Application Rationalization
Consolidate your application portfolio with decisions you can defend
Arqlee turns your application portfolio into solid rationalization decisions: spot redundant, costly and risky applications, prioritize them, and turn them into a traceable Decision Pack. No new EA tool, no months of repository upkeep.
First solid signals in 48-72 hours, validated Decision Pack usually in 10-14 days, depending on data access and scope.
When rationalization pays off
Four situations where you should consolidate your application landscape and retire redundant applications.
IT cost pressure
The CFO expects a real cut in application cost, and you need defensible candidates instead of flat reductions.
Reduce IT cost with Application RationalizationSaaS sprawl
Over the years, parallel tools for the same capability have piled up. Which ones stay, which get replaced?
Transformation / S/4HANA
Before an ERP or cloud transformation, the portfolio has to be cleaned up so you do not migrate legacy along with it.
M&A / post-merger
After a merger, two landscapes overlap. Prioritize application retirement instead of running everything twice.
How Arqlee assesses every application
Every application is scored on the same traceable dimensions, so decisions stay comparable and defensible in the board.
Business fit
How well does the application cover the business need it is meant to serve?
Technical fit
Technical health: currency, maintainability, architecture and operational risk.
Cost & savings
Running cost and concrete savings potential on replacement or consolidation.
Risk & evidence
A risk score with confidence and a written rationale, not gut feeling.
Effort
How hard is the replacement or migration, so quick wins become visible?
From assessment to decision: the TIME model
From the dimensions, Arqlee deterministically derives a recommendation per application. For non-SaaS, the 6R model adds the migration direction.
Tolerate
Works well enough. Keep it, but do not invest further.
Invest
High value, good shape. Strengthen it deliberately.
Migrate
Value yes, platform no. Move it onto a better base.
Eliminate
Redundant or outdated. Retire it and save cost.
6R for non-SaaS: Retain, Retire, Rehost, Replatform, Refactor, Replace.
What we detect, and what you get
What Arqlee detects
From your raw data, Arqlee makes visible what your portfolio actually holds.
- Redundant applications that cover the same capability twice
- Aging or obsolete systems at the end of their lifecycle
- Technically or economically outdated applications
- Unclear ownership and governance gaps
The result: a Decision Pack
A decision basis you can sign off, not another report.
Portfolio view
Every application with diagnosis, TIME recommendation and priority.
Prioritized actions
Concrete measures with sequence, effort and quick wins.
Savings potential
Defensible cost effects per measure, not blanket promises.
Data Trust
Every recommendation traceable to the data source, with confidence.
A decision, not a tool rollout
If you need a solid rationalization decision and do not want to start an EA program, Arqlee is the shortest path. No repository rollout, no months of data upkeep, no trained team. You provide an export, Arqlee provides the decision basis. This does not replace existing architecture work, it gets you to a decision faster.
Ready to consolidate your portfolio?
In a short conversation we clarify your data situation, scope, and the fastest path to your first rationalization decision.