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IstStand

IstStand is a German term that refers to the current state of a system, process, or organization as it exists at a specific point in time. It is commonly used in business analysis, process management, and IT governance to document how things are today before planning changes. The concept is often written Ist-Stand or IstStand and is contrasted with Soll-Stand, which describes the desired or target state.

In practice, IstStand is established by collecting information about processes, applications, data, and infrastructure through interviews,

The methodology typically involves scoping the area to be analyzed, gathering and validating data with stakeholders,

Limitations include its snapshot nature, potential data incompleteness, and the risk that rapid changes render the

documentation
reviews,
system
inventories,
and
observations.
The
resulting
artifacts
may
include
as-is
process
maps
(often
in
BPMN),
architectural
diagrams,
data
lineage,
and
inventories
of
software
and
hardware.
These
artifacts
serve
as
a
baseline
for
analysis,
optimization,
and
transformation
projects.
modeling
the
current
flows
and
dependencies,
and
identifying
bottlenecks,
redundancies,
risks,
and
compliance
gaps.
The
IstStand
is
then
compared
with
the
Soll-Stand
to
derive
a
gap
analysis
and
a
roadmap
for
change.
documentation
stale.
Effective
use
of
IstStand
requires
periodic
updates
and
clear
governance
around
who
owns
the
data
and
how
it
is
maintained.