AUTOMATING THE ANALYSIS OF APPLICATION LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT DATA FOR SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

摘要

A computer analyzes application lifecycle management data to calculate waste and inefficiency. The computer receives application lifecycle management (ALM) data that includes workflow artifacts, workflow artifact states, and linkage between the workflow artifacts. The ALM data also includes time stamps associated with the workflow artifacts and linkages. The computer calculates lag time between the time stamps of the ALM data. The lag times measure the timeliness of collaboration and communication within a software development project, and based on the calculated lag times or averages, the computer generates visualizations including value steam maps, lag time visualizations or waste reduction visualizations. These visualizations can monitor the performance of a team or can be used to compare the performance of multiple teams throughout a software development project.

主权项

1. A method for analyzing application lifecycle management data, the method comprising:
a computer receiving application lifecycle management (ALM) data, wherein the ALM data includes a plurality of workflow artifacts each having at least one state, at least one linkage between two of the plurality of workflow artifacts, and a plurality of time stamps each associated with the at least one linkage or with one of the plurality of workflow artifacts; and the computer calculating a lag time between two of the plurality of time stamps of the ALM data.