<p><strong>The goal of the project was to rationalize the IT applications portfolio in order to reduce the footprint by 50% and improve manageability and cost effectiveness. The work required study and understanding of current state architecture and developing a future state architecture for the enterprise. We used a best-of-breed and customized IT portfolio rationalization and integration methodology, and carried out the following, in this project.</strong></p><p><br>&nbsp;</p><ul><li>Studied the current state of client application environment from the following perspectives: Application redundancy, Application usage, Application health; Studied the key applications for the organization for the following perspectives: Enterprise applications; Operational applications</li><li>Determined key strategic application vendors with which to form strategic, long term relationships; Worked with the US, Europe, and APAC-based IT teams and identified the best-value future state applications using an objective, quantitative model</li><li>Created a future state application portfolio based on rationalization outcomes, illustrating: To-Be application architecture wiring diagram; To-Be application architecture transition plan, illustrating yearly pace of transition; Infrastructure impact analysis and remediation recommendations</li><li>Created a specific change management plan and communication plan to facilitate end users transitioning from one application to another</li><li>Created a Governance and Application Rationalization sustainability framework to take in to account application lifecycle (including procurement), to-be-Introduced technologies such as cloud based applications and mobile applications, exception processing, communication and management, and ability to serve M&amp;A work</li><li>Created effective communication plans to address actual project implementation, governance procedures and outcomes, decision support related to application rationalization on an ongoing basis</li><li>Developed a disposition plan for each application incorporating human factors, organizational change management, financial/ legal/ regulatory impact, and technology sunset designs for data, integration, and infrastructure</li></ul>