Requirements Management Software

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Inflectra Corporation
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Application Life - Cycle Management And Its
Aspects

• At the outset, it is important to remember that
  application lifecycle management (ALM) does not
  have a hard and fast definition. It mainly
  depends upon the perspective of the vendor
  dealing with it. Software development life cycle
  (SDLC) is just one of the aspects of ALM and it
  encompasses development from the planning stage
  to its execution and completion. For a good
  understanding of the overall process, it is
  important to consider it in a broad perspective.
  One can divide ALM into 3 distinct categories.
  This includes operations, governance, and
  development. Significant events are a natural
  part of this lifecycle and it involves the use of
  different tools and techniques.
• Everything begins with the idea, and after the
  development stage, the time comes for its proper
  deployment. This is that stage where application
  production occurs. Later on when no business
  values remain associated with ALM it is time for
  service removal because it has reached its end
  life. Here below is a look at different aspects
  of ALM and their significance.
• Governance
• Governance signifies ensuring that applications
  developed are in keeping with specific business
  needs. At the beginning of the process the
  development of a business case occurs. The next
  stage is application development with
  implementation of governance via portfolio
  management related to the project. Generally, a
  project manager handles the development processes
  and ensures smooth running and proper deployment
  later. After the successful deployment of the
  developed processes, it becomes a part of the
  company portfolio. Requirements management tools
  remain available for overseeing the requirements
  of particular projects and ensuring the
  availability of appropriate resources or
  personnel.
• It is important to understand that applications
  are company assets and therefore proper
  management is crucial. Organizations should
  understand the costs and benefits related to
  different processes and avoid function
  duplications, which may lead to waste of time,
  resources, and money.
• Development Process
• After governance, another aspect of ALM is the
  development process related to different
  applications. After aproval of a particular
  business case, it is time for the development
  lifecycle of software to begin. At the end of
  successful development, deployments can occur.
  However, it is important to remember that
  deployment never signifies the end of the
  development process because developed
  applications require periodic updates.
  Requirements management software can help teams
  to delve into the update needs of applications
  and the development processes can work in
  accordance. The monitoring of deployed
  applications is termed as operations, which is
  the third aspect of ALM.
• Tools Related to ALM
• It is important to remember that all three
  aspects of ALM including operations, governance,
  and development depend upon each other
  completely. In order to ensure maximization of
  custom software business value getting the
  perfect combination related to all three is
  highly important. Vertical and horizontal
  integration of ALM tools can ensure success of
  critical business processes and achieve the
  desired results. Contacting vendors for tools
  related to project management, operation, and
  development is a crucial part of ALM. This will
  help in the right coordination of all the three
  aspects successfully.

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Contact Information

• Inflectra
• 8121 Georgia Ave, Suite 504
• Silver Spring, Georgia 20910
• Phone [phone]
• Email sales_at_inflectra.com
• Website http//www.inflectra.com/