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11.8 SR - Release Notes 11.8 a SR - Configuration Release Notes Jump Start for New Customers Get Started Guide Portfolio Administration Guide Application Manager Technology Manager Portfolio Manager Portfolio Analyst RESTful Services for Alfabet Cloud Jump Start for New Customers Get Started Guide Portfolio Administration Guide Application Manager Technology Manager Portfolio Manager Portfolio Analyst RESTful Services for Alfabet Cloud Integration with ServiceNow Overview of Changes to Alfabet Expand Migration from Alfabet 10.15 to Alfabet 11.8 BETA: Solution Configuration with Alfabet Expand Overview of Changes for System Administrators Alfabet 11.8 SR Technical Requirements BETA: Installation Guide Installation Automation with AlfaAdministratorConsole.exe Working with the Alfabet Administrator

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First steps for the Portfolio Manager

Where to begin

Document the business architecture

Capture business capability data Capture business process data Capture location data Capture organization data Capture vendor data Capture contract data Capture contract group data

Maintain the application and information portfolio

Capture application data Capture application group data Capture peripheral data Capture ICT object data Capture ICT object category data Capture master plan data Capture information flow data Capture business objects Capture business object categories

Maintain the service architecture

Capture business service data Capture business service data Capture service group data

Maintain the technology portfolio

Capture IT capability data Capture component data Capture component category data Capture component group data Capture standard platform data Capture standard platform category data Capture physical server data Capture virtual server data

Maintain the investment architecture

Capture demand data Capture demand group data Capture program data Capture project data Capture project bucket data Capture project group data Capture epic data Capture epic group data Capture feature data Capture strategy nework data Capture policy data Capture principle data

Gain transparency of your IT portfolio

What is our application portfolio?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify all active applications Identify applications owned by an organization Identify all applications supporting a business capability Identify strategic applications Identify the most expensive applications Identify applications to sundown Understand who is responsible for an application Edit the applications Data requirements

What is our technology portfolio?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify standard components Understand who is responsible for a component Edit the components Data requirements

What is our technical debt?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify applications that are at risk Adjust application or component lifecycles Identify technology migration needs Understand the impact of lifecycle conflicts on business capabilities Edit the components Data requirements

Who are our vendors?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify vendors with critical components Identify vendors important to the business Identify vendors important to the technology infrastructure Edit the vendors Data requirements

What are our architectural dependencies?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify at-risk information flows Identify redundant information flows Understand impact of migration to business data Identify planned information flows Edit the applications and information flows Data requirements

Which business areas require the most IT support?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify at-risk business processes Identify application support Identify technological risk Edit the applications and business processes Data requirements

Which contracts should we review?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify the most critical contracts Identify expensive contracts Hide predecessor/successor contracts Edit the contracts Data requirements

What is our service catalog?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Edit the business services and support services Data requirements

Where are our applications deployed?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand application deployment Edit the applications and servers Data requirements

Establish governance of your IT assets

Who is responsible for our assets?

Find the business question Roles in Alfabet Understand the information displayed Find assets with no responsibilities defined Find assets that a user is responsible for Identify the users and organizations responsible for an asset Edit the role definition for assets Data requirements

Who owns which applications?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Improve the data regarding application ownership Understand which organizations own applications supporting a business capability Understand which organizations own active applications Edit the applications owned by an organization Data requirements

What is our standards catalog?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Show components on first-level IT capabilities Identify IT capabilities with non-standard components Understand the applications using a component Understand who is responsible for a component Edit the IT capabilities and components Data requirements

What should we be focusing on?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify critical business capabilities Understand the current support for a business capability Understand future application support Identify applications owned by an organization Identify applications used by an organization Edit the business capabilities and applications Data requirements

Who owns our technologies?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Improve the data regarding technology ownership Understand which organizations own components supporting an IT capability Understand which organizations own active components Edit the technologies owned by an organization Data requirements

Control your IT finances

What is our OPEX distribution?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify the most expensive planned applications Identify cost savings through application rationalization Edit application costs Data requirements

What is our CAPEX distribution?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Edit project costs Data requirements

What are our cost drivers?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify current application costs Review the most expensive business capabilities Identify applications to rationalize Understand project costs for a business capability Edit the applications, business capabilities, and projects Data requirements

Rationalize your application landscape

What are our investment/retirement candidates?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand how Business Score and Technical Score are calculated Identify applications for investment Reassess the strategic recommendation Identify issues with planned applications How can I get even better insight to my application portfolio? Data requirements

What is the status of our rationalization plan?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Change the period of time displayed Understand cost calculation Understand planned applications Data requirements

What are our service overlaps?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand which services have assets in common Define a service item that is impacted by a service Edit the service items Data requirements

Manage migration to the cloud

What are our cloud focus areas?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand how Cloud Readiness and Cloud Relevance are calculated Indentify candidates for migration Identify candidates for sundowning Review costs of migration candidates Edit the applications Data requirements

What is our cloud migration strategy?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify applications to migrate Identify applications to retire Identify the business capabilities impacted by cloud migration Edit the applications Data requirements

Plan your application roadmap

What is our application landscape?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify the most important applications Understand future applications Identify risks to business support Identify complexity Edit the applications and business capabilities Data requirements

What is our target architecture?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand the support for business capabilities Understand applications providing business support Understand planned business support Identify applications recommended for the target architecture Identify risk due to technical obsolescence Edit the applications and business supports Data requirements

What is our application roadmap?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Review successor applications Change an application lifecycle Understand changes to application support Edit the applications Data requirements

What is our vendor roadmap?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand future vendor roadmap Identify the most critical contracts Identify expensive contracts Edit the contracts Data requirements

What is our technology roadmap?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Review successor components Change a component lifecycle Understand changes to component support What technology is planned for an IT capability? Edit the components Data requirements

What is our service landscape?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify the most important services Identify risks to services Edit the services Data requirements

What is our service roadmap?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Review successor business services Change a business service lifecycle Understand changes to business service delivery Edit the business services and business service lifecycles Data requirements

Manage the business demand on IT

What is our demand pipeline?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify demands by requesting organization Edit the demands Data requirements

Which demands should be realized?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand business value, architectural impact, and project risk Identify demands to prioritize How can I improve my data in Which demands should be realized? Edit the demands Data requirements

Who are our service providers and consumers?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Improve the data regarding business service providers Understand which organizations provide business services supporting a business capability Understand which organizations provide active business services Edit the business services owned by an organization Data requirements

Manage transformation projects

What are our most important projects?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand RAG status Understand how RAG is calculated Understand how Average Project Risk is calculated Understand how Average Business Value is calculated Understand how Average Architectural Impact is calculated Understand how the Planned Budget (current year / total) is calculated Identify risk due to project complexity Identify business impact due to project failure Understand project risk to the IT infrastructure Identify the most expensive projects Edit the projects Data requirements

What are our project overlaps?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Understand which projects have assets in common Define an asset that is impacted by a project Edit the assets Data requirements

Where are our project dependencies?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed What does the RAG status mean Identify project dependencies requiring attention Identify architecture affected by projects Edit the projects and project dependencies Data requirements

What is the status of our project portfolio?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify projects at risk Identify projects with dependencies Change a project's milestones Edit the projects Data requirements

Assess risk to your business

How will IT failure impact our business?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Business impact due to local shut-down Business impact due to server outage Business impact due to application failure Review the IT support of a business capability Edit the IT assets Data requirements

Where do we use sensitive data?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify redundant user of data Understand where personal data is used Identify GDPR-relevant data Edit the business data usage Data requirements

Where do we have technology risk?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify business capabilities at risk Identify IT capabilities at risk Edit the component lifecycle Improve the data about technologies Display components by owner organization Display future component support Edit the business capabilities and components Data requirements

Where do we have SLA violations?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Review the SLA violation Data requirements

What is our security score?

Find the business question Understand the information displayed Identify applications with no CIA score Data requirements

Complete your data collection tasks

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