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A strong application strategy ensures your application landscape is deliberately shaped to support the business strategy – not the other way around. It gives leaders clear direction on where to invest, where to modernise, where to consolidate, and what to retire, so the portfolio stays fit-for-purpose while reducing duplication, cost, and risk.
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In this one-day course, you will learn to:
- Translate business strategy into clear application direction using a capability-based lens (what the business needs to do, and what applications must enable).
- Diagnose application sprawl and portfolio pain points (duplication, overlap, technical debt, vendor lock-in, poor fit) without getting lost in detail.
- Define the elements of a simple target application landscape: platforms, buy/build principles, integration assumptions, and standardisation decisions.
- Segment applications into clear portfolio actions (invest, modernise, consolidate, tolerate, retire) using practical criteria leaders can agree on.
- Create a roadmap outline that sequences modernisation and rationalisation while protecting business continuity.
- Set up lightweight governance and measures so the strategy stays current and decisions stay consistent.
Who it’s for:
- CIOs/CTOs and IT leadership teams who need a clear direction for application investment and rationalisation.
- Heads of Applications, Digital, and Product/Platform leaders responsible for app roadmaps and delivery outcomes.
- Enterprise architects and strategy leads who need a practical method to align apps to business capabilities and priorities.
- Portfolio/PMO and transformation leaders who need a coherent basis for prioritisation and sequencing.
- Risk/compliance and procurement stakeholders involved in major application decisions (kept intentionally minimal and practical).
What you will leave with:
- An Application Strategy on a Page template (direction, principles, focus areas, and key decisions) plus a worked example.
- A Capability-to-Applications mapping template (how applications enable capabilities, and how to spot gaps and overlaps).
- A Portfolio Action Model template (invest/modernise/consolidate/tolerate/retire) with simple decision criteria.
- A Modernisation Decision Tree (when to replace, re-platform, re-engineer, retire, or buy) plus example scenarios.
- A 12-month roadmap outline template (sequencing logic, dependencies, and near-term priorities).
- A lightweight governance rhythm template (decision rights, cadence, and measures that keep portfolio decisions consistent).
How the course works:
Live, instructor-led and built around realistic scenarios. You’ll use simple templates and guided activities to practise the method, so you can apply it immediately in your organisation – without turning the day into a workshop that tries to build a full strategy in the room.
Included:
- Templates, canvases and checklists
- Participant workbook and course materials
- Certificate of completion and LinkedIn badge
Course details:
- Duration: 1 day
- Delivery: Live online (instructor-led). In-house delivery available on request.
- Format: Interactive, scenario-based, hands-on
Curriculum
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- Course Modules:
- Why Application Strategy matters
- Business strategy to capabilities
- Portfolio reality check - assessing without boiling the ocean
- Target application landscape - principles and patterns
- Portfolio actions and roadmapping - from direction to decisions
- Governance and measures - keeping the strategy current
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Live, instructor-led online (not self-paced) with guided sessions and interactive exercises.
Workshop-style with structured activities, discussion, and hands-on exercises.
Classes are intentionally small to maximise interaction, Q&A, and application to your context.
Clearer priorities and trade-offs, stronger stakeholder alignment, and practical artefacts you can use immediately.
Yes - the methods are industry-agnostic by design, and you’ll apply them using examples and scenarios relevant to your organisation.
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