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ALM - ApplicationLifecycle ManagementALM software provides an effective solution for software development teams tomanage their processes, from defining requirements to the final product release.ALM software assists organizations to meet their business goals while supportingagility, predictability and ensuring traceability throughout the entire applicationlifecycle.Organizations constantly seek for solutionsdocumentation storage and access. Onceto avoid paper when they need parallelALM software is introduced to an enterprise,access to documents and work items. This isthey start to consider it as a wider solution,especially true when they experience frequentthat can help them to handle all manner ofchange of dependent artifacts and where theycomplex scenarios and how to innovateneed to keep track and overview. The issueprocesses, where business innovationsof how to go ’Paperless’ and be compliantand trade secrets are concerned, bothwith industry standards is a critical questionaccessibility and traceability are essential,for the CIO, instant access to documentationwhile keeping a constant flow of informationis vital to proove compliance with industryto stakeholders with up-to-date informationstandards, although smaller teams value ALMon development progress.as a useful technology forcodeBeamer ALMSoftware Solution

Understanding Why ALM isUsually Needed for PLMProduct Lifecycledevelopment for complexand heating, such technologyManagement (PLM) canproducts such as cars orhas moved on from being abe loosely defined as amedical devices.novelty to being a conusmersystem consolitator and aApplication Lifecycledemand. Consumers areinformation strategy. It is asoftware platform that allowsmultiple teams to act as oneteam to design, develop andtechnolgy savvy andUnderstand how DemandManagement can assistyour business.produce products, and thenhave expectations thatare constantly changing,requiring the mostfeature packed products,later support until eventualManagement (ALM) softwarebetter and faster. Businessproduct retirement. The namesolutions do for softwaremust be „Agile to meet suchPLM is misleading in that itwhat PLM does for Hardwareexpectations”, quick to meetdoes not cover all aspectsin that it manages the entirecosumer requirements or loseof product developmentsoftware developmentout to those businesses thatin that it only manages thelifecycle. In an age of mobileare.hardware lifecycle. PLM doesdevices, where the phonenot manage any part of thecan connect to the sat nav orsoftware development lifecar via bluetooth and wherecycle (SDLC), - applicationsensors can assist parking

Embedded systems are one of the fastestnow, there are more than 100 million lines ofgrowing technology areas in the worldsoftware code* running. This is more codetoday. Cars, aircrafts, medical devices arethan what is installed to a Boeing 787 aircraft,equipped with software applications, as welleven if that is bigger and more safety critical.as providing more features for comfort andsafety.All car makers are now using PLM solutions.Many manufacturers are also realizingIncreasingComplexityin ProductDevelopmentthat they need ALM to manage theirapplication development lifecycle. To ensurecompetitiveness they need to provide reliablesoftware systems, less failure and morefeatures.Do they need ALM to provide bettersoftware for cars? Yes.In addition, we are not talking about onlybuilt-in software. „Our surrounding is theA significant part of these applications aremission critical, especially in healthcare andaviation industries. Software for industrialproducts require even more complexity, theincreasing demand for complex embeddedsystems is why Application LifecycleManagement (ALM) market is growingdynamically. The ALM market, although isstill small in comparison to the PLM market,with a market size of just 4B vs. 20B peryear of the PLM market. At the same time,the ALM market has a far higher growth rateat 8% per year. The automotive industryis a good example, since cars are equippedwith robust software. When we buy a newcar, usually we upgrade to a more intelligentand more “connected” car. We expectsupport for navigation, infotainment, built-incommunication, safety systems, etc. Simplythink of high-end technology cars, in whichinterface” to connect to the internet. Ourdevices at home can already connect to theinternet; our cars are also able to connect.The demand for new software applications inthis space is growing fast.

ALM software solutions can no longer beseen as optional but rather as “necessarytools” to Product Lifecycle Management.Example:PLM-ALMIntegration inthe HealthcareIndustryProduct LifecycleManagement solutionsare important to managethe entire lifecycle ofproducts and reducethe production costs.ALM software solutionsare essential tosoftware developmentteams to manage theirprocess from definingrequirements to deliverreleases.Example:PLM-ALM Integration for Smart Production

How ALM Supports Risk Management?Risk Management is a top priorityin the medical and automotiveindustry, where malfunctions insoftware can cause recalls andserious injuries or death of users.Request our Medical ALMtemplate to test our riskmanagement capabilitiesSoftware embedded in carsThe SituationSpecific risk mitigation actionsand medical devices is oneWhen the problem maycan be implemented duringof the most critical parts ofoccureither the development orfunctional safety. ApplicationThe Hazardtest processes or in both. InLifecycle Management toolstherefore have to supportrisk management andmeasurement, risk mitigationactions and ensure risktraceability. Risk managementprocesses run in parallel withWhat is the consequence ofthe problemThe Triggering eventThe event that directlytriggers the occurrence ofthe problemcodeBeamer ALM solution allprocesses are documentedand therefore the evidence forauditors is readily availablefor collection and analysis.From a quality audit andsafety management point ofthe Software DevelopmentThe Harmview, the full traceability ofLifecycle (SDLC) of theThe effect of hazard on therisk management process andproduct, from the designperson or the environmentthe evidences of executedphase to the end of life. AnThe Likelihoodmitigation actions are the mostAdvanced ALM providesa complete tool set withtrackers, workflows, alerts,notifications, history and baselining, all key requirements tomanage risk effectively alongthe SDLC. The first step istodefine risk, what this meansis that all risk items regardinga product must be named andanalyzed. The risk analysisfocuses on:The probability of theoccurrenceThe SeverityA score that represents howserious is the problemRisk definition in codeBeamerALM software can be trackedand traced with special risktrackers. Risk managementworkflow defines what stepsneed to be completed foreffective risk management. Inmost cases, mitigation or riskreduction action has to bedefined.critical issues. CodeBeamerhas a special set of predefinedrisk trackers, workflow andrisk documentation featuresin the medical and automotivefocused template projects.

How ALMescalationmanagementfeaturesupportsSLAsThe ITIL – ISO 20000 standard describescodeBeamer ALM solution is customizedall the procedures that must be in placefor ITIL support with strong escalationfor highly predictable, reliable IT servicemanagement support for:provision. ITIL is usually referred to as arobust, but complicated standard that Triggering events – notificationsrequires a lot of training and implementation Automated workflow with escalationeffort. Regardless of how the ITIL ISO20000 is viewed, this standard is required inindustries where mission critical applicationsmanagement criterias (SLA based) Activity monitoring and reportingpossibilitiesare in place since the standard providesguidance to meet the high expectation ofcodeBeamer ALM solution can sendservice level provision as described in Servicenotifications and take automatic action (viaLevel Agreements (SLAs). ALM tools for ITthe Tracker workflow) whenever users (via theOperational support and IT managementGUI) and clients (via the remote API) submitshould be customizable for ITIL.and modify issues, or certain events or timesare reached. Using Escalation, Trackers canIt’s all about effective escalationmanagement.Escalation management is widely used forIT service management, and is also partof the ITIL recommendations. Carefullycreated escalation processes can ensurethat unresolved problems don’t linger andissues are promptly addressed. Escalationcriteria such as missed deadlines are definedand result in appropriate actions, such as achange of status or a notification to a projectmember.be configured so that issues that meet userdefined escalation criteria, that is issues thatneed extra attention, can be automaticallyflagged, so that they can become more visiblein a timely fashion. The escalation triggerconditions and resulting actions are userdefined. Escalation processes are constantlymonitored and KPIs can be generated bybuild in plug-ins.

The convergence oftechnologies, ALM,BIG Data the Cloud.Fast changing requirements and product expectations forcesbusinesses to find ways to increase revenues and decreasethe cost of software development. While Agile developmenthas been around for more than a decade its adoption at theenterprise level is more recent, it is only now that all the righttechnologies are available that allow for the scaling Agiledevelopment for Enterprise use. Its key attraction for softwaredevelopers is the ability to handle changing requirements,improve quality and reduce the application developmentlifecycle time to market.The rise of Cloud computing is another facilitator of AgileAdoption, a ’game changer’ where the enterprise is concerned.Cloud computing allows companies to free up valuable ITresources by running complicated and expensive softwarestacks via remote computing resources. It reduces costs, andas an elastic system it enables auto scaling; – to increase ordecrease the amount of resources depending on what theservices required. It has a huge advantage over traditionalservers that are only offered with a fixed server load. Needlessto say, it is highly beneficial for businesses with unpredictabletraffic flow.Cloud computing is a key enabler because scaleability allowsfor the centralization of data, and it is big data strategies forinnovation are driving application development.Today there are many (cloud-based) ALM tools on the market,however not all ALM tools can handle big data and fewer stillthat can support Agile development at Enterprise level with theScaled Agile Framework - SAFe Certified. The real challenge isto choose the “right” ALM software for your team.