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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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1. Governance: Encompasses all of the decision making and project management for this application, extends over the entire existence of the application.
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2. 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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3. 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)
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* CA Technologies [Rally](http://ca.com/us.html)
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* [Thoughtworks](http://thoughtworks.com/products)
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#### More Information:
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<!-- Please add any articles you think might be helpful to read before writing the article -->
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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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