IMPROVE USER PRODUCTIVITY BY 40%

UNDERSTANDS OVER 100 TECHNOLOGIES

ON-BOARDING REDUCED BY 60%

Understanding key issues

CHALLENGES

Delivering successful projects

Projects have a lower chance of success when they are complicated by a lack of understanding and, without the necessary knowledge, it’s difficult to properly determine how best to deliver a project.

On-boarding of new starters

It takes much longer to on-board new employees when organisations run undocumented applications. Documentation educates new employees so they can hit the ground running – and with fewer mistakes.                                

Introduction of applications

Understanding your technology stack is essential. Otherwise, if applications are connected, changes to one application or the addition of new technology could disrupt or halt processes elsewhere.

Diminishing knowledge

If your legacy technology is written in an older language, those that can understand it may soon retire or leave the industry, with no one with that same knowledge to replace them.

Technical debt

Using ‘easily’ implemented code in the short-term as a workaround creates complex applications that are difficult to understand, along with technical debt due to the extra work that will arise, draining resources.

High costs

Failed projects can incur unnecessary costs, and it usually takes too long to on-board new employees with undocumented applications to redo the projects-while those who already understand the applications are often expensive.

How our Application Analysis service can help you

FEATURES & BENEFITS

  • Application Sustainment 

    Application Sustainment focuses on understanding the processes, procedures, people, materials and information required to support, maintain and operate applications. 

    Business drivers

    These include continuing business as usual with critical applications delivering their normal functionality, as well as maintaining and enhancing existing systems.

    Current challenges

    There is often a need to maintain service levels, with a reduced headcount and increasing workload. Challenges may also include a change request backlog and making new resources productive.

    Goals met

    Using Application Analyser enables you to better understand your applications to maintain their service and function levels while your business can move forward and embrace modernisation.

  • Application Modernisation 

    Modernising your applications is a choice that should be made once your business needs are defined – a  process that works best as part of an overall strategy to align your applications to your future. This can be through refactoring, repurposing or consolidating.

    Business drivers

    These include modernising and transforming existing systems plus engaging with, and fulfilling, new business requirements and initiatives –supporting technology upgrades in the process.

    Current challenges

    There is often a need to understand existing systems, particularly the components and relationships, before restructuring the estate through application management.

    Goals met

    Application Analyser is an automated tool specifically designed to deliver the comprehensive understanding required to achieve effective application modernisation.

  • Application Repatriation 

    Returning the maintenance of your application to in-house teams, or integrating the technology of merged or acquired businesses, can be a complicated process. But, with Application Analyser it can be simplified with appropriate and detailed documentation.

    Business drivers

    These include increasing internal capabilities, taking support back from an external service provider and handling mergers and acquisitions more smoothly, quickly and efficiently.

    Current challenges

    If an organisation is to improve its internal skills, it is vital new staff have a reduced learning curve so they become productive and gain a good understanding of the systems and components.

    Goals met

    Create the understanding and documentation required to speed up on-boarding of new staff, as well as support their maintenance and repatriation of your applications with Application Analyser.

  • Application Outsourcing

    In recognition of internal capabilities, priorities or broader IT strategy, outsourcing your application management is a viable option. For this to be successful, your applications need to be easily understood and well documented.

    Business drivers

    These include moving application support to a trusted external service provider, while recognising a need to reduce current support costs.

    Current challenges

    There is a need to provide an understanding of your systems to your service providers, but this can be complicated if you are lacking the appropriate documentation for your applications.

    Goals met

    Develop the necessary documentation with Application Analyser to help your outsourcer quickly understand your applications, so they can support them effectively.

  • Strategic Planning

    Organisations recognise the need to invest in digital transformation projects. But their success relies on detailed information about your current applications, so that you can determine their value and prioritise the maintenance of each one.

    Business drivers

    These include a need to develop short and long-term plans for IT, and determine the value of applications, so the IT budget can be allocated in the most appropriate way for your business.

    Current challeneges

    A comprehensive understanding of your application inventory, including the application software costs and quality, will help you make informed decisions with your business goals in mind.

    Goals met

    Application Analyser delivers an in-depth understanding, with information that can ensure your investments and successful strategies are worthwhile.

How Application Analyser supports different roles

PERSONAS

Return on investment from using Application Analyser

PROCESS OVERVIEW

Ongoing software innovation and developments

PRODUCT UPDATES

We are always improving and innovating our products to deliver the best experience for our customers. Here are a selection of the latest updates to our Application Analysis tool.

Additional insights to help you transform

RESOURCES

Explore our range of additional Application Modernisation Services

COBOL Conversion

MODERNISATION SERVICES

Moves your COBOL applications to Object Oriented and Cloud-native programming languages such as Java, C# and .NET.

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Self-Service Modernisation

MODPAAS

Analyse your legacy code, understand interrelationships and complexity, view dependency and mine business rules.

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IBM Mainframe Migration

MODERNISATION SERVICES

Eliminates hardware and associated licence costs, ensuring you retain business logic and the value inherent in your core applications.

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