WorkingSession on Reverse Engineering techniques forApplication Portfolio Management
Francesca Arcelli Fontana · 2007
andmethodologies proposed inreverse engineering canbeusedtoenhance thedifferent activities involved ThemaingoaloftheRE4APMworking session isto in APM. Theseactivities includeprogram discuss themainissues andcritical problems involvedcomprehension, complexity andquality analysis, inApplication Portfolio Management (APM), which maintenancesupport,softwarearchitecture can be supported throughadvancedreverse reconstruction, legacy modernization and engineering techniques andtopromote collaborations transformation toITgovernance, activity planning and amongtheinternational communities fromboth application management andassessment. universities andindustry. The working session aimsto discuss how operate, whatmaintenance effort is required, howtomakestrategic decisions onthefuture 1.Background oftheportfolio, howtoevaluate theROIadopting APM, how to mitigate coordination and APM (Application Portfolio Management) hasbeen communication problems driven byoutsourcing. The defined byForrester Research analysts as:Asetof working session will emphasize howitisalmost technologies thatreadssourcecodeartifacts from impossible tobuild an accurate picture ofcomplex acrosstheenterprises, records therelationships legacy operations without theright tools. between theminaknowledge baseandaugments the Contributions include, butarenotlimited tothe knowledge basewithbusiness information todevelop following topics. managementintelligence about applications * Evaluation criteria forITportfolio management * Evaluation ofmetrics collection tools, metrics