ALM Software Process Review

Application Value Profile Data Sheet Download

The ALM Software Process Review or Application Value Profile (AVP) is a free service from Dunstan Thomas and provides an objective economic analysis of your processes and how you stack up against the industry. The review is completely impartial and tools agnostic. It has helped hundreds of organisations understand the value their ALM applications deliver and determine the next steps to modernise their software development business applications.

Delivering software effectively

Software delivery is a broad spectrum of processes, disciplines and technology. Effectively managing, measuring and integrating them can provide cost saving, reduced time to market and improve quality. Process improvements to software delivery can help, but how do you know (not guess, really know) which improvements will return the best results? Improvement initiatives aren’t free – they are investments, and investments must have a return. The challenge is how to review your ALM against a defined benchmark to quantify the priority and value of improvements.

The Software Process Review Service

There are two levels of service offering:

1. Online Applications Value Profile (AVP): An online self-assessment available from Micro Focus direct
2. Applications Value Management Profile (AMVP): A full profile carried out by Dunstan Thomas professional consultants

The online Applications Value Profile will provide immediate visibility of near-term improvement opportunities. After completing the profile (typically 5-10 minutes), you will be presented with a PDF report delivering:

• Technology maturity comparisons against industry benchmarks
• A profile of critical performance indicators
• Recommendations for next steps to help continue your application value path

Software Development Process - the steps

The review begins with a structured interview session to probe business issues and current software development activities in all of the six key ALM areas:

1. Demand Management

2. Project Management

3. Measurement

4. Quality Management

5. Change Management

6. Requirements Management

The process typically involves management representatives from the three main software stakeholder areas; application development, testing or quality assurance (QA) and also the business unit sponsoring the work. 

After the interview, the data is analysed and recommendations presented in a tailored ALM Value Profile – which guides organisations on how to invest in process improvements to maximise value and to define the level of efficiencies that can be realised.

The review acts as a first step towards making software delivery a managed business process – which is measurable and based on sound economics.  As a managed business process, an organisation can then start to build and strategically improve its value to the business. 

 

 

 

 

 

An ALM Value Path is specially designed for the organization, based on data gathered from the ALM Value Profile. The ALM Value Path answers these questions:

• What progress have you made?
• How do you compare with others?
• What is your best long-term improvement strategy?
• What is the business value of the long-term strategy?
• Where should you focus your initial efforts?

Follow this link to download example AVP results.

Contact Us to arrange your full Applications Value Management Profile review.

ALM Tools

Improvements and integration of ALM Tools supporting the software development process often deliver significant business value. Dunstan Thomas are experts in integrating ALM tools and implementing methodologies that maximise the value that these tools deliver to a business.

For more information on our services visit:

• ALM Tools Integration
• Implementing Agile Methodologies
• Migrating Borland Starteam to MS Team Foundation Server
• Bespoke Plugins & Development for Enterprise Architect

 

Contact Us by e-mail or telephone 023 9282 2254 to discuss your requirements.