Application Portfolio Rationalization at a Global Bank
Overview
What this challenge is about.
Application Portfolio Rationalization at a Global Bank. Advanced challenge in analysis. Analyzing real datasets and building models that drive decisions, ear...
The Brief
What you'll do, and what you'll demonstrate.
Identify and sequence the retirement or consolidation of 60 applications to free roughly EUR 12M in annual opex without disrupting regulated systems.
This is not a data exercise. It is the work an analyst does when stakeholders need answers from messy data. That distinction matters to every hiring manager who has seen candidates describe statistical methods and none who have extracted insight from messy, real-world data.
When you finish, you will have something most graduates do not: a real-world deliverable, verified by Ewance, that you can show to a hiring manager and say "I did this. Here is the proof."
Earning criteria — what you'll demonstrate
- Apply the TIME framework to a real application portfolio
- Score applications on business value and technical health
- Sequence decommissioning around regulatory and integration constraints
- Build a savings projection a CFO can sign off
Program Fit
Where this fits in your program.
Sharpens the same skills your degree expects you to demonstrate.
IT Management and Governance
Master · General Studies
Strong alignment
This challenge maps to IT Management and Governance at the Master level. It sharpens the same practical skills your coursework expects — but in a real industry context with actual constraints and deliverables.
Skills
Skills you'll demonstrate.
Each one shows up on your verified credential.
- Portfolio Rationalization
Apply portfolio rationalization to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- It Governance
Apply it governance to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Cost Analysis
Apply cost analysis to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Risk Assessment
Apply risk assessment to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Stakeholder Communication
Apply stakeholder communication to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
- Roadmap Planning
Apply roadmap planning to solve real industry problems and demonstrate production-level capability.
Careers
Career paths this challenge builds toward
Completing this challenge demonstrates skills that transfer directly to these roles: