HP Application Lifecycle Management

HP Application Lifecycle Management
Stable release 12.0
Operating system Windows
Type application lifecycle management tools, application quality tools, application testing solutions
License Proprietary
Website HP Application Lifecycle Management Web page

me e eHP Application Lifecycle Management (HP ALM) is a set of software products designed for accelerating the delivery of secure, reliable modern applications. It is a combination of a common platform, several key applications and a dashboard targeted at managing the core lifecycle of applications. Application lifecycle management focuses on the core lifecycle from design through readiness for delivery to operations.[1] It includes application development solutions and application testing solutions. HP Application Lifecycle Management is developed and marketed by the HP Software Division.[2]

The solution provides Information Technology departments with a centralized application management platform for managing and automating within and across application teams and throughout the complete process of developing an application, all within a single workflow.[3] Other companies who produce application lifecycle management software include Micro Focus International and IBM.[1]

Application lifecycle management is designed to support the key stakeholders responsible for delivering applications as they progress through their lifecycle. It focuses on the core lifecycle from design through readiness for delivery to operations. HP Application Lifecycle Management delivers requirements management, test planning and functional testing, performance testing (when used with HP Performance Center), developer management (through integration with the most widely used developer environments such as Collabnet, TeamForge and Microsoft Visual Studio) and defect management.[3][4] All of these core lifecycle activities are connected together from a workflow perspective with a common management console, layer of project tracking and planning and built on a common software foundation containing a consistent repository and open integration architecture with a supported SDK.[5] In addition to the software solutions, HP offers a number of consulting services to support HP Application Lifecycle Management.

Components of HP Application Management

Project Planning and Tracking

HP Application Lifecycle Management provides project planning and tracking so application development solutions teams can define, track, measure, and report on project milestones and key performance indicators.[6]

Application Lifecycle Intelligence

HP Application Lifecycle Management delivers real-time traceability of requirements and defects. QA department can significantly benefit from this traceability to get on-time reports and have visibility into the system under development [7]

Lab Management Automation

HP lab management capability allows testing teams to provision and deploy a test lab themselves in a hybrid delivery environment (bare-metal or virtual, in-house or in the cloud) through integration of HP Application Lifecycle Management with HP Continuous Delivery Automation (CDA).[8]

Asset Sharing and Re-use

HP Application Lifecycle Management supports sharable asset libraries that can be reused across projects while maintaining traceability. Specific changes can be applied to shared assets for each project while maintaining library integrity, and projects can re-synch with the library as needed. Cross-project defect collaboration is also supported.[9]

Cross-project Reporting

HP Application Lifecycle Management provides cross-project reporting and pre-configured business views for reports such as aggregated project status metrics, application quality metrics, requirements coverage, and defect trends for both an enterprise release and individual projects.[10]

HP Enterprise Collaboration

HP Enterprise Collaboration uses social media for application development teams to communicate without leaving the HP Application Lifecycle Management environment. Users can import relevant objects (defects, incidents, reports) for participants to review and comment on.[11]

HP Performance Center

HP Performance Center software is an enterprise-class performance testing platform and framework. The solution is used by IT departments to standardize, centralize and conduct performance testing. HP Performance Center finds software code flaws across the lifecycle of applications. Built on HP LoadRunner software, HP Performance Center supports developer testing and integrates with HP Application Lifecycle Management.[12]

Quality Assurance

HP Application Lifecycle Management includes quality assurance features for risk-based test planning and management, version control, baselining, quality release and cycle management, test scheduling and execution, integrated manual testing and defect management.[13]

HP Quality Center is a quality management platform that can be used for a single project or across multiple IT projects to manage application quality across the entire application lifecycle. The solution provides requirements management, release and cycle management, test management, defect management and reporting from a single platform.[14]

Requirements Definition and Management

HP Application Lifecycle Management is used by IT departments to capture, manage and track requirements throughout the application development and testing cycle.[15]

HP Fortify Security

HP Fortify security software, from Fortify Software, provides application security software, including both dynamic web application security testing and static code analysis. HP Fortify security software integrates with HP Application Lifecycle Management secure application delivery.[16]

Multi-environment Support

HP Application Lifecycle Management can be installed on-site or delivered through the cloud in a Software as a Service (SaaS) model.[17] HP Application Lifecycle Management is also available for mobile device support, including Apple iPhone and Android mobile devices.[18]

External links

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Babcock, Charles (2010-12-02). ""HP Intros Application Lifecycle Management 11." Babcock. Dec. 2010". InformationWeek. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  2. ↑ http://www.informationweek.com/global-cio/trends/hp-intros-application-lifecycle-manageme/228500116
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "IDG NewsService/CIO.com: "HP Fuses Dev Management and Testing Tools." Jackson. Nov. 2010". Cio.com. 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  4. ↑ eWeek: “Tasktop Launches Enterprise 18 Solution for new HP ALM 11." Taft. Nov. 2010
  5. ↑ "Dana Gardner’s Briefings Direct: "How to automate ALM." Nov. 2010". Briefingsdirectblog.blogspot.com. 2010-11-26. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  6. ↑ http://www.informationweek.com/global-cio/trends/hp-intros-application-lifecycle-manageme/228500116
  7. ↑ http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240207002/Specsavers-uses-HP-application-lifecycle-management-to-manage-offshore-work
  8. ↑ http://www.vipconsulting.com/vip/index.cfm/news-events/events/vip-demos-at-hp-discover-performance-tours/
  9. ↑ http://dynamic.ziftsolutions.com/clients/hp/pdf/ALM11.pdf
  10. ↑ http://www.resultspositive.com/hp-application-lifecycle-management
  11. ↑ http://www.creativeintellectuk.com/?p=941
  12. ↑ Desmond, Michael (2009-02-24). "Application Development Trends: "HP Ships Performance Center 9.5." Desmond. Feb. 2009". Adtmag.com. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  13. ↑ http://www.resultspositive.com/hp-application-lifecycle-management
  14. ↑ ""HP Quality Center." May 2009". ZDNet Asia. Retrieved 2012-03-29.
  15. ↑ http://atechguide.com/hp-alm-download/
  16. ↑ http://www.marketwatch.com/story/orasi-software-to-exhibit-at-hp-protect-2013-attendees-to-learn-about-integrating-security-into-application-development-process-2013-09-18
  17. ↑ http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/-1753119.htm
  18. ↑ http://download.cnet.com/HP-ALM-Mobile/3000-2064_4-75398906.html