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The Applications Handbook.pdf - Nexus Technologies Inc.

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PLAN: Building the Right <strong>Applications</strong> in the Right Way ■ 15<br />

ERP – CRM<br />

Fix<br />

patches<br />

End-user<br />

applications<br />

minor releases<br />

New<br />

applications<br />

ERP<br />

supply<br />

chain<br />

Fix<br />

patches<br />

HR<br />

new<br />

applications<br />

Manufacturing<br />

major<br />

upgrades<br />

ERP<br />

fix<br />

patches<br />

Finance<br />

minor<br />

releases<br />

Fix<br />

patches<br />

All<br />

application<br />

demands<br />

Initial business validation<br />

Business value<br />

Demand validation:<br />

Feasibility and business<br />

value analysis<br />

IT budget and resources<br />

ERP<br />

supply<br />

chain<br />

Fix<br />

patches<br />

Finance<br />

minor<br />

releases<br />

HR<br />

new<br />

applications<br />

End-user<br />

applications<br />

minor releases<br />

Application<br />

portfolio<br />

management<br />

Figure 2: Winnow demand according to business priority and<br />

feasibility<br />

It’s important to understand that good demand management<br />

relies on automation. Preconfigured workflow and business<br />

rules means a standard evaluation and approval process that<br />

you can visually model, enforce, and measure.<br />

1<br />

Businesses that automate the demand lifecycle often<br />

reduce the time it takes to resolve requests by more<br />

than 50 percent. 1<br />

1. Based on Gantry Group ROI Report for HP Project and Portfolio<br />

Management.

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