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Gartner's maturity assessment for application organizations enables organizations and their leaders and managers to evaluate application processes in a holistic fashion and to identify actions for advancement.
Application development organizations are under increasing stress. New technologies and deployment mechanisms, skills shortages, and nontraditional software "development" make the challenges of leading a development organization much greater than in the past.
Gartner Key Issues for the application services agenda address an array of topics, including vendor evaluation and contracting for IT services providers, as well as topical market issues and trends for the application service life cycle pertinent to buyers and suppliers of these services.
PODCAST
Applications Budgeting in an Economic Downturn
The world financial crisis will drive proactive cost cutting/optimization in very short time frames. However, cost-cutting risk is better controlled when staff and projects are aligned with service delivery, new capabilities, and business requirements and budgets.
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RESEARCH
Research notes that are relevant, insightful and tailored for IT leaders in the Applications Role
Predicts 2009: Application Governance Skills, SOA and Shifting Organizations
Predicts 2009: Application Governance Skills, SOA and Shifting Organizations
New relationship models with the business and critical skills shortages will require new governance patterns in the near future. In addition, governing service-oriented architecture implementations is moving into managing the supply of SOA services.
Cutting Application Infrastructure Costs for SOA Projects
Cutting Application Infrastructure Costs for SOA Projects
Organizations have the opportunity to save money before purchasing infrastructure for service-oriented architecture initiatives and, in some cases, even after purchasing an application infrastructure. Use this research to pursue these savings.
2009 Agenda for Applications: Cut Costs While Growing the Business
2009 Agenda for Applications: Cut Costs While Growing the Business
In 2009, Gartner's research for application leaders will focus on cost optimization, key application initiatives that drive business performance effectiveness, and emerging trends and technologies.
WEBINARS & PODCASTS
Pre-recorded Gartner multi-media content on key issues and topics
Advancing the Maturity of Application Organizations
Many organizations are modernizing their application portfolio, adopting new approaches such as SOA, extending information and process management, and blending a more complex assortment of software acquisition and deployment options.
The State of Portal Technologies
As the portal, content management and collaboration markets and technologies evolve, organizations will have to perform more due diligence in evaluating both vendors and products.
EVENT PRESENTATIONS
Event presentations related to your role, info on upcoming events, and exclusive invites
The Evolution of Application Life Cycle Management
Event: Application Architecture Development and Integration Summit
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