Using the Tragedy of Commons theory for application portfolio guidance Many times, business and application leaders bring their rationalization efforts as far as a plan, but stumble getting the business engaged to execute the plan. They question the reasons for spending money on an IT problem and do not understand how they contribute to the problem, so nothing happens.
Many design principles laid out by Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrum can provide a useful analog for business and application leaders in addressing the application portfolio problem. Some of them are…