The document discusses the challenges and solutions related to mobile application development and deployment, emphasizing the complexities of the mobile project lifecycle. It highlights the need for continuous integration and real-time notifications to enhance agility and efficiency in mobile development. The proposed solutions, including the use of jenkinsmobi, aim to streamline workflows and improve stakeholder collaboration in mobile application environments.

1. Main sponsor
Mobile Application Lifecycle
Luca Milanesio

2. Who’s that guy ?
Luca Milanesio
LMIT Software / GerritForge LLP
Over 20 years of disruptive activity in the
Software Development Lifecycle
Jenkins CI contributor
founder of Jenkins-Mobi
Git enthusiast since 2009 and
innovator in large enterprises
Gerrit contributor since 2011, driving
plugin and ALM Integration
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3. Agenda
• Why are we doing this ?
• Agile lifecycle on Mobile Development
• One step forward to continuous delivery
• Mobile ALM in a real life experiment
• Beyond development … everything Mobile
• Call to action !
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4. Why are we doing this ?
Who is a Mobile Application Developer ?
Who is working in a team ?
Raise your hand !
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5. Anatomy of a typical (mobile) Project
Client (mobile) tier Server (cloud) tier
• Rich client UX • RESTFul API
• Multi handset (Android / • Multiple client support
iOS / WP8) (native versions, Web)
• Hybrid / Mobile Web UX • User authentication
• Local caching • Persistent storage
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6. Why (mobile) Project is more complex ?
Client (mobile) platforms diversity is hell !!!
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7. Lifecycle of a (mobile) Project
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8. Is it really agile ?
Agile software development means:
1. Always working software through Continuous
Integration
2. Welcome change at any stage
3. Close daily collaboration with Business
4. Short loop of changes / feedback
5. Simplicity
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9. Impediments in (mobile) Agility (1/3)
1. Complex client runtime environment
– Mobile Phones are not PCs
– Emulators <> real handsets
– Physical limits to Continuous Integration
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10. Impediments in (mobile) Agility (2/3)
2. Client / Server integration
– multi-Client with multi-Server versions
– Different Client vs Server environment
– Changes often impact multiple tiers
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11. Impediments in (mobile) Agility (3/3)
3. Client distribution / installation
– Native channels for distributing clients
(Google Play, AppStore, Windows Phone Store)
– Delay from built to deployed to handsets
– Problems in getting Business up-to-date
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12. What would we need for extra agility ?
1. Real continuous delivery to real handsets
Cloud deploy
Change Build
Client deploy
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13. What would we need for extra agility ?
2. Client upgrade and notification in real-time
One-tap
upgrade
Client Ver. X Client Ver. X+1
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14. What would we need for extra agility ?
3. Bring all together in a single place
Cardwall
Client App
Ver. X
Changes Continuous
Integration
Issues Monitor
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15. Hold on … don't we have that ?
john@mydomain.com
Cardwall
***************
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16. Hold on … don't we have that ?
john23@gmail.com
Monitor ************
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17. Hold on … don't we have that ?
Continuous
Integration
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18. Hold on … don't we have that ?
Issues
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19. Hold on … don't we have that ?
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20. Cool … and if have two projects ?
"WTF WTF WTF WTF #$@#!%@$"
Clean-up data, re-configure,
scream and shout …
… and over again and again and
again !
My project is on local net …
tunnels, firewalls, VPNs, slow …
WTF WTF WTF !!!
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21. We can do better !
1. No need to setup 4+ apps /
tools on stakeholders'
phones
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22. We can do better !
2. One-tap access to any
Project Lifecycle item
(Story, Bug, Test, Build,
anything !)
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23. We can do better !
3. Link stories to builds,
bugs, tests, results,
artifacts …
connect the dots to see
the full picture !
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24. We can do better !
4. One set of credentials and
identity to rule them all,
inside or outside your VPN
!
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25. We can do better !
5. Notify all stakeholders in
real-time about new Betas
and give "one-tap" upgrade
process !
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26. Real life [experiment] story
The challenge: developing a Mobile App for
a Global Mobile Operator in 8 EU Countries
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27. Center of the lifecycle: Continuous Integration
1. Monitor the SCM changes
2. Build the software
(Client, Backend)
3. Run unit-tests
4. Deploy backend to QA
… but one step was missing …
 Deploy client to handsets
with JenkinsMobi
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28. Jenkins hits for Mobile
• Android build  Simple Ant with ADT
• Android unit-test  Android Emulator Plugin + monkey
(https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/Android+Emulator+Plugin )
• iOS build  Xcode + SICCI plugin
(https://wiki.jenkins-ci.org/display/JENKINS/SICCI+for+Xcode+Plugin )
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29. Build and install JenkinsMobi on Android
1. Build status 2. Build artifacts 3. Download 4. Upgrade
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30. Adding sprints plans
1. Access Project Sprint Plan (TeamForge)
2. Access SCRUM sprint board (Trello)
3. Connect and display progress
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31. Display Sprint status using JenkinsMobi plugins
1. Sprint progress 2. Cards status 3. Cards list 4. Cards details
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32. Monitor acceptance tests in real-time
1. Display test plan execution (HP QC)
2. Monitor incidents during QA (HP QC)
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33. Check QA status using HPQC JenkinsMobi plugin
1. Test progress 2. Test results 3. Defects progress 4. Defects list
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34. How [we] and YOU can do it ?
Private Network
1. Get a Mobile 2. JenkinsMobi 3. Connect to 4. Plug to your
Phone on board JenkinsCloud ALM Tools
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35. Wrap-up and achievements
1. Project delivered on-time
2. Lots of suggestions from all stakeholders
(Product owner, QA, markets, developers)
3. Shorten the E2E feedback loop
Problem  Ticket  Fix  Re-test
4. Early risk management of delays and
changes
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36. JenkinsMobi vision
1. Mobile is the 21st Century Web 3.0
2. Development will be more and more
Mobile-centric
3. Mobile is the center of the Team
Cooperation
4. Continuous Integration is the center of
the Development loop
5. All tools can be "plugged" into the Mobile
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37. Call to action !!
• JenkinsMobi is in your pocket !
33rd Degree App is JenkinsMobi
v4
• Start using Jenkins at the
center your Mobile Application
Lifecycle
• Extend JenkinsMobi with
OpenSource plug-ins
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38. JenkinsMobi v4 – 2013 road-map
Mar/Apr  Private Beta
- All existing JenkinsMobi v3 features
- Support for private Jenkins / plugins on VPN
- Jira and Trello plugins
- PingDom plugin
May  Global upgrade from v3 to v4
June  JenkinsMobi plugins specs opened
- JenkinsMobi Cloud OpenSource
- JenkinsMobi Plugins OpenSource specs
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39. Resources
Contact Luca Milanesio at:
luca@jenkins-ci.mobi
Twitter: @gitenterprise | Facebook.com/gitenterprise
Blog: gitenterprise.me
About JenkinsMobi:
http://jenkins-ci.mobi
Twitter: @hudsonmobi | Facebook.com/jenkinsmobi
Blog: jenkinsmobi.me
Replay this slides again at:
http://slideshare.net/lucamilanesio
market://details?id=com.lmitsoftware.app33degree
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