Technology Rationalization

Technology Rationalization

Govern Enterprise Technology Architecture

Convert technology evaluation into enforceable governance decisions.

A module within the SCAF operating model for governing enterprise technology portfolios.

As cloud, SaaS, and AI adoption scale, technology portfolios expand without consistent architectural control—driving duplication, fragmented governance, rising cost, and expanding trust boundaries.

Technology Rationalization establishes a standardized, architecture-first evaluation model for governing enterprise technologies. It enforces consistent decision criteria across Architecture Risk, Trust Boundary Risk, Data Sensitivity, Cost Impact, and Strategic Alignment to produce clear governance actions: KEEP, EVALUATE, CONSOLIDATE, or RETIRE.

What This Module Does

• Defines a standard model for inventorying enterprise technologies
• Establishes governance evaluation across architecture, trust, data, cost, and strategy
• Identifies overlapping capabilities and architectural risk
• Surfaces trust boundary expansion across external platforms
• Quantifies cost impact and strategic alignment
• Produces structured governance decisions across the portfolio

What’s Included

• Guide (PDF): methodology, scoring model, and governance logic
• Workbook (Excel): inventory template with scoring and decision outputs

Who This Is For

• Enterprise Architecture
• Platform Engineering Leadership
• Security & Governance Teams
• FinOps & Technology Portfolio Owners

Outcome

• Standardized governance of enterprise technology portfolios
• Reduced duplication and SaaS sprawl
• Improved architectural discipline
• Stronger cost and portfolio control
• Reduced trust boundary and external dependency risk