The Enterprise Architecture program in UWIT is currently prototyping a tool to track the inventory of applications at the University.
The Application Portfolio Management (APM) Tool supports the following goals:
- Enable project and programs, including transformation programs by providing a current state landscape of systems.
- Rationalization: Analyzing apps based on business value (importance to operations) vs. technical quality (health/risk) to decide which to keep, replace, or retire.
- Cost Optimization: Reducing expenses by eliminating redundant functionality and managing software licenses.
- Risk Management: Identifying unsupported or legacy software to mitigate security vulnerabilities.
- Strategic Alignment: Ensuring that IT investments support current business objectives.
The initial scope of tracked applications includes UW Academy and excludes UW Medicine applications.
Authorized users can access the tool with a UW Net ID at https://apm.esmtools.uw.edu.
If you manage University applications, please send a message to Contact Help to request access to this tool