There is a lot of value in OrbusInfinity and in establishing it as a central repository. It will continue to provide value to an organization long after the people implementing it move on.
The Challenge
The government organization in the Asia-Pacific region was on a mission to support and enhance its operations by focusing on its enterprise architecture (EA) capability. The department faced several challenges:
- Fragmented understanding of the application landscape
- Numerous unsynchronized spreadsheets documenting applications
- Absence of a central source of truth
- Lack of clarity on the alignment of strategy to technology projects
- Difficulty balancing projects due to a lack of a unified platform for visibility and insights
The Solution
To address these challenges, the department implemented Orbus Software’s on-premises offering, iServer, and later migrated to the cloud-native solution, OrbusInfinity. The platform provided a centralized repository, clarity into the department’s application landscape, and bridged the gap between strategic ambitions and technology initiatives.
The Result
The implementation of OrbusInfinity led to significant improvements in the department’s understanding of the application landscape, lifecycle management, and alignment of IT projects with business objectives.
Specific highlights of implementing OrbusInfinity include:
- Creating a central source of truth
- Identifying clear ownership of applications
- Aligning strategic goals with business capabilities to guide business investment and resource allocation
- Transitioning from spreadsheet-based tracking of business initiatives, saving approximately 7-10 days of effort each quarter
- Retiring 41 applications, significantly streamlining the technology portfolio
