Why should your business focus on Application Lifecycle Management? What benefits will you see to your overall business? How does ALM impact your bottom line? Come attend this free webinar to discover all the answers!

1. Top Business Benefits of
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Imaginet Resources Corp.
http://www.imaginet.com

2. About Imaginet
From Strategy to Solution – Driving Results
• Proven track record with over 650 successful ALM engagements
and reputation for delivering results.
• Microsoft Gold Certified Partner with ALM Competency.
• Microsoft‟s 2011 ALM Partner of the Year
• Highest level of expertise with Microsoft ALM technologies
• Close working relationship with Microsoft.
• Multiple Microsoft Regional Directors, TFS Rangers, Virtual
Technical Specialists, and many Microsoft MVPs on staff.

3. Agenda
ALM and the Business
Application Lifecycle and
ALM
ALM Revisited
Conclusion

4. Is ALM the same as SDLC?
What is a “Software Development Lifecycle?”
But an application lives before an after the development efforts…
And what about the term “cycle”?
Require-
ments
Design Code Test Deploy
Ideas Projects
Operate Retire

5. (A Whiteboard View)
The Modern Application Lifecycle

6. References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_lifecycle_management
- http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1ASCXON&ct=120606&st=sb
- http://www.microsoft.com/global/applicationplatform/en/us/RenderingAssets/Whitepapers/What%20is%20Application%20Lifecycle%20Management.pdf
- http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/08/12/ALM-A-Bastardized-Term.aspx
And What is Application Lifecycle Management?

7. Agenda
ALM and the Business
Application Lifecycle and
ALM
ALM Revisited
Conclusion

8. 10. Provides an Enterprise View
• What:
– Provides a consistent and meaningful view of
development project work and status
• Why:
– Provide decision makers with:
• A current view of development project investments
• A consistent view between disparate teams and projects
• Information supporting future investment decisions
• How:
– Standard processes and terminology
– Automatic collection of metrics
– Consolidated metrics repository

9. 9. Enhances Team Satisfaction
• What:
– Improves satisfaction of development team
with their role in the organization.
• Why:
– Improved morale reduces turnover and associated costs
– Happy employees are more productive
– Motivated employees are more likely to make their own
investments in an organization
• How:
– Make teams part of the business and visa versa
– Empower development teams to make a difference
– Invest in tools and processes that acknowledge team value

10. 8. Reduces Risk
• What:
– Provides the information needed to identify,
understand, track and mitigate development risks
• Why:
– Minimize unexpected „surprises‟
– Reduce costly mistakes
– Improves release consistency and quality
• How:
– Monitor project status from all angles
– Identify trends
– Proactively manage risks
– Adopt iterative development practices


11. 7. Improves Resource Utilization
• What:
– Allows more efficient workflow for team members
(Less time „thrashing‟ and more time delivering)
– Supports better usage of development systems
(e.g., development and test environments)
• Why:
– Increases business value delivered without increasing costs
• How:
– Adopt a continuous improvement mindset
– Visualize your workflow and monitor work in progress
– Use modern best practices and tools to improve efficiency
– Use virtualization to improve dev/test system utilization

12. 6. Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
• What:
– Decrease the time it takes for the team to deliver
an application release
• Why:
– Increase the flow of business value
– Improve the potential for stakeholder feedback
• How:
– Use agile/lean practices to provide a continuous flow of value
– Reduce churn from misunderstood requirements
– Use tools to automate mundane delivery processes


13. 5. Minimizes Downtime
• What:
– Reduce the Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) for
feedback reported from a production environment
• Why:
– Down time is costly!
– Dissatisfied users
• How:
– Close the gap between development and operations
– Capture meaningful diagnostic data in production
– Use tools to streamline communications


14. 4. Increases Responsiveness
• What:
– Improve the ability for the team to respond to
requests
– Streamline communications at all levels of the
application lifecycle
• Why:
– Drive delivery of business value based on current needs
– Reduce MTTR for defects
• How:
– Maintain a consistent backlog with meaningful priorities
– Use processes and tools to improve communications with
stakeholders and operations
– Ensure teams have committed stakeholder involvement


15. 3. Improves Efficiency
• What:
– Reduce the time, effort and cost associated with
processes that do not add value
• Why:
– Reducing waste has the side effect of improving efficiency
– Managing the lifecycle enables waste reduction
• How:
– Model current workflow practices
– Visualize work in progress and determine limits
– Invest in ongoing process improvement
– Adopt modern best practices and tools

16. 2. Reduces Development Costs
• What:
– Spend less money to achieve equivalent
or better results
• Why:
– Improve profitability
– Free up resources to address additional business needs
• How:
– Adopt ALM tools and practices to
• …improve efficiency, quality, responsiveness and resource
utilization and
• …reduce cycle time and risk.
$

17. 1. Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
• What:
– Understand and anticipate business needs
– Deliver what is needed on time and within budget
• Why:
– Satisfied stakeholders indicate that application development
is successfully supporting the business
• How:
– Consistent and frequent feedback from stakeholder(s)
– Correct course as needed to ensure application meets needs
– Embrace application quality
– Foster open and transparent communications with the
business

18. Agenda
ALM and the Business
Application Lifecycle and
ALM
ALM Revisited
Conclusion

19. References:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Application_lifecycle_management
- http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1ASCXON&ct=120606&st=sb
- http://www.microsoft.com/global/applicationplatform/en/us/RenderingAssets/Whitepapers/What%20is%20Application%20Lifecycle%20Management.pdf
- http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2009/08/12/ALM-A-Bastardized-Term.aspx
ALM is Enabled by…

20. Microsoft‟s ALM Solution
http://www.gartner.com/technology/reprints.do?id=1-1ASCXON&ct=120606&st=sb

21. Business Value and ALM Practices and Tools
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Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View

22. Business Value and ALM Practices and Tools
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10.
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Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

23. ALM Provides an Enterprise View
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
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


$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

24. ALM Enhances Team Satisfaction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

25. ALM Reduces Risk
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

26. ALM Improves Resource Utilization
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

27. ALM Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboard
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

28. ALM Minimizes Downtime
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

29. ALM Increases Responsiveness
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

30. ALM Improves Efficiency
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

31. ALM Reduces Development Costs
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

32. ALM Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.




$
Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
Reduces Development Costs
Improves Efficiency
Increases Responsiveness
Minimizes Downtime
Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
Improves Resource Utilization
Reduces Risk
Enhances Team Satisfaction
Provides an Enterprise View
• Common vocabulary
• Consolidated &
Consistent Information
• Backlog Management
• Storyboarding
• Team Mindset
• Requirements feedback
• Iterative Development
• Agile Planning
• Automated Builds
• Capacity Management
• Integrated Team
• Quality Mindset
• Requirements driven
• Transparency
• Stakeholder Feedback
• Daily meetings
• Current information
• Quality Assurance
• Rich communications
• Test Environment
Management
• Performance Testing
• Automated Deployment
• Automated Testing
• Continuous Delivery
• Continuous Feedback
• Continuous
Improvement
• Dev/Ops Coordination
Team Foundation Server
• Backlog Management
• Capacity Management
• Kanban Board
• Agile Taskboard
• Integrated Reporting
• Work Item Tracking
• Team Foundation Build
• Alerts
• Dashboards
PowerPoint Storyboarding
Visual Studio
• Integrated ALM
• Architecture tools
• My Work
• Suspend/Resume
• Unit Testing
• Fakes
• Coded UI Testing
• Load Testing
• Code Metrics
• Code Clone Analysis
• IntelliTrace
Microsoft Test Manager
• Requirements Suites
• Manual Testing
• Exploratory Testing
• Rich Defect Tracking
• Lab Management
• Test Impact Analysis
Feedback Client
System Center
ALM Practices and Tools

33. Agenda
ALM and the Business
Application Lifecycle and
ALM
ALM Revisited
Conclusion

34. Summary
• ALM includes the tools and practices required to proactively
manage an application‟s lifecycle
• ALM can help at the business level in many ways, including:
– Maximizes Stakeholder Satisfaction
– Reduces Development Costs
– Improves Efficiency
– Increases Responsiveness
– Minimizes Downtime
– Reduces Delivery Cycle Time
– Improves Resource Utilization
– Reduces Risk
– Enhances Team Satisfaction
– Provides and Enterprise View
• Microsoft provides best-in-breed tools to help your business enjoy
the benefits of ALM

35. Want to know more...?

36. Imaginet‟s Visual Studio Website!
http://visualstudio.imaginet.com
Visit Imaginet‟s Visual Studio website, your one-stop hub for all
your Visual Studio needs!

37. Need Help with YOUR Application Lifecycle Management?
• Assess the current state of maturity of software
development at your company
• Develop a plan and roadmap for improving software
development practices
• At the completion of the ALM Workshop, your organization
will have a better understanding of not only where you are
today, but the steps you can take to improve your software
development, management, configuration, and quality
practices to meet your goals.
Imaginet’s ALM Assessment
& Envisioning Workshop
Interested? Just email us at info@imaginet.com.

38. ALM Planning & Implementation Services
ALM Planning
• ALM Assessment & Envisioning Workshops
(3 or 5 days)
• VS & TFS Migration Planning Workshop (5
days)
• TFS Deployment Planning* (5 days)
• Visual SourceSafe to TFS Migration
Planning* (3 Days)
• Visual Studio Quality Tools Deployment
Planning* (5 days)
Upgrade
• TFS 2013 Adoption Quick Start (5 or 10
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