Abstract: A method of evaluating vendor capability includes selecting a set of grouping strategies, each grouping strategy including one or more application groups, calculating a component consolidation potential (CP) score for each application group in each grouping strategy, determining a value for each application group in each grouping strategy, calculating a net CP score for each grouping strategy using the values and the component CP scores, selecting a grouping strategy from the set of grouping strategies based on the net CP scores, and evaluating vendor capability according to the selected grouping strategy.

Abstract: A method of assessing and improving capability of information systems (IS) management in an organization using a computer system is provided. The method gathers responses related to strategic aspects of the IS management from a plurality of stakeholders in the organization, determines incongruence between the responses using the computer system, determines a change management efficiency for each of the strategic aspects based on the responses using the computer system, and provides an assessment of the capability based on the responses, the incongruence, and the change management efficiency.