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|  | title: Application Lifecycle Management | |||
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|  | ## Application Lifecycle Management
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|  | Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), while commonly associated with Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) is a broader perspective that aligns better with the concept of Product Lifecycle. The development (SDLC) is only a portion of the Application's Lifecycle and therefore is represented as part of the ALM.  | |||
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|  | ALM can be divided into three distinct areas: Governance, Development, and Operations: | |||
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|  | Governance: Encompasses all of the decision making and project management for this application, extends over the entire existance of the application. | |||
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|  | Development: Process (SDLC) of actually creating the application. For most applications, the development process reappears again several more times in the application’s lifetime, including bug fixes, improvements and new versions. | |||
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|  | Operations: Work required to run and manage the application,typically begins shortly before deployment, then runs continuously until application retirement. Overlaps at times with Development.   | |||
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|  | Tools can be used to manage ALM; some of the more popular options include: | |||
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|  | * Atlassian [JIRA](http://atlassian.com/software/jira) | |||
|  | * CA Technologies [Rally](http://ca.com/us.html) | |||
|  | * [Thoughtworks](http://thoughtworks.com/products) | |||
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|  | #### More Information:
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|  | InfoQ - Gartner and Software Advice examine [Agile Lifecycle Management Tools](http://www.infoq.com/news/2015/02/agile-management-tools/) | |||
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