Application Lifecycle Management at Scale
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Bonnie Beyer, Project Manager at Rockwell Collins, outlines the implementation and benefits of application lifecycle management (ALM) tools, particularly focusing on Atlassian products. The initiative has led to significant improvements in efficiency and collaboration, including a 30% cost reduction and 25% fewer defects across over 7000 users and 900 projects. Future goals include enhanced customer collaboration and continued optimization of workflows.
Application Lifecycle Management at Scale
- 1. BONNIE BEYER • PROJECT MANAGER • ROCKWELL COLLINS Application Lifecycle Management at Scale
- 3. Rockwell Collins Building Trust Every Day
- 4. Communications with South Pole expedition in 1933
- 5. ! That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. ! - Neil Armstrong, Apollo 11!
- 6. First GPS signal received in 1977
- 7. Rockwell Collins Systems transmit nearly of USA and allied military airborne communications 70%
- 8. ! Rockwell Collins avionics are on nearly every air transport aircraft in the world
- 9. ! Rockwell Collins Building Trust Every Day
- 10. Customer Requirements! Detailed Requirements! Architecture & Design! Code & Tests!
- 11. Product Lifecycle Bid & Proposal! Engineering Operations Programs ! Build & Support! ! Design & Development! Program Managers Contracts Marketing SW, HW Engineers Management Quality & Certification Customer Service Factory Repair Centers ALM Supports • !
- 12. Preparation
- 13. Global connectivity and collaboration Project centric information sharing Up-to-date, current tools Engineering Needs ... 001101101010011101 ?
- 14. Rapid Adoption Evaluation Criteria Options Considered 35 tools reviewed, narrowed to 8, and then to Atlassian 30 categories including integration, scalability, performance, security Pilot team results led to unprecedented rates of adoption Trade Study
- 15. Atlassian Tools Project Centric Toolbar Plugins ALM Design JIRA, Confluence, FishEye, Crucible, Bamboo, Crowd! Navigation between tools while maintaining project context! Some purchased and many developed internally! !
- 16. Documentation Links to Atlassian Internal User Guides Quick Start Guide • ! • ! • !
- 17. Toolbar Access Project request and support immediately available ! Project Creation Includes consultation for project specific tool needs, workflows, permissions, etc. ! Instructor Led Training Required for all team members – engineers, leaders, admins Onboarding & Training
- 18. Infrastructure Automated monitoring and alerts Analytics to keep ahead of demand Service notices integrated into ALM toolbar
- 19. Workflows Project schemes and issue types for the type of work performed ProductDesign&Development Internal Tool Development Project Management
- 20. Tools
- 21. ManagementAutomationProcess Requirements Configurability Over 30 Plugins Developed Internally Design assurance, export compliance, certification, and more Auto-creation, transition, conversion, and other “easy buttons” Project unique configuration for fields, processes, templates Project planning, status reporting, and scope management
- 22. Issue Links Visualization View dependencies Select link depth and type Option to view on timeline
- 23. Auto-Issue-Create Project configurable Create and link issues Populate fields
- 24. Build Mapping Filter based, zoom and print Issue count, original estimate or story points Status select/deselect
- 25. Status Reporting Predictive Data Hover-over status, optional formats Click-through to search
- 26. Quality Metrics Analyze defect source and impact Based on enterprise workflows Defects include re-open in issue history
- 27. Risk & Opportunity Management Calculated cost and schedule impacts Project configurable impact models Isorisk charts with linking
- 28. People
- 29. ! Support Full-time Team Toolbar Access Change Control Board!
- 30. ALM Releases Frequent Deployments Plugin and workflow updates are deployed on 3 week sprint cycle ! ALM Versions Major versions for Atlassian major upgrades, minor on plugin updates ! Documentation User Guides updated and linked from Release Notes
- 31. Rockwell Collins Atlassian User Group Community of Practice Monthly meetings for Rockwell Collins employees ! User Selected Topics Quality assurance metrics and gadgets, Risk Management…. ! Exchange Tips & Tricks Sharing best practices between teams and organizations
- 33. Journey
- 34. Engineering teams started winning Lean Achievement Awards Reductions in costs 30% 25%Fewer defects
- 35. By the Numbers Over 7000 users, 900 projects, 2600 spaces, 470K issues, 1.5M pages ALM Scale is Multifaceted
- 36. Workflow Complexity By the Numbers Over 7000 users, 900 projects, 2600 spaces, 470K issues, 1.5M pages Both collaborative and complex process requirements supported ALM Scale is Multifaceted
- 37. Customizations Workflow Complexity By the Numbers Over 7000 users, 900 projects, 2600 spaces, 470K issues, 1.5M pages Both collaborative and complex process requirements supported Over 30 plugins developed internally ALM Scale is Multifaceted
- 38. 10,000+ Users Integrated Workflows Mobile Access What’s Next?
- 39. ROADMAP Integrated product development start-to-finish
- 40. ROADMAP Integrated product development start-to-finish Powerful collaboration with end customers
- 41. ROADMAP Integrated product development start-to-finish Powerful collaboration with end customers Fully engaged international workforce
- 42. Be Prepared Understand your end user needs and be prepared to answer them Lessons Learned
- 43. Common Workflows Be Prepared Understand your end user needs and be prepared to answer them Workflows defined for different processes, not different teams Lessons Learned
- 44. Communication Common Workflows Be Prepared Understand your end user needs and be prepared to answer them Workflows defined for different processes, not different teams Collaboration to maximize benefits for ALM teams Lessons Learned
- 45. Engineering teams started winning Lean Achievement Awards Reductions in costs 30% 25%Fewer defects
- 46. Thank you! BONNIE BEYER • PROJECT MANAGER • ROCKWELL COLLINS