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Application Portfolio Managements

Application Rationalization: Not a Project, a Discipline

Application rationalization is more than a one-time cleanup project โ€” itโ€™s an ongoing discipline. As organizations grow, applications pile up, creating overlap, wasted costs, and security risks. By regularly reviewing, consolidating, and retiring tools, leaders can reduce complexity, lower expenses, and improve productivity. Supported by the right tools, application rationalization helps you keep control of your portfolio and align technology decisions with business strategy.

Tech Debt isnโ€™t just a Dev Problem; itโ€™s a Leadership Problem

Tech debt leadership is about more than code reviews and refactoring. Itโ€™s about the decisions that create complexityโ€”tool sprawl, manual workarounds, and neglected systems. These arenโ€™t engineering failures. Theyโ€™re leadership ones. If you're shaping roadmaps and budgets, tech debt is already your problem. Start treating it that way.

Application Sprawl: How Did We Get Here?

You didnโ€™t plan for application sprawl - but now youโ€™re stuck with too many tools, unclear ownership, and rising costs. This post breaks down how sprawl happens, why itโ€™s a business risk, and what it takes to get back in control. Learn how to shift from a cluttered stack to a strategic portfolio with shared visibility and decisions that actually stick.