Application rationalization will uncover the answer.

What is the purpose of your thumb? Before Touchpads entered the scene, I will argue thumbs were a mere instrument for balance. Consider all of the applications in your organization. What is their purpose? Are they serving business needs? Could costs be reduced by retiring applications and moving staff to a better fit asset?

Questions around application rationalization are ongoing and should not be ignored for any extended period of time. Organizations need to have well developed matrixes by which to measure application fit. The Rationalization Matrix is the guide to future state mapping. Without it companies risk distrupting business processes during critical moments.

Learn to apply the 5 R's of application rationalization Rehost, Refactor, Rearchitect, Rebuild, and Replace and keep eyes on your organizations application fit before your organization looses a thumb.