Summary

In this chapter, we covered the main phases of an initial portal evaluation. We looked at how a BVA can be done to uncover the value added by portal and how a road map for the entire enterprise can be one of the outputs of the BVA exercise. We looked at how a prototype can be started leveraging cloud using development images from either Amazon EC2 or IBM SmartCloud. We saw how patterns are built to expedite the prototype environment and kick off the portal effort. In this case, this fully functional environment would be leveraged for future development purposes. We also looked at high level, how Portal accelerators and toolbox assets can expedite the realization of value for an enterprise moving to the Portal paradigm. Remember that team work is always the best solution. These efforts are implemented with the collaboration of all stakeholders involved in a technology transformation effort and the support of IBM software, services, and other subject matter experts.