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Tactical application rationalization In our experience, even without a fully embedded BCM, application rationalization can still yield measurable benefits, for example: 🔹 Cost Reduction Identify and eliminate redundant applications, cutting licensing, infrastructure, and maintenance costs. Re-platform suitable platforms from on-premises to cloud-based SaaS solutions. Consolidate vendors and negotiate better contracts for widely used off-the-shelf applications. 🔹 Productivity & User Experience improvements Reduce obvious tool sprawl (i.e., employees using multiple overlapping applications). Standardize office software and tools to improve collaboration and training efficiency. Improve system integrations to reduce manual effort. 🔹 Accelerated Modernization Prioritization of migration of legacy and unsupported applications to modern platforms. Optimize custom-built applications by standardizing…

What were the challenges? And the desirable outcomes? This UK government organization had outsourced application management, which had successfully enabled a reduction of overall run costs. However, as new applications were introduced, overlaps of application capabilities were clearly emerging.The service management had been approached to drive simplification decisions but was not recognised to have sufficient experience and capacity. So the business approached us for independent advice to deliver a strategy and options for rationalization.Key goals included: cost reduction productivity gains application modernization Continuous Rationalization Solutions proposed Describe all the solutions that were considered and which one was selected Two main options were considered: Use best practice based on…