System Application Map
posted by Anna Mar, July 04, 2011The System Application Map illustrates your system landscape (by business capability and department). Consider the following example (telecom industry)*:
*example uses the names of Greek gods in place of system names
Variations
The example breaks down applications by level 1 business capability and department. It is also common to break out the map by:- level 2 business capability / department
- level 1 business capability / location
- level 1 business capability / product
etc...
Views
It is common to create audience-targeted views of the System Application Map. For example, focusing on the level 2 business capabilities for one department.For this reason, it is difficult to maintain the System Application Map as a Microsoft Visio diagram. Ideally, a enterprise architecture software tool is used that allows views to be generated on the fly.
Audience
The System Application Map is of interest to virtually everyone in the organization. Uses include:- executive decision support
- project planning
- solution architecture
- support documentation
- training and onboarding
Drill Down
It is common to link the boxes in the application map to drill down views. This can include:- level 2 / level 3 System Application Map
- project descriptions
- system/application roadmap documentation
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