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Application Rationalization: Free Success Kit

Control complexity and costs with LeanIX

How do you reduce costs when IT landscapes are growing increasingly complex? One of the best places to start is with Application Rationalization.

Application Rationalization is fundamental to reducing IT costs, aligning applications with critical business capabilities, mitigating technology risk, and so much more.

Find out how to get started and see results in a matter of weeks with our Application Rationalization Success Kit.

The Success Kit includes:

SAP LeanIX IT cost optimization survey report 2025
Three steps to IT cost transparency and lower application TCO
Applying the Gartner TIME Framework for Application Rationalization
White Paper: A Guide to Application Rationalization
Poster: Five Ways to Reduce IT Costs
Questionnaire: Application Rationalization Questionnaire

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International study

IT cost optimization survey

This in-depth study explores how EA teams are turning budget pressures into portfolio transformation opportunities, while navigating ongoing data gaps and stakeholder alignment challenges.

Our survey of 225 enterprise architects and IT managers from companies across the world gives you the answers.

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Poster

3 steps to IT cost transparency

This one-page poster walks you through a straightforward three-step approach to achieving IT cost transparency.

Learn how to build an application inventory with consolidated application total cost of ownership (TCO) data, what approaches work best to identify rationalization candidates, and to implement decisions and establish ongoing application governance.

Expert Guide

Applying the Gartner TIME Framework for Application Rationalization

This e-book explores all four quadrants of the Gartner TIME framework and the most important considerations for each when categorizing your applications. It also reveals best practices for managing applications after they have been placed into the framework and planning your roadmap to optimal application rationalization.

White Paper

A Guide to Application Rationalization

Optimize your application stack, dramatically cut costs, and free up spend for innovation with application rationalization

Poster

Five Ways to Reduce IT Costs

This 1-page poster reveals five proven ways to reduce IT spend with SAP LeanIX's continuous transformation platform, with context and visuals to illustrate cost reduction initiatives.

QUESTIONNAIRE

Application Rationalization Questionnaire

This questionnaire provides a structured approach to collecting the essential information required for effective application rationalization.

Download the questionnaire and see what data you need to get the ROI you want.