The business question What are our investment and retirement candidates? helps you to decide where to focus rationalization activities by analyzing applications on multiple dimensions in the context of a TIME ( Tolerate, Invest, Migrate, Eliminate ) quadrant. Understanding the application score will help in making decisions about whether it is best to keep an application ( Tolerate ), invest in the application ( Invest ), consider the application as a migration candidate ( Migrate ), or sundown the application ( Eliminate ).

The business question reveals which applications may qualify as candidates to invest or retire in order to meet rationalization goals. By comparing recommendations with real-world application scores, this business question ensures that you scrutinize investment decisions from different perspectives.