ALM perspective: demolish the IT governance silos
In most organizations, application lifecycle management (ALM) is implemented as an isolated process, with limited regard for other domains that it touches. However, as many areas of IT have begun formalizing their own governance policies, a problem is emerging that conflicting practices of different silos, such as IT operations, will become set in stone. In such a scenario, ALM can no longer exist in its own universe, oblivious to initiatives from IT operations for adopting ITIL, or from a corporate level for strengthening governance, risk and compliance (GRC) practices.
The long-term solution is federated governance, an approach that cross-references and coordinates policies and practices in which activities overlap, to eliminate conflicts. The first steps towards federated governance include using a lifecycle approach to map and reconcile policies and practices across functional domains. The next logical step is to adopt application portfolio management (APM) strategies. APM applies financially focused management discipline, which checks compliance to and efficacy of practices and policies that impact the application lifecycle, from inception through operations and end of life.
The long-term solution is federated governance, an approach that cross-references and coordinates policies and practices in which activities overlap, to eliminate conflicts. The first steps towards federated governance include using a lifecycle approach to map and reconcile policies and practices across functional domains. The next logical step is to adopt application portfolio management (APM) strategies. APM applies financially focused management discipline, which checks compliance to and efficacy of practices and policies that impact the application lifecycle, from inception through operations and end of life.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
IN A NUTSHELL
THE OVUM VIEW
IT GOVERNANCE: TOO MUCH, AND NOT ENOUGH, OF A GOOD THING
ENTERPRISES WANT MORE SOFTWARE FOR THEIR MONEY
IT RESPONDS WITH SILOED GOVERNANCE
ALM GOVERNANCE IS NOT AN ISLAND
LESSONS LEARNED IN PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
OVERVIEW
START WITH COMMON SENSE
EAS CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE
ALM DOES NOT EQUAL SDLC
FEDERATION IS THE KEY
SIMPLIFY THE TERMINOLOGY, THEN MAP THE INTERSECTIONS
MAPPING ALM, SOA GOVERNANCE AND ITIL LIFECYCLES TOGETHER
INCEPTION
CONSTRUCTION
TRANSITION
OPERATION
APM PROVIDES THE FINANCIAL NERVE CENTER OF FEDERATED ALM
IN A NUTSHELL
THE OVUM VIEW
IT GOVERNANCE: TOO MUCH, AND NOT ENOUGH, OF A GOOD THING
ENTERPRISES WANT MORE SOFTWARE FOR THEIR MONEY
IT RESPONDS WITH SILOED GOVERNANCE
ALM GOVERNANCE IS NOT AN ISLAND
LESSONS LEARNED IN PUTTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
OVERVIEW
START WITH COMMON SENSE
EAS CAN PLAY A KEY ROLE
ALM DOES NOT EQUAL SDLC
FEDERATION IS THE KEY
SIMPLIFY THE TERMINOLOGY, THEN MAP THE INTERSECTIONS
MAPPING ALM, SOA GOVERNANCE AND ITIL LIFECYCLES TOGETHER
INCEPTION
CONSTRUCTION
TRANSITION
OPERATION
APM PROVIDES THE FINANCIAL NERVE CENTER OF FEDERATED ALM
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: ALM coexists with multiple governance lifecycles, inside and outside IT
Figure 2: Converged ALM/SOA/ITIL lifecycles – a generic level
Figure 3: Application performance management extends PPM to the entire application lifecycle
Figure 1: ALM coexists with multiple governance lifecycles, inside and outside IT
Figure 2: Converged ALM/SOA/ITIL lifecycles – a generic level
Figure 3: Application performance management extends PPM to the entire application lifecycle
