We are currently doing our Application Rationalization due diligence across multiple regions in the U.S., along with being able to document the cost reductions from this effort. What software or tools have you used to launch this effort to move data from a spreadsheet to a tool? Anything that will be quick/simple with minimal resource effort? Thoughts?

We did an application function and rationalization impact dashboard in BizzDesign Horizzon which gave the managers and stakeholders a clear view. The dashboarding in Horizzon is supported through OpenSearch, so if you have the knowledge that would be a simple and cost efficient to collate your Excel data in an OpenSearch dashboard.

You mentionned quick/simple, if you do not have OpenSearch expertise at hand, good old pivot tables might do the trick ;)

We utilize SAP LeanIX to identify duplicative technologies. And SAP LeanIX recently advanced to where you can store more financial $$ costs for technologies in their system. But we also have Apptio for IT financial cost tracking and planning.

Hiya, we are half-way through a similar exercise, but it is not just about cost, it is about modernisation. We are most likely a lot smaller than your business and we are not looking for a specific tool to support this exercise (ironic to be searching for a software tool to manage applications) and will utilise existing tech we already have. We will be utilising a SharePoint registry approach, with some smarts to support management activities (monitoring dashboards, alerts, reminders) which will enable us to keep track of our applications and provide transparency.

Hello, We gone through a similar process of understanding our landscape, evaluating for opportunities and then executing to simplify the portfolio. While a little tedious to manage this in sheets, it's manageable because the biggest lift will be to inventory, identify and get stakeholder alignment on retiring applications. We had a lot of our cost data in Apptio and app inventory in ServiceNow, but we just used that data to drive the execution. Some ServiceNow modules and other tools may provide better ways to manage the initiative, but not a must have in the near term. You do need to think about how you make this a ongoing part of application evaluation , and that's where tools may be more handy. Let me know if you have any other questions.