What is Agile ALM? The Value of Agile Application Lifecycle ...
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<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong>?<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Value</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>Application</strong> <strong>Lifecycle</strong> Management Defined<br />
Matt Klassen<br />
Strategic Solutions Manager, MKS Inc.
Overview<br />
• <strong>The</strong> State <strong>of</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
• <strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong>?<br />
• Defining <strong>Value</strong><br />
• How <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Creates Business <strong>Value</strong><br />
• Designing the Right <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Solution<br />
• Conclusion
<strong>The</strong> Industrialization <strong>of</strong> S<strong>of</strong>tware Development<br />
S<strong>of</strong>tware as Innovator<br />
Yesterday Today Tomorrow<br />
Quality Inherent Contained Interdependent<br />
Productivity Low Dimin<strong>is</strong>hing Global<br />
Traceability None Simple Complex<br />
Variants One A Handful Thousands<br />
Cycle Time Whenever Shortening Instantaneous<br />
Innovation Craftsmen Factory Driver
<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> the Solution?<br />
• Some say <strong>ALM</strong> <strong>is</strong> the answer<br />
• Gartner and Forrester and many vendors are touting <strong>ALM</strong><br />
• Some say <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>is</strong> the answer<br />
• <strong>The</strong> <strong>Agile</strong> wave cannot be ignored…too much evidence ex<strong>is</strong>ts<br />
• If <strong>ALM</strong> <strong>is</strong> good and <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>is</strong> good <strong>is</strong> <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> better?<br />
First we should define <strong>ALM</strong>, then we can define <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> and the<br />
value <strong>of</strong> <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong>.
<strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>ALM</strong>?<br />
• <strong>Application</strong> <strong>Lifecycle</strong> Management <strong>is</strong> about improving the way in<br />
which we build and manage applications such that better s<strong>of</strong>tware<br />
<strong>is</strong> delivered more predictably to drive increasing levels <strong>of</strong> business<br />
value.<br />
• Forrester suggests that <strong>ALM</strong> <strong>is</strong> really about:<br />
• Relationships <strong>of</strong> assets<br />
• Workflow<br />
• V<strong>is</strong>ibility into progress<br />
• Gartner says it <strong>is</strong> about:<br />
• Sharing information about artifacts<br />
• Workflow system that describes the sequence <strong>of</strong> activities<br />
• Data warehouse to capture information<br />
• <strong>What</strong> <strong>is</strong> clear <strong>is</strong> that it <strong>is</strong> much MORE than simply managing<br />
requirements or testing or change.
<strong>Application</strong> <strong>Lifecycle</strong> Management<br />
Development<br />
Process<br />
Project<br />
Management<br />
Metrics and<br />
Dashboards<br />
Compliance &<br />
cross-domain<br />
Reports<br />
Requirements<br />
Specifications<br />
Change<br />
Management<br />
Tests<br />
Source
From Development Tools to an <strong>ALM</strong> Platform<br />
Adaptability<br />
(implementable)<br />
Engineering Platforms<br />
Coherence<br />
(relationship across s<strong>of</strong>tware domains)<br />
Development Tools<br />
<strong>ALM</strong> Products<br />
Integrated Suites<br />
Competence<br />
(s<strong>of</strong>tware domain specific capabilities)<br />
7
Refresher on <strong>Agile</strong><br />
• <strong>Agile</strong> Manifesto<br />
• Individuals and interactions over processes and tools<br />
• Working s<strong>of</strong>tware over comprehensive documentation<br />
• Customer collaboration over contract negotiation<br />
• Responding to change over following a plan<br />
• <strong>Agile</strong> Processes<br />
• Scrum seems to have the momentum for the enterpr<strong>is</strong>e<br />
• Kanban and lean are important as <strong>Agile</strong> scales and evolves<br />
• XP <strong>is</strong> still used significantly
<strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong><br />
• A hybrid <strong>ALM</strong> solution based on <strong>Agile</strong> and <strong>ALM</strong> principles and<br />
common <strong>Agile</strong> processes that <strong>is</strong> tailored for your enterpr<strong>is</strong>e needs.<br />
• It should represent just enough process and tooling to sat<strong>is</strong>fy<br />
critical needs <strong>of</strong> the enterpr<strong>is</strong>e such as:<br />
• Geographically d<strong>is</strong>tributed teams<br />
• Large teams <strong>of</strong> teams<br />
• Support for other processes<br />
• Complex product needs<br />
• Compliance and regulatory requirements<br />
• Integrations with ex<strong>is</strong>ting tools deemed mandatory<br />
• Enterpr<strong>is</strong>e grade change management
Defining <strong>Value</strong><br />
• Gartner defines the value <strong>of</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> in the following<br />
dimensions:<br />
• Agility<br />
• Predictability<br />
• Auditability<br />
• Quality<br />
• Productivity<br />
• <strong>The</strong>se still apply to <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong><br />
“<strong>The</strong>se benefits result in better control <strong>of</strong> costs and r<strong>is</strong>ks in development projects across the<br />
spectrum <strong>of</strong> applications that run the business, grow the business or transform the business.<br />
Savings also stem from the reduction <strong>of</strong> unnecessary rework and better alignment <strong>of</strong> projects<br />
with business needs.” Gartner MarketScope for <strong>Application</strong> Life Cycle Management, 2008
<strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Agility<br />
<strong>Agile</strong><br />
Process<br />
Dynamic Reuse<br />
<strong>Agile</strong><br />
Traditional<br />
<strong>ALM</strong><br />
<strong>Agile</strong> Principle:<br />
Short iterations, each<br />
delivering tangible value.<br />
Reduce Defect Cycle Time
<strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Auditability<br />
End to End<br />
Traceability<br />
Regulatory<br />
Compliance<br />
<strong>Agile</strong><br />
Traditional<br />
<strong>ALM</strong><br />
Automated Change<br />
Management<br />
<strong>Agile</strong> Principle(s):<br />
Responding to change,<br />
Team defined process
<strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Predictability<br />
Real-time<br />
Indicators<br />
Workflow<br />
Automation<br />
<strong>Agile</strong><br />
Collaboration<br />
Platform<br />
Traditional<br />
<strong>ALM</strong><br />
<strong>Agile</strong> Principle(s):<br />
Time-boxed iterations,<br />
Fixed resources,<br />
D<strong>is</strong>ciplined process
<strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Quality<br />
Integrated Requirements<br />
& Test Management<br />
Asset<br />
Reuse<br />
<strong>Agile</strong><br />
Please return to the highlighted route!<br />
Process<br />
Enforcement<br />
Traditional<br />
<strong>ALM</strong><br />
<strong>Agile</strong> Principle(s):<br />
Customer collaboration,<br />
Emphas<strong>is</strong> on working<br />
s<strong>of</strong>tware,<br />
Continuous validation<br />
and integration
<strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> Productivity<br />
Project and Resource<br />
Management<br />
Task Automation<br />
<strong>Agile</strong><br />
Traditional<br />
<strong>ALM</strong><br />
<strong>Agile</strong> Principle(s):<br />
Prioritized backlog,<br />
Daily progress,<br />
Impediment mgmt<br />
Traditional, <strong>Agile</strong><br />
and Hybrid<br />
Support
Designing the Right <strong>ALM</strong> Solution<br />
IT<br />
Quality Predictability Auditability Agility Productivity<br />
Aerospace<br />
Quality Predictability Auditability Agility Productivity<br />
ISV<br />
Quality Predictability Auditability Agility Productivity
Adaptability –How Implementable <strong>is</strong> a Solution<br />
• Integrations with other s<strong>of</strong>tware systems<br />
• i.e. HP Quality Center, Subversion<br />
• Integrations with other business processes and platforms<br />
• i.e. ITSM and PLM<br />
• Scalability<br />
• i.e. Large worldwide organization<br />
• Openness<br />
• i.e. Windows, Linux, Unix, .NET, Java, RTOS
Forrester Wave: <strong>Agile</strong> Development Management Tools, Q2 2010<br />
MKS<br />
•Best overall current features<br />
•Highest Scores in:<br />
•‘Security’<br />
•‘Running a Project’ and<br />
•‘Process Configuration<br />
•<strong>The</strong> MKS <strong>of</strong>fering <strong>is</strong> “…very<br />
attractive for industries<br />
where compliance and audit<br />
are high priorities for<br />
developers.”’<br />
<strong>The</strong> Forrester Wave <strong>is</strong> copyrighted by Forrester Research,<br />
Inc. Forrester and Forrester Wave are trademarks <strong>of</strong><br />
Forrester Research, Inc. <strong>The</strong> Forrester Wave <strong>is</strong> a graphical<br />
representation <strong>of</strong> Forrester's call on a market and <strong>is</strong> plotted<br />
using a detailed spreadsheet with exposed scores,<br />
weightings, and comments. Forrester does not endorse any<br />
vendor, product, or service depicted in the Forrester Wave.<br />
Information <strong>is</strong> based on best available resources. Opinions<br />
reflect judgment at the time and are subject to change.
Summary<br />
• <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> provides value across many dimensions<br />
• <strong>Agile</strong> <strong>ALM</strong> <strong>is</strong> not one size fits all<br />
• Competence, coherence, and adaptability are still character<strong>is</strong>tics to<br />
look for<br />
• Dial‐in your needs based on desired outcomes
For More Information<br />
• MKS –“MKS Integrity”<br />
• Find more on our Website<br />
• http://www.mks.com/agile<br />
http://www.mks.com/solutions/d<strong>is</strong>cipline/application‐lifecycle‐management<br />
• Get the Forrester Wave report: http://www.mks.com/agile‐wave‐report<br />
• Contact Us<br />
• Phone: +1 800 613‐7535 (USA), +44 (0) 1483 733919 (UK) or<br />
+49 711 351775 0 (Germany), +(1) 519 884‐2251 (other regions)<br />
• info@mks.com
Thank you<br />
www.mks.com
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