Many criteria can be used to group the applications of the portfolio. Among the most often used ones are business suitability, technical quality, TCO, business value and technical platform.
The most important basis for prioritization is the combination of business suitability and technical quality. From this combination of criteria, it is possible to decide whether a company should maintain, further develop or discontinue its system.
The analysis of the constituent elements and current state of the company application portfolio makes up the basis for prioritization.