The document discusses using Microsoft's Azure platform and Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tools to improve project management. It outlines the speakers and agenda, which will cover moving from a focus on details to prioritizing what matters most for projects. The presentation will examine using ALM in the cloud, different development approaches, and how tools like Visual Studio Online can help centralize project management and increase transparency for customers.

1. December 2nd, Lausanne

2. Accelerate your developments lifecycle
with the Azure platform
ALM Day

3. Speakers
Hugo PAIN
Microsoft Practice Manager
hugo.pain@sword-group.com
: +41 79 637 92 10
Sword Services
Avenue des Baumettes 19
CH 1220 Renens
Nabil BABACI
SharePoint Architect & MVP
nabil.babaci@sword-group.com
: +41 79 637 92 00
Sword Services
Avenue des Baumettes 19
CH 1220 Renens

4. Agenda
Agenda
Project management before
Project management now
ALM & Microsoft Azure
People centric approach
Conclusion

5. Project management before

6. Before…
• Development environments
• Industrialization
• Project and team
• Bugs and tests tracking
Impact :
We were focusing on details instead of “What matters”

7. Project management now

8. Project & People Centric Approach
Project
Customers
Project
Manager
Dev TeamIT Team
Test Team

9. “V-Model” versus SCRUM methodology

10. The bridge is possible with ALM

11. ALM in the Cloud as a natural answer

12. ALM Approach (High Level)

13. 3 ways of working
MSF Agile :
• Product Planning ( User Stories)
• Progression (Active -> Resolved -> Closed)
• Audits
MSF CMMI :
• Product Planning (Requirements)
• Progression ( Proposed-> Active -> Resolved -> Closed)
• Rigorous work and Audit Trail
• CMMI Levels (Initial, Managed, Defined, Quantitatively Managed,
Optimizing)
Scrum :
• Scrum Framework and Agile Approach

14. ALM : DevOps & ITOps (Deep Dive)

15. ALM and Governance ?
Governance Plan
Framework Communications Change Management Risk Management Training
Training Plan
Information &
Workflows
Collaboration
Information
Management
Classification
Map of processes
Benefits
ROI
Fiability
Knowledge Base
Review

16. ALM & Microsoft Azure

17. Stack available in Azure

18. Sword Investment

19. People centric approach

20. People centric approach
Customers
Project
Manager
Dev TeamIT Team
Test Team
• Customers : Control overall
project quality and timeline
• P.M : Interface between
customer and dev team
• Dev : Produce and test
code based on the
Requirements
• IT : Control environment
• Test : Test and validate that
the code produced meets
the Business Requirements.

22. Overview
Roles : Interface between customer and dev team
- User Stories, Tasks, Leading, Reporting, Forecast
Tools :
- Visual Studio Online
- SharePoint Site (Office 365) for Project Portal
- Office Suite
- Template VS :

23. Features and Backlog linking

25. Overview
Roles : Produce and test code based on the Requirements
- Specs and tasks, Time Tracking, Dev. environment
Tools :
- Visual Studio & Extensions
- Visual Studio Online
- Virtual Machine
- Azure Tools
- Native (Template native or Custom) or Third Party Tools -> Cerebrata

27. Overview
Roles : Test and validate that the code produced meets
the Business Requirements.
- Report Bug, Test Plan, Load Test
Tools :
Visual Studio et V.S Online
- Test Load / Test Plan
Testing Center (Client)
Bug Tracking

29. Overview
Roles : Control overall quality of the project and
timelines
Tools :
Visual Studio Online

30. Release Management

31. On prem – Online (new Feature)
DEV QAINT PRODTFS
Deploy the same way to all
stages
Full Traceability
Automates Deployment Automate the Approval
Workflow

32. Conclusion

33. Conclusion
Thanks to Microsoft Azure and ALM we have :
Improve collaboration and flexibility in our
team and “break technical frontiers”
Increase our ROI by focusing on our “what
matters”
Centralize project management on a global tool
Give more transparency to our customers