- Application delivery has modernized. There are increasing expectations on departments to deliver on organizational and product objectives with increasing velocity.
- Application departments produce many diverse, divergent products, applications, and services with expectations of frequent updates and changes based on rapidly changing landscapes
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- There is no such thing as a universal “applications department.” Unlike other domains of IT, there are no widely accepted frameworks that clearly outline universal best practices of application delivery and management.
- Different software needs and delivery orientations demand a tailored structure and set of processes, especially when managing a mixed portfolio or multiple delivery methods.
Impact and Result
Understand what your department’s purpose is through articulating its strategy in three steps:
- Determining your application department’s values, principles, and orientation.
- Laying out the goals, objectives, metrics, and priorities of the department.
- Building a communication plan to communicate your overall department strategy.
Member Testimonials
After each Info-Tech experience, we ask our members to quantify the real-time savings, monetary impact, and project improvements our research helped them achieve. See our top member experiences for this blueprint and what our clients have to say.
9.2/10
Overall Impact
$220,866
Average $ Saved
34
Average Days Saved
Client
Experience
Impact
$ Saved
Days Saved
Regional Transportation District
Guided Implementation
10/10
$649K
100
Best experience was going through the exercise of pulling things out of my head and getting them documented in real time. I wasn't fully prepared ... Read More
Earlham College
Guided Implementation
7/10
$2,599
1
Good introductory call.
LGM Financial Services
Guided Implementation
10/10
$10,000
2
Rosens Diversified
Guided Implementation
9/10
N/A
N/A
We are still early on in the process, but very happy so far. Time and $ savings may come into play eventually too, just too early to quantify given... Read More
Los Angeles County Probation
Guided Implementation
10/10
N/A
N/A
Too early to provide feedback on question 2 and 3. I like the template and there is a plan to get to the end goal.
Workshop: Build an Application Department Strategy
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Take Stock of Who You Are
The Purpose
- Understand what makes up your application department beyond the applications and services provided.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Articulating your guiding principles, values, capabilities, and orientation provides a foundation for expressing your department strategy.
Activities
Outputs
Identify your team’s values and guiding principles.
- A summary of your department’s values and guiding principles
Define your department’s orientation.
- A clear view of your department’s orientation and supporting capabilities
Module 2: Articulate Your Strategy
The Purpose
- Lay out all the details that make up your application department strategy.
Key Benefits Achieved
- A completed application department strategy canvas containing everything you need to communicate your strategy.
Activities
Outputs
Write your application department vision statement.
- Your department vision
Define your application department goals and metrics.
- Your department’s goals and metrics that contribute to achieving your department’s vision
Specify your department capabilities and orientation.
- Your department’s capabilities and orientation
Prioritize what is most important to your department.
- A prioritized roadmap for your department
Module 3: Communicate Your Strategy
The Purpose
- Lay out your strategy’s communication plan.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Your application department strategy presentation ready to be presented to your stakeholders.
Activities
Outputs
Identify your stakeholders.
- List of prioritized stakeholders you want to communicate with
Develop a communication plan.
- A plan for what to communicate to each stakeholder
Wrap-up and next steps
- Communication is only the first step – what comes next?