Application Life Cycle Management Resources
Software development is becoming an increasingly complex process. It is a process that requires better and more sophisticated solutions such as Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). ALM automates many tasks throughout the development process minimizing the risk of human error and providing managers with greater visibility over multiple projects. ALM tools can help deliver faster-to-market, high quality software products.
According to Wikipedia, a true Application Lifecycle Management solution should:
- increase productivity, as the team shares best practices for development and deployment, and developers need focus only on current business requirements ;
- improve quality, so the final application meets the needs and expectations of users;
- break boundaries through collaboration and smooth information flow;
- accelerate development through simplified integration ;
- cut maintenance time by synchronizing application and design;
- maximize investments in skills, processes, and technologies;
- increase flexibility by reducing the time it takes to build and adapt applications that support new business initiatives.
To assist development teams with ALM issues, MKS has pulled together the following recommended tools, articles and other resources on this topic:
Recommended MKS Tools:
MKS Integrity is a powerful application lifecycle management platform offering flexible workflow and full traceability. It links each stage of the application lifecycle and connects software teams through better collaboration,supporting enterprise-wide process standardization and maturity during the software development process.
The 2006 edition of MKS Integrity builds on MKS’ integrated application lifecycle management (ALM) strategy with feature-rich capabilities for application and project portfolio management and enterprise-level staging and deployment. MKS continues to be the only ALM vendor in the market today to deliver complete lifecycle management coverage from requirements to deployment to portfolio management via a single solution built on a single architecture.
Recommended Articles:
Note: registration is required for many of these to gain access to the full article or event.
- “The Three Pillars of Application Lifecycle Management,” MKS Archived Webinar featuring Forrester Research
- “Project Management: The Forgotten Piece of ALM? ,” SD Times Article
- “Managing Service Oriented Architectures with Application Lifecycle Management,” MKS White Paper
- “MKS Application Lifecycle Management Suite Acclaimed by Butler Group in Technology Audit,” Butler Group Technology Audit
- “The Changing Face Of Application Life-Cycle Management,” Forrester Research Report
- “Use Cases and Implementing Application Lifecycle Management Systems - Part 1,” Methods and Tools Article
Other Recommended Resources:
- Application Lifecycle Management Conference & Expo, presented by CM Crossroads and CMC Media
- Knowledgestorm ALM Resources, white papers, product literature, Webcasts and case studies
- InfoWorld: Application Development, collection of relevant articles from InfoWorld.
- Distributed Application Development, tips for project managers from Gantthead
- Development & Deployment, content section of Stickyminds.com
