Gartner's Pace-Layered Application Strategy: Governance and Change Management

Analyst(s): Bill Swanton
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Summary
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.
Table of Contents
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Analysis
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Pace of Change, Change Control and Clarity of Requirements Drive Governance Needs
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Existing Governance Usually Fits the Needs for Systems of Record
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Managing Segmented Governance Processes for the Different Layers Requires a High Level of Application Organization Maturity
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Layers Change at Different Rates, So Governance Processes Must Manage the Dependencies Between Layers
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Use APM Processes to Govern Movement Between Layers
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Pace of Change, Change Control and Clarity of Requirements Drive Governance Needs
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