A key element to Enterprise Architecture (EA) is the capacity to create a component repository /application portfolio to centralise, manage & re-use components within an organisation and to define the IT landscape.
Collating an organisation’s components and assets allows Enterprise Architects to understand the capabilities, define roadmaps & gap analysis and identify weaknesses & risks with the technologies. However, the process of collating this information and storing it in an effective
repository is a difficult task, one that is often incomplete or done inefficiently.
There are many methods and tools which help create an application portfolio. These can range from a simple MS Excel spreadsheet or can be a COTS Application Portfolio Management (APM) tool.
For this evaluation, the COTS tool LeanIX (Lean Information Exchange) will be reviewed to determine how well it works as an APM for the IT landscape at the University of Birmingham and how useful are the additional features of the tool.
