Have the capability for effective and optimized Technology Architecture ensuring ongoing alignment with technology standards, compliance with architecture policies and procedures and timely fulfillment of key technology strategies.
| Application Portfolio | Technology Portfolio | Policies and Procedures | Architecture Reviews | Key Partners/Interactions |
| Why you need an Application Inventory to understand what technologies are being used and how to optimize your environment | Who is responsible for Technology Domain and setting the standards? Best practices of a domain owner. | Do you have a documented Architecture Policy which is updated annually? | Best practices to ensuring projects have Alignment with Roadmaps | Real life advantages and disadvantages of an Enterprise Architecture Council |
| How many applications do you have that support a particular Business Function(s)? | How many applications are running on End of Life Software which must be remediated before support vendor runs out? | Do your Procedures align and support your Architecture policy? | Ensuring the value of Technology Standards are understood and followed | What value does a Chief Data Office have? |
| Do you have a Business Function Roadmap showing which applications need to be maintained, are strategic, or are going to be replaced/retired? | How many applications do you have that are running on software that is no longer supported and has reached End of Vendor Service? | Do you have effective Control Points to measure compliance with your procedures? | Learn the value of having Business Architecture Reviews | Working with Technology Infrastructure organizations |
| How many Application Retirements are past due? How many times are planned retirement dates changing and why? | What vendor products do you need to purchase Extended Support Contracts for to continue receiving security patches? | Ensure you have published Technology Standards that tell your organization what technology you DO and DO NOT want them to use | The challenges and best practices for effective Technical Architecture Reviews | Learn the importance of a strong relationship between Technology Engineering and Architecture both at the grass roots and management layers of the teams |
| Understanding which applications have Personally Identifiable Information (PII)? Or which applications are Business Critical? | How to establish a Tech Mandatory program to ensure budget dollars are secured for environmental upgrades | Integrated multi-year investment strategies into your Technology Roadmaps to improve alignment with business funding during the budget process | The value of having Peer Reviews both for you and your peers | Ensuring you get support from the organization’s Chief Technology Officer |