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EAEA Tools

What is the difference between a CMDB and an EA tool?

A CMDB answers operational questions, an EA tool answers decision questions. The difference in owners, cadence and readers, and when the CMDB is enough.

Aug 23, 20262 min read

EAAPM

How do we start portfolio management when all we have is spreadsheets?

One list, three columns and a first TIME classification. The three reliable signs that the spreadsheet has stopped being enough.

Aug 23, 20262 min read

EATIME

What is TIME classification, and when is it worth the money?

Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate. What data the verdict requires, when the classification pays for itself, and why maintenance decides it.

Aug 23, 20262 min read

EAgovernance

Who should own the application register?

Registers die of ownerlessness in about six months. Why operations, procurement and finance each fail alone, and the two-layer model that holds.

Aug 23, 20262 min read

EATIME

TIME Analysis Done Right

Most TIME implementations are colour-coded spreadsheets. Here's what structured scoring, strategy connection, and cost analysis actually look like.

Apr 16, 20267 min read

EAAPM

Why TIME Without Strategy Is Just a Coloured Spreadsheet

The TIME model is the industry standard for classifying applications. But without strategic context, it's a categorisation exercise — not a decision engine.

Apr 16, 20264 min read

AIAI

AI Changes Everything About Application Portfolio Management

AI-assisted scoring, capability generation, strategy parsing. APM in 2026 is AI-native or it's a spreadsheet.

Apr 15, 20265 min read

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