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Application Inventory, Assessment & Collaboration

Build a trusted inventory that accelerates transformation with clear ownership and lifecycle visibility.

Get Started with Sparx Systems APM

Create a Single Source of Truth

  • Align Business & IT
  • Collaborate at Scale

Get Started with Sparx Systems APM Accelerator

Use Sparx Systems’ built-in APM accelerator to stand up a baseline inventory and dashboards within days. 

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Keep Your Portfolio Accurate, Aligned and Actionable with
Sparx Systems APM

A living inventory that supports collaboration, traceability, and impact analysis. 

Build your application inventory faster using templates, accelerators, and integrations

  • Import your initial application list in bulk using Excel templates, then enrich it over time in Sparx EA.
  • Pull portfolio data from other systems using integrations and REST APIs when needed
  • Use Sparx APM Accelerators (prebuilt structure/templates) to speed up setup and baselining
  •  Move from “spreadsheet lists” to a complete portfolio model with visibility and control across the landscape 

Keep Inventory Information Trusted and up-to-date with a collaborative platform

  • Enable shared ownership so app owners and stakeholders update what they know best
  • Use role-based access so each audience can contribute and review without overexposure 
  • Run structured validation using Prolaborate Reviews to confirm updates and approvals with the right stakeholders 
  • Capture context and decisions using Prolaborate Discussions, so changes stay explainable 

Align business and IT with connected context, traceability, and impact analysis

  • Connect applications to the business context they support, then use traceability and impact analysis to see what’s affected when priorities change 
  • Link portfolio details to IT realities (lifecycle, risk signals, dependencies) with impact-aware relationships that reduce blind spots 
  • Use a shared structure to enforce consistent definitions across business and IT stakeholders 
  • Improve decision clarity because everything is interconnected, explainable, and easy to trace

What Customers Achieved with Sparx Systems APM

3 Months

Gain full visibility into the Application Landscape in just 3 months 

$1M

Over $1M saved annually on application licensing costs 

100% Traceability

Applications linked to capabilities, owners, and downstream impacts 

Testimonials

“We were able to walk senior leadership through an up-to-date view of the organization and its architecture unlike a static slide deck which made the discussion far more productive.”

Verified User Water Utility Organization

"With Prolaborate dashboards connected to our Sparx Enterprise Architect repository, we can drill into charts, open the underlying lists, and trust the numbers—moving to a single database improved reliability and saved us time."

Verified User US Government Agency

“We had to pivot quickly to a new APM approach, and Sparx gave us a platform that was flexible, cost-effective, and strong on functionality.”

Verified User UK Telecommunications Organization

“Having modeling and dashboards in one shared platform reduced manual reconciliation, saved time, and improved confidence in the information we presented.”

Verified User UK Defense Organization

“Traceability was a big reason we chose the Sparx platform — we could connect almost anything to everything, which is essential when you’re trying to govern change across teams.”

Verified User Large Software Organization

“We reduced recurring annual spend by a little over $1M by cutting licensing and contractor support costs — and those savings carried forward year over year.”

Verified User US Healthcare Agency

Get Results Faster with SSNA’s APM Consulting

Our proven implementation approach helps you baseline the portfolio quickly, apply best practices and start seeing outcomes right from the start. 

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Related Resources

Case Study

How a Water Utility Organization achieved full asset traceability with Sparx APM

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Performing faster, safer change and impact analysis across complex landscapes

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Guides

Getting started with Sparx APM Accelerator in EA 17

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How to import your application inventory from spreadsheets

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