1. Manage you application stress free
Thomas Bonde Ejby, AXVICE

2. Today’s session Topics of today’s talk First thing First
Who am I ?
Worked with Dynamics AX since 1998
Solution Microsoft R&D
SQL & AX MCP
TOGAF & ITIL Certified
GxP Certified
C-EH Certified
Dynamics AX MVP
Areas of interest ?
System Integration
System Design & Architecture
Technical Infrastructure Implementation
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
Business Data
Topics of today’s talk
First thing First
ALM Foundation
ALM Implementation
ALM After Live 2

3. First Thing First

4. Definition Application lifecycle management (ALM)
The product lifecycle management
Governance
Demanagement
Software architecture
Computer programming
Software testing
Software maintenance
Change management
Continuous integration
Project management
Release management.
We count around 16 different ways of looking at data in Dynamics AX, and there are potentially more as you have created ways to look at these data you self
I am going to talk about most of them and i am going to show you som examples 4

5. Definition
Integrated Application Lifecycle Management All the tools are synchronized with each other throughout the application development stages. This integration ensures that every team member knows Who, What, When, and Why of any changes made during the development process and there is no last minute surprise causing delivery delays or project failure.
We count around 16 different ways of looking at data in Dynamics AX, and there are potentially more as you have created ways to look at these data you self
I am going to talk about most of them and i am going to show you som examples 5

6. To ambitious, moving very fast very slow
Pitfalls
To ambitious, moving very fast very slow
On paper we are moving very fast, we are very ambitious, and the ROI graph is very nice looking
But are we forgetting the Business
Are we implmenting Business processes or are we implementing technology 6

7. Phase 2,3,nnn
Why is it so difficult to get to the next real phase of the implementation
Did we forget to implement the tools that made it easier
Did we start of on the wrong food 7

8. Did we ever pack the bag with all the tools we needed for the journey
Phase 2,3,nnn
Did we ever pack the bag with all the tools we needed for the journey
Did we forget to implement the tools that made it easier 8

9. Pack your back Foundation Choose the correct platform
Chose the correct software
Chose the correct team
Create a great working environment
Project
Set the vision
Slice it into workable deliverables
Deliver and create success stories
The day after
Create a support organization to manage the application
Implement the tools to keep the system running, and evolving
It sounds easy, everybody knows it , so why dont we do this everytime 9

10. Project Phases
It sounds easy, everybody knows it , so why dont we do this everytime 10

11. ALM FONDATION

12. Development, Test, Build, Release Team Foundation Server
ALM Foundation
Development, Test, Build, Release Team Foundation Server
Did we forget to implement the tools that made it easier
Demo TFS 12

13. ALM Implementation

14. PowerShell advanced Management, automation
TOOLS
PowerShell advanced Management, automation
Did we forget to implement the tools that made it easier
Demo TFS 14

15. ALM After GOLive

16. Monitoring Active / Passive
System Center (SCOM) Monitor (DIY)
Application Passive
Application Active
System Center Technical
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