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Engagement

Application Portfolio Dependency Assessment

A time-boxed review that maps how your enterprise applications call each other, where coupling concentrates, and which dependencies threaten change programs.

Enterprise portfolios rarely fail because a single application is poorly written. They stall when release calendars collide with hidden dependencies — a shared batch job, an undocumented file drop, a library owned by a team that left years ago. Our flagship engagement is a structured dependency assessment for architecture and delivery leaders who need a clear picture before a modernization wave, a merger cutover, or a major platform move.

Who it is for

CIOs, enterprise architects, and program directors in Korea and the wider region who own multi-application landscapes — typically banks, insurers, manufacturers, and public-sector digital programs with twenty or more systems in active use. You bring access to application owners and existing diagrams; we bring the interviewing method, dependency modeling, and facilitation.

Result you leave with

A boundary-scoped dependency map, a ranked list of coupling risks, and a practical sequence for loosening the most damaging ties. The readout is designed for decision meetings, not for a slide archive that never leaves a shared drive.

Provider and process

Lead architects from Network Architects run the work on-site in Seoul when useful, or as a hybrid schedule with remote workshops. A typical engagement runs four to six weeks: intake and boundary setting, structured interviews, artifact review, model construction, validation with owners, then a facilitated readout.

Preparation and constraints

You designate a single engagement sponsor and grant read access to architecture repositories, CMDB extracts, and integration catalogues within the agreed boundary. We do not require production credentials. Work already underway on unrelated programs continues; we schedule interviews to avoid release weeks where possible.

Pricing basis

Quoted on portfolio size and interview count. See the fees page for starting ranges. A deposit confirms the calendar; the balance is due at the readout.

Next step

Request an assessment brief with your portfolio boundary and target decision date. We reply within two business days with fit, timing, and a draft scope outline.

Scope of the flagship engagement

What a dependency assessment covers

Included

  • Inventory of applications in the agreed portfolio boundary
  • Runtime and build-time dependency mapping across services and shared libraries
  • Risk ranking of coupling hotspots and single points of failure
  • Facilitated readout with architecture and delivery leads
  • Written findings pack with sequenced remediation options

Not included

  • Hands-on code rewrites or migration delivery
  • Vendor product selection or license negotiation
  • 24/7 operations monitoring after the engagement window
  • Access to systems outside the written boundary