What is Agile Application Life Cycle Management (agile ALM)?
Agile Application Life Cycle Management (agile ALM) refers to the process of using or supplementing agile development techniques within Application Life Cycle Management. It is a software development technique that aims to improve the quality of a product during its life cycle while keeping the development time as short as possible.
Agile ALM is mainly used to add agile values, frameworks and strategies within the application lifecycle. It is designed to provide an integrated approach to ALM by improvising the human side of application development and improving collaboration between those involved. The key components / phases of an agile ALM include collaborative development, task-based development, functional and technical release management, quality assurance and a stakeholder focus.
In addition, agile ALM is based on an open architecture / framework that is flexible enough to add additional functions. It is also open to change and able to create relationships between organizations, development strategies and people.