Learn the basics

Alfabet FastLane is available as a cloud-based application and accessible via Microsoft® Edge®, Chrome™, Firefox™, and Apple® Safari® web browsers and requires no system set up and minimal configuration. You can begin straightaway.

The Portfolio Admin user profile will be assigned to the users in your company that have user and system administration responsibilities for Alfabet FastLane. Administrative users are responsible for setting up user accounts and various other administrative tasks in Alfabet FastLane. Click for details about the Portfolio Admin user profile.

The portfolio administrator will provide all users in the user community with login information and a user profile that will provide access to Alfabet FastLane.

Where to begin:

	Understand the basics of working with Alfabet FastLane. This includes learning about the user interface and finding your data. Read the sections about how to use data workbenches to understand how to capture, filter, and visualize your data and how to use content areas so that you can decide which information you want to see.
	Learn about the tasks associated with your user profile. Understand your data capture tasks if you are assigned the Application Manager or Technology Manager user profile. Learn about the wide array of possibilities to maintain and analyze your data by means of business questions if you are assigned the Portfolio Manager user profile. Know where to look in Alfabet FastLane make strategic decisions if you are assigned the Portfolio Analyst user profile. business question A business question provides business-relevant information about the IT portfolio in the form of graphic analytics. "Who is responsible for our assets?", "What are our investment/retirement candidates?", and "How will IT failure impact our business?" are examples of business questions.
	Contact us to let us know if you run into an issue or have a suggestion.