The document outlines a presentation by Luca Milanesio at the Jenkins User Conference in Palo Alto on October 23, 2013, focusing on the mobile application lifecycle and the integration of Jenkins and Git for agile development. It discusses the challenges faced in deploying a mobile app across multiple European countries and emphasizes the need for continuous delivery in mobile application lifecycle management. Key topics include the development workflow, real-life success and failure stories, and the role of Jenkins in facilitating mobile application development and deployment.

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Mobile Application Lifecycle
Luca Milanesio
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About GerritForge
Founded in 2009 in London UK
(previously known as LMIT Software Ltd)
Mission: Agile Application Lifecycle for the
Enterprise
Innovator with Enterprise Agile products
Technology partner of
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About the speaker
Luca Milanesio
Director and co-founder of GerritForge
Over 20 years of experience
in Agile Development Management, SCM and
ALM in large Enterprises worldwide
Contributor to Jenkins
since 2007 (and previously Hudson)
Git SCM mentor
for the Enterprise since 2009
Contributors to Gerrit Code Review
community since 2011
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Agenda
Introduction and concepts
Roots of Android OS development
from Git and Gerrit
Today's Mobile ALM in the Enterprise
without Continuous Delivery
Real life [un]success story
Jenkins as an Integration and Delivery
Engine
Tell us your story !
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Concepts
The most successful Version
Control Tool of the last 5 years.
World's #1 Open Source
continuous integration engine
Mobile Application platform for accessing
Jenkins continuous integration API from
Android or iOS
World's #1 Open Source Mobile
Operating System, powering over 900M of
devices world wide
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Where is Apple iOS ?
Source:
http://www.gartner.com/newsroom/id/2482816
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Android = world's
mobile platform
leader
Android historically
linked to the Open
Source community
Concepts explored
may be applied to
iOS as well

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Why Android on Git ?
Google's internal VC not suitable for
external contributors
OpenSource VC needed
– Scalable and distributed
– Widely used by Linux community
– Strong branch and merge capabilities
Linux kernel was on Git since 2005
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Git, Gerrit and Android workflow
CI Build: OK
CI Build: OK
A1
C2*
Verified: -1
(build failed)
C2*
C2
clone
push
Verified: +1
(build OK)
refs/for/master
Reviewed: +2
push
amend
A1
Android OS
master
C2
Contributor
master
C2*
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Putting all together with Jenkins
Work
Sprint
Burndown
Days
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Real life [un]success story
The challenge: developing a preembedded Mobile App for a Global
Mobile Operator in 10 European
Countries to over 2,000,000 customers
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Scrum sprints timeline
Sprint N
Scope
Sprint
execution
Sprint N+1
Scope
Accept
Pub
Sprint
execution
Sprint N+2
Feedback
Accept
Scope
Sprint
execution
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Pub
Feedback
Accept
Pub

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Ver 1.0 / 2.0 Sprint lifecycle
Development
Code complete without feedback
Feedback
Without
feedback
Sprint N+1
start
Start
Code
committed
Day#10
Client release
Ver. N+1
Day#13
Publish &
review
Day#15
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Discovery
Upgrade
Day#18

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Product's feedback
Low Google Play rating
Problems over Wi-Fi
reported too late
for the current Sprint
Impact on
other Operators'
customers
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ALM on Mobile needs change
Managing
Project
aspiration
Dive into
users'
real world
• Prescriptive, PO and stories
• Adaptive, feedback at 360°
• Time-boxed, 1 month cycle
• Limit WIP, release daily / weekly
• Locked Sprint scope
• Adaptive scope with features
and bug-fixes
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Organise the process with Jenkins
Monitor the SCM changes
Build the software App &
Backend
Run unit-tests + emulator tests
Deploy backend to QA
Real-time notify and update
App to handsets with
JenkinsMobi
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Continuous delivery on Mobile
Client
discovery
and
upgrade
Story picked
up from
backlog
Start
Code
committed
Day-2
Feedback
Client in-App
Discovery
Upgrade
Day-3
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Publish &
review

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Mobile ALM pipeline
Push
Build
Unit Tests
Failed
Push
Automated
Unit Tests
Failed
Push
Build
Tests
Build
Automated
Beta Users
Unit Tests
Tests
Tests
User's feedback
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Publish to all Users

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Building blocks
Private Network
1. Get a Mobile
Phone
2. JenkinsMobi
on board
3. Connect to
JenkinsMobi
API
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4. Plug to
Jenkins and
ALM Tools

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Jenkins plugins for Mobile ALM
Run Android emulator during build
Execute Monkeyrunner
Validate
changes before
Review
Orchestrate with
TeamForge
Issue planning, Build
and Test feedback loop
Fetch code from Git
Trigger build on
changes
Progress
Continuous
Delivery phase
Build Android
Gradle Projects
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Mobile App build in Jenkins
Build on Jenkins
-
Git + Gradle plugin
Archive **/*-debug-*.apk
Test with Monkeyrunner
- Develop Python test scripts
- Run with Android emulator
- Monkeyrunner plugin
Acceptance test on real devices
(i.e. Test-cloud services on real handsets)
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Deliver on Mobile
1. Build status
2. Build artifacts
3. Download
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4. Upgrade

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Inform Beta adopters on what's new
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Bring teams together
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Share kanban with stakeholders
1. Sprint progress
2. Cards status
3. Cards list
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4. Cards details

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Notify problems in real-time
1. Test progress
2. Test results
3. Defects progress
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4. Defects list

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Overall deployment
Platform Backend
Pre-embedded
Mobile App
Jenkins CI
Jenkins
Mobi
API
Trello
Plugin
CollabNet
Plugin
HP-QC
PlugIn
JenkinsMob
i v4 Beta
Git
Plugin
Private
Network
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Challenges
Private vs Public network
Jenkins and other ALM hardened in Local Net
Public gateway for JenkinsMobi API
Provisioning to JenkinsMobi clients
Application upgrade (outside Google Play)
In-App notification and steps
Managing feedback loop to tickets
In-App feedback request with JenkinsMobi API
Education for high level stakeholders
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Q&A – share your experience
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Additional resources
Luca Milanesio
mail: luca@gerritforge.com twitter:@gitenterprise
Mobile Application Lifecycle slides:
slideshare.net/lucamilanesio
Continuous Agile e-book from A.Singleton:
www.continuousagile.com/unblock
JenkinsMobi OpenSource Project:
github.com/jenkinsci/jenkinsmobi-plugin
JenkinsMobi v4 Beta:
jenkins-ci.mobi/#v4beta
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Plus exclusively for the JUC 2013
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Continuous agile on a stick
gerritforge.com/contagile.vm.zip
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