i360Gov Research Study: Application Portfolio Management

Energy Policy & Technology

Have you completed a comprehensive application portfolio analysis?
Yes

No
Please rank your level of confidence in the following statements:
On a scale of 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident)
a. I know the actual recovery time required for each mission-critical application.

1 2 3 4 5

b. I can cite the cost-per-minute of downtime for my most crucial agency applications.

1 2 3 4 5

c. I know which applications are no longer under maintenance.

1 2 3 4 5
Does your application portfolio mesh with your agency's technology roadmap?
Yes

No
Please rank your level of confidence in the following statements:
On a scale of 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident)
a. I know which critical applications are near retirement.

1 2 3 4 5

b. I know which COTS software programs are nearing end of life.

1 2 3 4 5

c. I understand the impact of each aging application on my agency's technology planning and investment goals.

1 2 3 4 5

d. My agency's application migration projects are being well-planned.

1 2 3 4 5
Do you know which legacy applications must retire in the next two years, and which require ongoing funding and/or investments?
Yes

No
Please rank your level of confidence in the following statements:
On a scale of 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident)
a. I know which legacy applications must be retired.

1 2 3 4 5

b. I know which legacy applications will remain critical to operations, and must retain funding.

1 2 3 4 5

c. I know which primary application components can be reused.

1 2 3 4 5
Does your current application portfolio conflict with agency mission goals?
Yes

No
Please rank your level of confidence in the following statements:
On a scale of 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident)
a. Our current applications mesh well with agency mission goals.

1 2 3 4 5

b. I know the cost of maintaining agency applications, as a portion of my agency's IT budget.

1 2 3 4 5

c. I can connect the dots from current applications to specific project plans.

1 2 3 4 5

d. I can connect the dots from current applications to agency mission goals.

1 2 3 4 5

e. I can connect the dots from current applications to available budget dollars.

1 2 3 4 5
Application dependencies tend to generate risks... Are you able to identify the primary data dependencies among your agency's critical applications, including both upstream and downstream dependencies?
Yes

No
Please rank your level of confidence in the following statements:
On a scale of 1 (not confident) to 5 (very confident)
a. I can readily identify risks from data dependencies, quickly and comprehensively.

1 2 3 4 5

b. I was able to quickly identify which critical applications were exposed to the recent HeartBleed bug.

1 2 3 4 5

c. I can recover critical applications quickly, and even keep some applications running during most emergencies.

1 2 3 4 5
Please tell us about your job.
Which category best describes your job function?

If you chose 'Other', what is your job function?
Please tell us about your office.
What branch of government or type of business do you work for?

What department, division or business sector?

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