Application Portfolio Management (APM)
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Overview[edit | edit source]
Context[edit | edit source]
- TBS Report on the State of Aging IT (2010) affirmed that Application Portfolio Management is not consistently practiced GC-wide, thereby supporting the need for a formalized approach for the management of applications.
- 75% reside in the back-office, many are home-grown, solve the same business needs and do not leverage enterprise opportunities
- Efficiencies can be realized by consolidating and standardizing back-office applications in order to redirect resources towards the renewal of aging systems & towards government priorities
GC Applications Inventory[edit | edit source]
List of GC applications based on departmental reporting.
Strategy Components[edit | edit source]
Expected Outcomes[edit | edit source]
- Improve the maturity of application portfolio management practices across government to provide a holistic view of the GC applications landscape and related risks and investments
- Support government-wide strategies on the renewal & ever-greening of aging applications that are both economical and ensure the continuity of services to Canadians
- Implement multi-year investment planning for applications that is interlocked with corporate risk and investment planning to direct investments towards government priorities
APM to focus IT investments to best meet business objectives, with an acceptable level of risk and at a reasonable cost.
Guidance[edit | edit source]
APM 2018 Guidance Documents[edit | edit source]
- Application Portfolio Management General User Guide has an overview of what APM is and a description of mission criticality.
- The Aging IT Application Assessment details the Aging IT methodology; the funding condition, BCP/DRP and criticality assessments.
- The Application Lifecycle Management Assessment details the T.I.M.E. methodology; the business value, support costs and technical condition assessments.
- APM Module Guide (CA Clarity is the system used for APM)
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Data Model
- Data Loader Template
- List of GC applications based on departmental reporting.
- Index of pages and files about APM on GCPedia
Previous Guidance Documents[edit | edit source]
- Application Portfolio Management Strategy - replaced by Application Portfolio Management User Guide
- Application Portfolio Management Aging IT Assessment - replaced by Aging IT Application Assessment
- Application Lifecycle Management - replaced by Application Lifecycle Management Assessment
- Application Portfolio Classification Tool - replaced by Departmental Results Framework, see the Data Requirements section of the Application Portfolio Management User Guide
- Definitions - included in Application Portfolio Management User Guide, and Application Lifecycle Management Assessment
- APM Data Model Clarity 3.0.6 (Updated 2016-06-24) - outdated, new model included in APM Module Guide
- Clarity User Guide - replaced by APM Module Guide
Presentations[edit | edit source]
- CIOC APM Presentation - Dec 14, 2012
- GTEC APM Presentation - Oct 8-9, 2013
- CIOC APM Presentation - Apr 22, 2013
- CA Day - Jun 5, 2014
- GC Enterprise Security Architecture: APM in the GC - Nov 20, 2014
Training and Events[edit | edit source]
The latest information about training and events is on the APM GCconnex group.
Date | Session | Agenda | Training Materials or Minutes |
2018-07-13 | APM 2018 data model feedback session | Event agenda | Meeting Summary 2018-07-13 |
2017-05-25 9:30am-11:30am |
APM Community Meeting | 0. 9:30-9:40am Introductions All 1. 9:40-10:00am GC APM Open Data Pilot Update Troy M (TBS) / Karri C (TBS) |
https://gcconnex.gc.ca/discussion/view/26678602/gc-apm-meeting-gc-gpa-reunion |
2016-04-18 2:30pm-4pm |
APM 2016 Training | 2:30-2:50pm - Overview of APM 2016 2:50-3:05pm - CBAS Overview |
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2015-09-29 10:30am-12pm |
APM 2015 Training / Formation sur la GPA de 2015 | Overview of APM 2015 / Aperçu du APM 2015 | |
2015-08-11 or/ou 2015-08-13 1:30pm-2:30pm |
La migration de l’application Windows Server 2003 (WS2K3) / Windows Server 2K3 Migration | Overview of the Windows Server 2003 Retirement Program / Aperçu du programme de retraite de Windows Server 2003 Progress Reporting using APM / Rapports d'étape en utilisant GPA |
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2015-08-12 10:30am - 12pm or/ou 2015-08-17 1:30pm - 3pm |
Collection des données pour la migration de l’application Windows Server 2003 (WS2K3) / Windows Server 2K3 Migration Data Collection | Intro to Application Portfolio Management (APM) / Introduction à la gestion de portefeuille d'applications (GPA) Preparing the data submission / Préparation de la soumission de données |
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2014-12-17 3:00pm-4:30pm |
2014 APM Orientation Session | Session 1: Contingency planning Session 2: Essential Applications Mapping |
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2014-12-02 2:30pm-4:30pm |
2014 APM Orientation Session | Session 1: Overview |
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2014-03-27 1:00pm-3:00pm |
APM 2013-14 - TIME & Lessons Learned | Session 1: Mission Critical Analysis Session 2: Demo IT Planning & MAF linkages |
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2013-10-30 10:00am-12:00pm |
APM Training Orientation Session Data Loader Tips, Application Data QA, Portlet Configuration and Exporting Data |
Session 1: Introduction/Compilation of Data Loader feedback Session 2: Performing your Quality Assurance - Tombstone Info/Ifrastructure Info |
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2013-06-21 2:00pm-4:00pm |
Part 2: Application Portfolio Management: - Aging IT, Data model |
Session 1 - Recap -Introduction, APM Overview and Lifecycle Assessment Methodology Session 2 - Data Model: General information |
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2013-06-18 1:00pm-3:00pm |
Part 1: Application Portfolio Management: - TIME & Lessons Learned |
Session 1 - APM Overview Session 2 - TIME Session 3 - Lessons Learned |
Contacts[edit | edit source]
Departmental or Agency Delegates[edit | edit source]
The people listed in the APM section of the contacts list, are responsible for coordinating the APM data entry for their departments or agencies They have editing rights to their departmental applications inventory in the Clarity system used by TBS for managing APM.
Their roles usually include
- Coordinating the APM data entry to keep the data complete, up-to-date and accurate
- Quality assurance of their departmental applications' inventory
- Liaison with TBS and other central agencies such as SSC
- Distribute, within their department, information received from TBS about the APM program
- Manage their departmental list of TBS Clarity users
- Keep the list of departmental contacts below current
- Answer inquiries from other departments.
Contact the TBS APM Team[edit | edit source]
You can contact us via the GCconnex group or email the APM Support team
Useful Links[edit | edit source]
- STRATEGY COMPONENTS' references
- Guidance documents
- Application Portfolio Management User Guide has an overview of what APM is and a description of mission criticality.
- The Aging IT Application Assessment details the Aging IT methodology; the funding condition, BCP/DRP and criticality assessments.
- The Application Lifecycle Management Assessment details the T.I.M.E. methodology; the business value, support costs and technical condition assessments.
- APM Module Guide (CA Clarity is the system used for APM)
Related pages Enterprise Portfolio Strategy Index of pages and files about APM on GCPedia News and Events on GCconnex * APM Community Group
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