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 Business Importance: Objectively derive a business importance score for each
application.
 Architectural Fit: Map each application against the organization’s architectural
strategy and standards, and calculate an architectural fit score.
 Risk Assessment: Calculate an application’s risk using the Portfolio Builder risk
questionnaire.
 Operational Performance: Automatically derive an operational performance score
for each application based on a performance questionnaire in Portfolio Builder.
Of particular note, the business importance of an application is computed in Office
Project Portfolio Server 2007 using a three-step prioritization process. This prioritization
technique uses the pair-wise comparison matrix to prioritize business drivers, then uses
two impact matrices to first assess each business process’s contribution to the success of
each business driver, and second to assess the level that each application supports each
business process. This three-step process results in a business importance score for each
application in the portfolio. Application contributions to business processes are best rated
as a percentage of the process that is automated by the application (see Figure 10). The
sum of application contributions to one process must be equal to or less than 100
percent.