Application portfolio management for mid-size companies

Stop paying for the same software twice.

Secant turns your application spreadsheet into one trusted inventory: every application, its owner, a quality score, and a clear call on what to keep, consolidate, or retire. No six-figure suite. No year-long implementation.

  • Start from the spreadsheet you have
  • Nothing to replace or install
  • Built for 200 to 500 applications
Secant · Portfolio: All applications
312Applications
71%Owners confirmed
9Duplicate functions
Function: Project tracking Lifecycle: Active Sort: MetaScore
ApplicationOwnerMetaScoreCall
Project tracking: 3 applications do the same job
Fabrikam PlannerOperationsKEEP
Contoso TasksFinanceREVIEW
Northwind TrackNo ownerRETIRE
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The problem

Most growing companies can’t answer three simple questions.

Every team buys the tools it needs. Nobody sees the whole picture, so the same costs, risks, and renewals repeat quietly across budgets.

1

What do we actually run?

The spreadsheet was accurate once. Now rows duplicate, retired systems linger, and nobody trusts the total.

2

Who owns each application?

People change roles and applications keep running. When something breaks or renews, there is no one to ask.

3

Where are we paying twice?

Three departments, three tools for the same job, three contracts. Each purchase made sense on its own.

How the pilot works

From your spreadsheet to a clear plan, with very little of your time.

We do the heavy lifting. Your team supplies what it already has and makes the calls.

  1. Send us what you have

    An export from your spreadsheet, your CMDB, or a list someone keeps. Messy is fine.

    Your time: one kickoff call
  2. We build your inventory

    We load it into Secant, match owners, and score every record so the gaps and duplicates are visible.

    Your time: none
  3. Decide together

    We walk through the portfolio with you: what to keep, what to consolidate, and what to retire.

    Your time: one working session
Who it’s for

Built for the people who sign off.

CIOs and IT directors

A defensible view of the whole portfolio, and a clear, prioritized list of what to act on.

Business owners and CFOs

See where software spend overlaps across departments, in plain terms, without a consulting project.

Enterprise architects

A method and a tool for the portfolio, instead of a spreadsheet you maintain on your own.

The product

Everything you need to make the call, and nothing you don’t.

One inventory you can trust

Every application in one place with its owner and lifecycle status. Retired systems stop padding your numbers.

MetaScore on every record

A quality score on a ten-band color scale, rolled up to every owner, so you see exactly which records need attention.

A WorkBench built for triage

A fast grid for working through hundreds of applications at once. Stack filters, then peel them back without losing your place.

Questions

What people ask before they start.

Do we have to replace anything?

No. Secant starts from the spreadsheet or list you already have. Nothing to install, and your existing tools keep running.

What do you need from us?

An export of your current inventory, however rough, plus a kickoff call and one working session with the people who make portfolio decisions.

How is this different from an enterprise architecture suite?

Those suites are built for the largest companies, with six-figure contracts and long implementations. Secant is built for mid-size companies that need a trusted inventory and clear decisions, not a platform project.

What does a pilot cost?

Pilot pricing depends on the size of your portfolio. We cover it on the first call, before you commit to anything.

Find out what you’re really running.

Secant is pre-launch, and we’re taking on a small number of pilot companies. Start with a short conversation to see if a pilot fits.

To get started, tell us:

  • Your company and your role
  • Roughly how many applications you run
  • Where your inventory lives today
Start a pilot

Or email hello@getsecant.com