Articles by Charles Dickerson

Application portfolios automate the operations of every organization. Business processes from core banking to claims processing have become indistinguishable from the applications that execute them. As a result, it is essential that these applications align with the business strategies and goals of the organization. A bank may launch an exotic fin...

North American manufacturers have faced years of intense, globalized competition. This onslaught compelled them to modernize their manufacturing processes to compete effectively. The result has been that many plants have become models of efficiency and agility. This modernization allowed manufacturers to more quickly adjust production to address shifts in demand and business goals...

Understanding the business and technical reality of your software assets is imperative in order to align them with corporate priorities The ability to predict a body's responses to environmental triggers can have significant therapeutic benefits. A researcher could analyze the "compliance" of your genes with standards to identify medical condition...

How many times have you read a book and realized that you can't recall a major character? Or, maybe you were left wondering how an important plot came to pass. The average novel contains 50,000 lines of text. Now, imagine a multimillion-line novel written by a team of authors over the course of decades that was repeatedly rewritten to the point that entire chapters were no longer relevant to the plot. That is the typical application portfolio of today...

As your business has grown, its office space requirements have changed. New buildings may be bought and sold as divisions are launched and canceled. Existing offices may be heavily renovated to make them more flexible and efficient, and cubicles may be constantly adjusted to support smaller organizational shifts. In each case, the portfolio of office space is adjusted based on the needs of the business...