Application Rationalization

Application rationalization assesses applications against business fit, technical health, cost, and strategic alignment to recommend sustain, invest, migrate, or retire actions. It reduces license, integration, and security surface area. Rationalization requires business owner decisions—not IT-only scoring.

In Practice

Larkinized LLC uses TIME or similar frameworks with transparent criteria workshops to build consensus. Rationalization outcomes feed portfolio roadmaps and architecture target states. Decommission plans include data archival and integration teardown validated by impact analysis.

Example

Rationalization retires four overlapping reporting tools after consolidating on an enterprise analytics platform.