Portfolio analysis, from a single view.
See every application in your portfolio by size, risk, technical debt and cost, then decide what to keep, modernize or retire. SMART TS XL crawls and indexes your complex tech portfolio, so decisions rest on measurable facts.
What is application portfolio management?
Application portfolio management (APM) applies valuable business analytics to improve IT decision-making. Being able to evaluate each application in the enterprise architecture lets organizations compare infrastructure components on factors such as the number of users, size, age, performance and significance.
Many organizations struggle to find IT cost savings or to keep their portfolios in line with business objectives.
Information collected through application portfolio management software shows which aspects of an organization have room for improvement and offers actionable solutions based on measurable factors.
Without a portfolio view
- Difficulty identifying IT cost savings
- Portfolios out of line with business objectives
- Obsolete and redundant applications nobody questions
- Complexity and maintenance cost left unmeasured
With SMART TS XL
- A quick, accurate inventory of every application
- Metrics based on risk, system size and technical debt
- Direct and indirect cost of each application
- Fact-based decisions for CIOs and IT leaders
What application portfolio management provides
Simplification
Stay up to date on underlying hardware and software technologies and reduce the complexity of your IT infrastructure.
Reduced costs
Cut overall IT costs by eliminating obsolete, redundant applications and utilizing efficient APM software.
Better investments
Make the right business decisions by assessing the apps and services that support your organizational capabilities.
Automation
Identify value-adding activities in your business by automating application portfolio management processes.
Adaptability
Evolve your organization with IT architecture that continuously delivers on business outcomes.
Engagement
Give team members the opportunity to compile, validate and share knowledge amongst each other.
From an indexed portfolio to a decision
Crawl and index
SMART TS XL crawls and indexes your complex tech portfolio, mainframe and distributed.
INDEXMeasure
Metrics are based on risk, system size and technical debt, using benchmarks and KPIs from within your organization.
MEASUREBreak it down
See the portfolio by owner, department or function, with the direct and indirect costs of each application.
BREAK DOWNDecide and track
Set goals, make fact-based decisions and use the roadmap tool to check progress and share outcomes.
TRACKPortfolio analysis, in plain English
Everything on this page also works through your AI assistant. Ask a question in plain language and get an answer built from your indexed applications.
Which applications carry the most risk and technical debt?
Applications are ranked by risk, system size and technical debt, so you can see where weakness and complexity concentrate.
- Risk
- Size
- Technical debt
ILLUSTRATIVE QUESTIONS AND RESULTS
Capabilities for ongoing governance
Early detection and health
Early detection of issues, and software health measurement based on risk, system size and technical debt.
Investment and cost
Investment opportunities, plus portfolio complexity and cost, so resources shift where they matter.
Risk and cloud readiness
Application risk and cloud readiness, assessed objectively across the portfolio.
Answers for IT leaders
CIOs and IT leaders can easily answer questions about cost, value, breakdown and more.
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Questions about portfolio analysis
What is application portfolio management?
A method for applying valuable business analytics to improve IT decision-making, by evaluating each application in the enterprise architecture on factors such as users, size, age, performance and significance.
What does it help my organization achieve?
Decrease portfolio complexity, advance business innovation, increase time to value, effectively shift resources, meet governance standards, improve investment decisions and reduce IT costs.
How can I see my portfolio?
In a broad overview or in pinpointed, granular data. Summary and overview features show the areas that may need improvement, so teams can set goals based on specific business needs.
Can I compare my applications with industry peers?
By leveraging benchmarks and KPIs from within an organization, the software lets you see how your applications compare to industry peers.
Can my AI assistant ask these questions?
Yes. Through the MCP Connector, ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini or Grok can ask SMART TS XL in plain language and get answers linked to your indexed applications.
See your portfolio on your own applications.
In a live session we load a sample of your portfolio and show how the metrics, costs and breakdowns come together.
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