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Vendor Landscape: Application Lifecycle Management

Satisfy your ALM suite-tooth.

Last Revised: January 30, 2013

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Your Challenge

  • Development platforms and methodologies have proliferated, increasing complexity for IT managers and software development.
  • Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools that fail to track from requirements through to maintenance introduce gaps in the lifecycle that will hinder the speed and quality of development.
  • The cost of ALM licenses puts pressure on the budget-conscious IT leader.

Our Advice

Critical Insight
  • ALM tools must manage across diverse platforms to support all phases of the lifecycle from requirements through to deployment and maintenance.
  • Traceability must be integrated to the extent that any change in requirements triggers an automatic alert or notification of the impact.
  • Customizable reporting capabilities allow organizations to gather metrics specific to their business and critical to their development.
Impact and Result
  • Choose the right range of features for the development scenario.
  • Find an integrated solution that will reduce the development costs.

Get to Action

  1. Assess ALM vendor features, suites, and viability

    Determine which vendors will meet the organization's ALM needs.

  2. Use the organization's requirements to set evaluation priorities

    Develop a custom shortlist based on ALM criteria most relevant to the organization.

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  1. Understand the Impact of Going Agile
    It's not the silver bullet you may think it is.
  2. Develop a Position on Cloud Platform as a Service
    Platform as a Service (PaaS) has potential for cost savings and agility.
  3. Vendor Landscape: Application Lifecycle Management
    Satisfy your ALM suite-tooth.
  4. Vendor Landscape: Mobile Development Platforms
    Ride the mobile wave while reducing fragmentation with an all-in-one MDP.
  5. Understand the Microsoft Partner Network
    With less expenses, more resources, and powerful partners your business can flourish. Put Microsoft to work for YOU!
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