Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) ensure product and software related processes are properly managed. These systems are utilized throughout the software development and product manufacturing lifecycles. When integrated, they can improve several aspects of these lifecycles. Let’s explore some use cases of ALM-PLM integration.
ALM and PLM
Before we dive into the integration process, let’s define ALM and PLM. ALM is the management of the inception, design, development, testing, deployment, and compliance of software-related processes through the end of life. Conversely, PLM is the tracking and management of all product-related processes including inception, design, development, quality and compliance, and manufacturing. When combined, the strengths of both systems manage the entire lifecycle of a product from its initial concept through its end-of-life.
Benefits of ALM-PLM Integration
Integrating ALM and PLM provides a collaborative digital thread, allowing users to drive product development. Additionally, this integration creates a cohesive framework for managing software and product lifecycles, whereas management would typically be separate. There are several additional advantages of integrating ALM and PLM. The first is unified data management, which ensures consistency. Quality control is also improved due to synchronized software and hardware changes. In addition to this, the design and development processes are linked which leads to faster time-to-market. Lastly, regulatory compliance standards are easier to adhere to due to the comprehensive documentation from the ALM and PLM processes. This ebook explores use cases to display real examples of ALM-PLM integration including managing requirements across the product lifecycle, improving team agaility, and effectively managing change.
Integrating with Codebeamer
Codebeamer is one of the best ALM tools for seamless integration with PLM solutions. Its open platform combines requirements, risk, and test management with engineering to accelerate software delivery and simplify compliance. Additionally, Codebeamer’s PLM integration ensures consistent data, end-to-end traceability, and cross-disciplinary collaboration. To learn more about these common use cases and how Codebeamer facilitates ALM-PLM integration, download this ebook.