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ALM, the New ERP
Feb 29, 2012
Note: This webinar has already taken place. To access the recorded playback of the session, please visit: ALM, the New ERP (http://cc.readytalk.com/play?id=gayri2).
25 years ago, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems like SAP, Peoplesoft, and Oracle Financials revolutionized the way Fortune 500 companies managed enterprise information. These systems consolidated previously disparate departmental applications that handled corporate accounting, supply chain management, manufacturing, and human resources; the outcome was an integrated platform that provided real-time insight into a company’s financials, inventories, production schedules, and work-in-progress. The resulting productivity improvements were so profound that today virtually no Fortune 2000 company today can compete without an ERP system in place.
A similar transformation is currently underway in the software engineering industry with Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Most companies’ software development projects utilize their own department-level applications to manage requirements, designs, code, and test. This “tool fruit salad” results in poor visibility into software development progress, personnel that are not portable among projects, and ultimately, a significantly inefficient allocation of resources.
This webinar will introduce attendees to the concept of Application Lifecycle Management, the benefits it provides, examples of ALM adoption, and an overview of IBM’s flagship ALM solution: Rational Team Concert.
Zen Master:
Rolf Reitzig, Director, ALM Transformation
Rolf has 20 years of practical hands-on experience in software engineering, having helped dozens of Fortune 500 companies improve quality, productivity and project results through the implementation of best practices and integrated automation tools. He has worked closely the Software Engineering Institute in communicating the return on investment of implementing better product development practices and tools to the software development community. Mr. Reitzig speaks regularly at international conferences, seminars and user groups sponsored by IBM Rational, the SEI, and others. He coaches senior managers, helping them understand the economics of engineering improvement and its implications on organizational change.
DATE:
February 29, 2012
TIME:
11am ET, 10am CT, 9am MT, 8am PT
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