From Chaos to ClarityWith IB’s Unique Application Portfolio Management (APM) Solution
A Presentation by Information Balance, Inc.Copyright 2005, All Rights Reserved
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Agenda
• Information Balance, Inc.
• Today’s IT Challenges
• Driving Efficiency: Application Portfolio Management
• Implementing APM:– Product Overview– Benchmark Implementations– Delivery Model
• (Optional) Brief Product Demonstration
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Current State
• IT environments are becoming increasingly more complex and information about what makes up an IT portfolio is not readily available
• An estimated 10-15% of IT resource time is spent looking for information and connections
• Experienced and knowledgeable resources are being stretched and are becoming scarce (especially legacy)
• Tools only provide limited relief• Project costs are increasing:
– Ability to analyze effectively directly relates to $$ spent on the front-end of all projects (initiation through business / systems analysis and design)
– Completeness of analysis will directly affect $$ spent on QA/Testing
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There is NO Escape
Chaos is the Norm
• RBC Computer Glitch (June, 2004):– “The disruption… occurred during a routine programming
update to one of RBC's computer systems”**
• CIBC Computer Glitch (July, 2004)
* RBC 2004 Q3 Financial Report**RBC News Release, 6/2/2004
…Every Day…Every Hour…Every Minute…
the same is happening in some IT shop, somewhere
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Cause of the Chaos
Information required for standard day-to-day tasks is fragmented and scattered.
Compilation of such information often adds a lengthy and non-productive phase to even basic IT tasks wasting precious time and resources.
The impact in times of crisis is magnified.
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The Premise
• The success of every IT initiative is directly related to the availability of a precise and complete inventory and relationship map of all related IT artifacts that affect the scope at hand– Application Development, Maintenance, Integration, Platform
Migration, Conversion, etc. Application Portfolio Management
answers this enterprise need.
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APM:From Fragmentation to Connection
ApplicationSourceCode
ApplicationSourceCode
Business /Information
Models
Requirements /Design
Documents
Network /Infrastructure
Data
Database /File Definitions
Database /File
Definitions
ApplicationMiningTools
ModelingTools
DocumentManagement
Tools
AssetManagement
Tools
RepositoryTools
From isolated silos of information….…. to a connected view of everything that’s relevant
Application Portfolio Management
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IB’s APM Solution:
Compiles fragmented information and presents an integrated, cohesive information base that directly
supports most basic IT tasks.
Eliminates wasted time and resources spent on search and
manual compilation of such information.
reduces effort from hours and days to minutes with
just a few clicks
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Implementing APM:
Leading APM Solution with a unique value proposition and engagement model
An automatically generated, continuously
maintained super meta repository of all relevant relationships of an organization’s
technology artifacts, made visible via an enterprise portal to support strategic
planning, IT development and day-to-day operations.
Increased productivity. Measurable return.
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Proprietary Technology
Collection OfFragmentedSource Data
Parsing &Relationship
Mapping
Single, IntegratedRepository
PortalInterface
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How it works
Content Mining Content Delivery
IB-ARM Portal / Intranet
Content Editor
SQL Queries
Source Code COBOL, PL/1DB2, CICS, IMS
JCL/PROCISPF
C/C++Shell Scripts
PL/SQL VB,
PowerBuilder
Mainframe
Client /Server
Web
Java.NET, ASP
HTMLXML
Infrastructure
Networks
Servers andClients
PrintersPeripherals
Maps/RoutesServices
Access DevicesSecurity and Policies
Users and Roles
ConfigurationsApplications
Job SchedulesBackup and
Recovery
Configuration InfoPrint Queues
Web PagesPDF
RTF, HTML
Paper based documentsMicrofiche and Microfilm
Documentation
MS Word documentsWordPerfect documents
DCF documents
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
XML
HTMLXML
HTMLTIFF
Collector /Extractor
Parser
Collector /Extractor
Parser
Collector /Extractor Parser
Collector /Extractor
Parser
HTMLXML
Collector /Extractor
Parser
Collector /Extractor Parser
Collector /Extractor Parser
Collector /Extractor Parser
Collector /Extractor
Parser
RelationshipComposition
DatabaseLoading
IB-ARMRepository
HTMLXML
XSLCSS
Editing
Web Browsers
IB-ARMContentServer
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How it looks
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A Technology Evolved
Information Balance:long established leader in developing automated analysis environments
IB-ARM V1.0Application Relationship Management
2002
IB-DOCS: extending application code to related system documentation (ability to parse any electronic source)
Automated System Documentation2001
IB-CARE: proprietary, repository based application maintenance environment
Automated Application Maintenance Services
1999-2000
IB-2000: proprietary code analysis and automated code repair tool-set for various client/server and mainframe platforms
Y2K Assessment and Compliance Services
1995-1999
Micro Focus Workbench, RevolveOff-Loaded Application Maintenance Services
1992-
TechnologyOfferingTimeline
IB-ARM V2.0Application Relationship Management
2003
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Tested and Proven
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• Bank: Maintenance Efficiency– Scope: Analysis of 5 multi-platform, mission critical applications (16 million lines of COBOL,
PL/1, Assembler, SAS, AdvantageGen, C and PowerBuilder)– Result: in progress; targeted for delivery January 2005.
• Bank: Application Decommissioning– Scope: Management reporting application (2 million lines of distributed SAS, JCL, DB2 and
Oracle)– Result: Full understanding of scope, being used to decommission application as part of move
to new data warehouse; delivered November 2004.
• Insurance: Maintenance Efficiency– Scope: Analysis of 3 multi-platform, mission critical applications (7 million lines of COBOL,
DB2, Unix and Focus, Maestro)– Result: Delivered in December 2004.
• Utility: Application Repatriation– Scope: Newly developed mission critical application moving from outsourcer to in-house
maintenance and support (2 million lines of Java, JSP, Oracle, PL/SQL, DataStage and Unix, plus over 1000 documents)
– Result: in progress; targeted for delivery January 2005.
Key Installations
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Benchmarks
• Pension Fund: For Better Business Solutions to Market, Faster– Scope: 2.5 M lines of source code (Java, Oracle / PB); all business
documentation / infrastructure information– Result: Savings of 6000 person hours per year (~25%)
• Bank: For Increased Throughput– Scope: Documentation only (in various forms vs. in ARM Repository)– Result: Savings of 6% across all Project Budgets
• Insurance: Maintenance Support– Scope: Complete application: 1.3 M lines of COBOL, DB/2, MS Documentation,
CA/7– Result: Savings of 22% in application maintenance
• Insurance: For Supporting Fast, Efficient Delivery of Multi-platform Mass Change– Scope: 3 million lines of COBOL, PL/1, Assembler, SAS, and Visual Basic– Result: Project delivered in less than 1/3 of the originally estimated time, at half the cost
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Delivery Model
• Phased Approach– Stage 1: Develop IB-ARM Program Plan – Stage 2: Implementation – Prepare content (collect, parse, compose, populate
repository)• Set up content delivery
– Stage 3: Repository Maintenance
• Minimum dependence on client resources• Investment / Timeline
– Dependent on target and scope– Pilot implementation available on small scale/scope
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Differentiators Unique Value
• Unique Solution Delivery Model (ASP/License Software) Human Intelligence / Interpretation applied during Implementation Guaranteed Delivery (No Shelf-Ware) Minimum Intrusion Pro-active Change Management
• Unlimited technical platform coverage (parser generation capability)Ability to process heterogeneous application portfolio; not just “pin-
point” solution Solution scope dictated by customer need NOT tool capability
• Ability to include document and infrastructure objects Ability to cover FULL IT Portfolio
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Summary
• Create IT Value: Deliver More with Less– Reduce project costs and timelines for most initiatives– Increase productivity throughout the project life-cycle – Leverage scarce, expert resource base– Increase quality of deliverables (analysis, testing)
• Do Things That Could NOT Be Done Before– Assess the value contribution of the existing IT investment– Create a path of understanding to “black boxes”– Touch what you did not dare to touch before
• Produce Measurable ROI in 6-9 Months– Start small, expand gradually