New David Chappell ALM Whitepapers

David Chappell has the rare ability to explain technology in simple (not simplistic!) terms. Most of his whitepapers are relatively short and to the point. He recently published four whitepapers relating to ALM, and they are no exception:

1. What is ALM

A very good introduction of ALM and not surprisingly :-) pretty consistent with views I expressed nearly two (!) years ago in my ALM != SDLC blog post.

2. ALM and Business Strategy

This paper discussess the link between ALM and Business Strategies. It describes the importance of ALM to maintain relevance and competitiveness by building and managing custom applications.

3. ALM as a Business Process

Here ALM is seen as a business process supporting core business processes such as HR, Sales, etc. Given the high degree of automation of core business processes these days, it should not come as a surprise that ALM is fundamental to the success of organisations. I never thought of ALM as a business process - until now!

4. ALM Tool Evolution

In this paper, David looks at the tools market to support ALM. It's not an in-depth analysis of what is on the market, but more of a 'status quo' of where the industry is and where it needs to go.


My original download link is no longer working, but I hope the papers will be available soon from David's blog or website.