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| genre = [[application lifecycle management]] tools, [[software quality|application quality]] tools, [[software testing|application testing]] tools

| license = [[Proprietary software|Proprietary]]

| website = [https://software.microfocus.com/en-us/software/application-lifecycle-management Micro Focus ALM webproduct page]

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'''HPMicro Focus Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)''' is a set of software tools developed and marketed by [[Micro Focus]] (previously [[Hewlett-Packard]] and [[Hewlett Packard Enterprise]] for application development and testing. It includes tools for [[requirements management]], [[test planning]] and [[functional testing]], [[Software performance testing|performance testing]] (when used with Performance Center), developer management (through integration with developer environments such as [[Collabnet]], TeamForge and [[Microsoft Visual Studio]]), and defect management.<ref name="Cio.com"/><ref>{{cite web|first=Darryl K. |last=Taft |url=http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Application-Development/Tasktop-Launches-Enterprise-18-Solution-for-New-HP-ALM-11-500854/ |title=Tasktop Launches Enterprise 18 Solution for new HP ALM 11 |publisher=eWeek |date=2010-11-30 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}</ref>

ALM is designed to support key stakeholders responsible for delivering applications as they progress through their lifecycle. It is a combination of a common platform, several key applications and a dashboard targeted at managing the core [[application lifecycle management|lifecycle of applications]], from design through readiness for delivery to operations.<ref name="informationweek.com"/> All of these core lifecycle activities are connected together from a workflow perspective with a common management console, layer of project tracking and planning and built on a common software foundation containing a consistent repository and open integration architecture with a supported SDK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://briefingsdirectblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/how-to-automate-alm-conclusions-from.html |title=Dana Gardner’s Briefings Direct: "How to automate ALM." Nov. 2010 |publisher=Briefingsdirectblog.blogspot.com |date=2010-11-26 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref>

ALM is intended to provide [[Information Technology]] departments with a centralized application management platform for managing and automating within and across application teams and throughout the complete process of developing an application, within a single workflow.<ref name="Cio.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.cio.com/article/641167/HP_Fuses_Dev_Management_and_Testing_Tools |title=IDG NewsService/CIO.com: "HP Fuses Dev Management and Testing Tools." Jackson. Nov. 2010 |publisher=Cio.com |date=2010-11-30 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref> HPMicro Focus offers a number of consulting services to support ALM.

==Components==

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===Lab management automation===

HPThe labLab managementManagement capability allows testing teams to provision and deploy a test lab themselves in a hybrid delivery environment (bare-metal or virtual, in-house or in the cloud) through integration of HP ALM with HP Continuous Delivery Automation (CDA).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vipconsulting.com/vip/index.cfm/news-events/events/vip-demos-at-hp-discover-performance-tours/ |title=VIP demos ALM and Lab Management at HP Discover Performance Tours |publisher=Visionary Integration Professionals |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924002727/http://www.vipconsulting.com/vip/index.cfm/news-events/events/vip-demos-at-hp-discover-performance-tours/ |archivedate=2012-09-24}}</ref>

===Asset sharing and re-use===

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ALM provides cross-project reporting and pre-configured business views for reports such as aggregated project status metrics, application quality metrics, requirements coverage, and defect trends for both an enterprise release and individual projects.<ref name="resultspositive.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.resultspositive.com/hp-application-lifecycle-management |title=HP Application Lifecycle Management |publisher=ResultsPositive |accessdate=2017-03-10}}</ref>

===HP Enterprise Collaboration===

HP Enterprise Collaboration uses social media for application development teams to communicate without leaving the HP ALM environment. Users can import relevant objects (defects, incidents, reports) for participants to review and comment on.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.creativeintellectuk.com/?p=941 |title=Application transformation the HP way |publisher=Creative Intellect Consulting |date=2012-05-18 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}</ref>

===HPMicro Focus Performance Center===

Performance Center software is an enterprise-class performance testing platform and framework. The solution is used by IT departments to standardize, centralize and conduct performance testing, as well as reuse<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itcentralstation.com/product_reviews/hp-alm-review-33576-by-itdeveloper993 |title=HPE ALM Review By ITDeveloper993, IT Developer |publisher=IT Central Station |date=2015-08-05 |accessdate=2017-03-10}}</ref> previous test cases. Performance Center finds software code flaws across the lifecycle of applications. Built on [[HP LoadRunner]] software, HP Performance Center supports developer testing and integrates with HP ALM.<ref>{{cite web|last=Desmond |first=Michael |url=http://adtmag.com/articles/2009/02/24/hp-ships-performance-center-95.aspx |title=Application Development Trends: "HP Ships Performance Center 9.5." Desmond. Feb. 2009 |publisher=Adtmag.com |date=2009-02-24 |accessdate=2012-03-29}}</ref>

===Quality assurance===