Case Study: Aalto University achieves €4.5 million IT cost savings with QPR Software

Applying Architecture to Business Transformation and Decision-Making

Aalto University, a major Finnish institution formed from a merger of three independent universities, faced the significant challenge of post-merger integration. The university needed to harmonize operations, align and optimize its IT assets, and manage complexity to support its new strategic vision. To address this, they turned to QPR Software and utilized their QPR EnterpriseArchitect tool and Operational Development Methodology (ODM) to implement an enterprise architecture-driven approach for investment and project portfolio management.

By implementing QPR's solution, Aalto University created a centralized system for managing IT investments, which provided crucial visibility and ensured all projects were aligned with strategic goals. This architecture-driven approach, facilitated by QPR Software, enabled informed decision-making that resulted in substantial cost savings of €4.5 million within the first year, representing a 12 percent reduction from the annual IT budget. The success of this transformation also led to enterprise architecture being adopted as an official, organization-wide methodology for development.

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