By ICT resources of the company we mean all software and computer equipment that enables the development or execution of business programs (applications). By ICT resource management, we mean all activities that enable the planning and execution of replacement, upgrade, procurement of new ones or expenditure.

In medium and large companies, the amount and variety of ICT resources can be very large. Managing a large number of resources is a significant challenge for managing them. The question arises “What to do, how to ensure resource management in a simple and efficient way?”.

The Technology Radar

The term technological radar denotes a visualization method/diagram for displaying ICT resources according to certain selected categories and status.

The diagram shows ICT resources in two dimensions (4 quadrants) and 4 statuses.

Quadrants may be categories such as: programming tools, programming languages and frameworks, technology platforms and information technologies, or other categories as appropriate.

The statuses are as follows:

Filling the technological radar with the ICT resources necessary for the execution of applications in the company, allows complete control and provides security for use without the expected problems. It is important to monitor changes and continuously update the radar in accordance with the changes in order to achieve up-to-date data.

ICT Resources Planning and Management

For ICT resources planning and maintenance, it is necessary to enter (once) all ICT resources and It life cycles. By entering the life cycle, it is possible to schedule and execute upgrades or retirement of ICT resources. The maintenance plan is defined in the form of a Gantt chart with a list of all necessary activities for the execution of the change/maintenance for each ICT resource individually.

Example of Maintenance Plan

Example of Lifecycle

Dependency Analysis

It is also necessary to enter (once) all business applications in use and connect them to ICT resources that enable their execution. In this way, it is possible to perform a dependency analysis of applications, ICT resources and organizational units that use applications.

Example of Dependency Analysis

These data are important for detailed planning of the sequence and manner of making changes or replacing ICT resources.

The Resources (Heat) Map

The Resource (Hit) Map allows you to easily track all the necessary changes on a single diagram. ICT resources are marked with a color that shows the status of the resource (green – no change, yellow – need for change, red – cessation of use of resources).

Example of Resources (Heat) Map

What is the Solution for ICT Resources Management

By solution we mean data and the software application that contains them (enables input and maintenance). The solution contains a database with all the above-mentioned data and functionalities/services to obtain reports and online views necessary for efficient management.

How to Realize a Solution for Management of ICT Resources?

The Quantum Consulting provides the full service for realization of Solution (in accordance with the ArchiMate standard), as well as filling in all the necessary data and creating all relevant diagrams (control panels) necessary for simple and efficient management. We design and implement the solution using the BOC ADOIT platform, one of the best rated by Gartner.