Why MKS for application lifecycle management (ALM)

Unparalleled Business Advantage to Unlock Innovation and Customer Success.

Whether you are a technology executive with a need for real-time information driven by reliable metrics, or a project manager who is charged with bringing in projects on time and on budget, or a savvy developer who has to write and manage millions of lines of code, MKS is the one solution for your diverse needs.

If it's not in MKS, it doesn't exist."
-Chris de Mol, Director Process & Software Engineering, Tele Atlas

Visibility – across global development operations regardless of location and platform. Productivity – through automation and integration of processes, greater collaboration and communication, and sophisticated support for software development best practices such as code reuse and refactoring. Compliance – better IT controls to meet compliance goals in a more systematic and efficient manner.

MKS Integrity delivers business benefit

Delivering a broader level of visibility across the application lifecycle for development, software engineering or IT operations and senior management enabling better and more effective business decisions.
Enhancing the productivity and efficiency of the global development teams by automating and integrating the business processes of software application development.
Supporting compliance to regulations such as Sarbanes Oxley, FDA 21CFR Part 11, HIPPA, Basel II and more.

MKS Integrity is unique

Single Architecture – MKS is the only vendor to build out full ALM capabilities from a single, common architecture and house all information in a centralized repository. The common architecture enables full management control across the application lifecycle – from requirement inception to deployment of change - via a common user interface.
Total Visibility – MKS’s centralized architecture and repository supports full ALM coverage and provides an unprecedented level of visibility and auditability over software development and application maintenance activity.

MKS Integrity is distinct

Flexible- Rather than a one size fits all approach to process MKS’s solution is flexible and allows teams to adapt & adjust process levels as business demands. This process definition flexibility simplifies implementation and leads to faster payback.
Scalable – MKS’s technology has been tested against the rigors of the largest enterprise and is scalable to thousands of team members.
Secure – Forrester research identified MKS Integrity as having the most robust security in the ALM industry
Distributed – MKS’s Federated Server Architecture enables distributed development across disparate worldwide geographic locations, which empowers and controls outsourced development like never before.
Adaptable – MKS’s solution is built on a modern application server infrastructure allowing for ease of integration, and the leveraging of existing technologies and staff expertise.
Low total cost of ownership – MKS’s single architecture reduces the implementation window dramatically

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Forrester Research: "The Changing Face of Application Life-Cycle Management"

MKS is a leader in software application management, harmonizing the disciplines of application lifecycle management (ALM) and IT Service Management with its enterprise software platform, MKS Integrity. Delivering end to end coverage across the application development lifecycle. MKS Integrity's capabilities include requirements management, software configuration management (SCM), software change management, software build management and software test management, through to software deployment and release management, and IT portfolio management. Our customers can better meet IT governance and compliance goals, achieve high levels of software process maturity, measure project performance and make substantial productivity gains at an overall low total cost of ownership.