Application Lifecycle Management
Whether organizations opt for software-as-a-service, develop custom or customized applications, or simply have to implement software that integrates various combinations of these, a crucial differentiator between success and failure is Application Lifecycle Management (ALM): the ability to coordinate, integrate and effectively manage all aspects and phases of the software delivery process from concept and requirements gathering through development, deployment, management and eventual retirement.Tools, techniques and methodologies have been evolving for decades, with new ones being touted daily, some of significantly more value than others. It’s all to easy to make a wrong – and very costly – decision. Conversely, the right approach can cut costs and improve delivery and quality immensely.Management Partners has extensive experience in all aspects of ALM, and our team has helped numerous organizations achieve best in class software delivery and management capabilities. Among the topics we address in this practice area:
Software Development Lifecycle
Whether organizations opt for software-as-a-service, develop custom or customized applications, or simply have to implement software that integrates various combinations of these, a crucial differentiator between success and failure is Application Lifecycle Management (ALM): the ability to coordinate, integrate and effectively manage all aspects and phases of the software delivery process from concept and requirements gathering through development, deployment, management and eventual retirement.Tools, techniques and methodologies have been evolving for decades, with new ones being touted daily, some of significantly more value than others. It’s all to easy to make a wrong – and very costly – decision. Conversely, the right approach can cut costs and improve delivery and quality immensely.Management Partners has extensive experience in all aspects of ALM, and our team has helped numerous organizations achieve best in class software delivery and management capabilities. Among the topics we address in this practice area:
Software Development Lifecycle
- Agile (Scrum, Lean, Kanban, XP) and Waterfall
- Current capabilities profiling and assessment
- Methodology / approach selection
- SDLC transition planning and management
- Team, roles and capabilities assessment
- Optimizing / redefining the software team(s)
- Assessing / redefining team processes
- Increasing capabilities, minimizing risks and building a team that can address strategic requirements
- Enterprise Architecture
- Languages, standards, Dev and QA tools/process
- Test driven development, Quality / QMO
- DevOps, Continuous delivery
- Business Case / Demand Management
- Project Portfolio Management / EPMO
- Application Portfolio Management