 2011
Figure 6.
University and Healthcare Providers in 2016
Figure 7.
U.S. Federal Agencies in 2011
Figure 8.
U.S. Federal Agencies in 2016
Figure 9.
Regional, Global 2011 Businesses in 2011
Figure 10.
Regional, Global 2000 Businesses in 2016




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