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4 ■ The Applications Handbook
iment in new technology there) rather than exploding all at
once.
This drip-by-drip approach means no single increment feels
like a game-changer. As a result, the organization doesn’t see a
need to rethink the legacy mechanisms they’ve long used for
managing and executing application delivery—spreadsheets,
emails, document templates, heroic work efforts, etc.
While the aim is modern delivery, the means are often anything
but modern. Rather than achieving greater agility, lower
costs, and higher quality, these organizations experience the
opposite: Rampant complexity overwhelms the operational
status quo.
A Modern Approach to Delivery
World-class application organizations successfully weave two
interrelated principles:
• A commitment to enhanced management and automation:
Modern delivery warrants modern capabilities.
• A comprehension of the true nature of the application lifecycle:
The traditional Systems Development Life Cycle
(SDLC) does not represent the full life of an application;
rather it is the core of a broader, more complete application
lifecycle.
Why are these two principles important? We’ll return to them
throughout the book, but let’s examine them briefly here.
Unifying Management and Automation
An effective application lifecycle—one that consistently delivers
end value to the business—requires integrating strong
management and automation capabilities. Management capabilities
that show where and how some action is required
should sponsor an automated response with results feeding
seamlessly back into the management picture.