Flexibility
Many organizations are still running monolithic, antiquated systems that are rigid and fail to deliver on the digital business needs of today. Flexibility is key as organizations build a digital core with AI and advanced analytics capabilities.
The COVID-19 crisis has reinforced the importance of digital transformation and the central role of IT. Legacy or redundant systems represent both a barrier and an opportunity for urgent rationalization in order to save costs while enabling the digital enterprise.
What:
IDC recommends a framework based on capabilities for application modernization. CIOs and IT leaders will learn success criteria and KPIS in 7 critical areas, and walk through key steps in establishing a rationalization framework, processes, governance & priorities. Find the most effective ways to operationalize the roadmap and related processes.
Why:
The legacy portfolio of technology and vendors is often redundant but difficult and costly to upgrade, detracting from other more strategic modernization and DX objectives. A capabilities approach focuses on what matters for the business. It breaks down business challenges into digestible entities, removing emotional baggage and targeting outcomes.
How:
To undergo the modernization of your applications for the digital enterprise, your organization needs the following steps:
- Establish metrics that measure the effectiveness of your rationalization program
- Build your business case for modernizing enterprise applications
- Establish a process for modernizing enterprise applications
- Create a roadmap
- Evaluate Vendors for fit