Stefano Rizzo
DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Application Release Automation

DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Application Release Automation

May 19, 2015
The promise of the convergence between ALM and PLM, long demanded by enterprise customers and touted for its tremendous potential by industry analysts, has finally arrived with the Integration of Pol...
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PLM and ALM Integration: The Future Has Arrived

PLM and ALM Integration: The Future Has Arrived

April 22, 2015
The convergence of ALM and PLM is no longer just a vision of the future. We’re excited to announce the first release of an integration of Polarion ALM with Siemens Teamcenter. Close collaboration be...
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Be Ready for the Future: How Software (ALM) and Product (PLM) Development Platforms Will Support the Internet of Things (IoT)

Be Ready for the Future: How Software (ALM) and Product (PLM) Development Platforms Will Support the Internet of Things (IoT)

April 18, 2015
Following up our presentation during this year’s Embedded World, let’s investigate how the Internet of Things (IoT) has increased the need for better integration between Application Lifecycle Managem...
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Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 4 of 4)

Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 4 of 4)

November 6, 2014
In Parts 1, 2 and 3 of this series, I talked about the need for companies to begin integrating the management of their product and software development, the business benefits of such, and an overview...
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Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 3 of 4)

Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 3 of 4)

October 30, 2014
In Part 1 and Part 2 of this series, I talked about the fast-blurring boundary between Product Development (PD) and Software Development (SD), which is quickly making it essential for complex develop...
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Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 2 of 4)

Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 2 of 4)

October 23, 2014
Today the clear demarcation of the boundary between product development and software development is blurring fast as software increasingly becomes a major component of products. Companies urgently ne...
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Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 1 of 4)

Improve Product and Software Development by Integrating ALM and PLM (Part 1 of 4)

October 16, 2014
In today's complex development environments, organizations find themselves facing an uphill battle trying to successfully orchestrate their disparate teams. The clear demarcation of the boundary betw...
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Enterprise vs. Developers: How Can ADLM Tool Vendors Conquer the Divide?

Enterprise vs. Developers: How Can ADLM Tool Vendors Conquer the Divide?

July 30, 2014
There are two conflicting (or at least contradictory) viewpoints in the market for application development lifecycle management (ADLM) tools. There is enterprise management that needs to comply with ...
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A 'Visionary' Position for Polarion in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Development Life Cycle Management

A 'Visionary' Position for Polarion in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Development Life Cycle Management

May 3, 2014
I was very pleased to find that Polarion Software has once again been designated as a "Visionary" in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Application Development Life Cycle Management for its appli...
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Top questions asked by industry analysts about Siemens' investment in Polarion Software

Top questions asked by industry analysts about Siemens' investment in Polarion Software

April 19, 2014
Since the announcement of the $10 million investment in Polarion Software by Siemens Venture Capital, I've briefed 11 analysts from 8 different analyst firms, answering their questions about how it w...
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Not sure whether PALM is real? Check out this new Audi.

Not sure whether PALM is real? Check out this new Audi.

April 5, 2014
When we talk about the convergence of Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - we call it "PALM" - you might wonder if it's just another buzzword. Maybe, but we...
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How ALM-PLM Convergence Impact Product and Embedded Software Development

How ALM-PLM Convergence Impact Product and Embedded Software Development

January 21, 2014
The convergence of Application Lifecycle Management and Product Lifecycle Management is already happening. I like to call this convergence "PALM", for convenience. It's a trend that we at Polari...
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PALM on LinkedIn: your invitation to the "ground floor"

PALM on LinkedIn: your invitation to the "ground floor"

October 1, 2013
By Stefano Rizzo Without tightly integrating the software development process with product manufacturing, mistakes happen that companies cannot afford to make – errors that can even be a matter of ...
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New FDA Medical Device ID System Highlights PALM Trend

New FDA Medical Device ID System Highlights PALM Trend

September 24, 2013
By Stefano Rizzo The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced finalization of a new new system to identify medical devices. The new requirements for medical devices to comply with the FDA's ...
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Can Social Media help you identify Requirements?

Can Social Media help you identify Requirements?

July 27, 2013
By Stefano Rizzo A social media approach to gathering requirements can bring some interesting benefits to your organization: Involvement of more stakeholders Ability to harvest unusual requi...
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Managing Requirements Your Way (Part 5 of 5)

Managing Requirements Your Way (Part 5 of 5)

November 17, 2009
In this last post of the series, I will give you an overview of some basic concepts that are part of our own Requirements Management process at Polarion Software. This is not a process, it is just a ...
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Managing Requirements your way (Part 4)

Managing Requirements your way (Part 4)

November 2, 2009
While Agile methods are becoming more and more popular in Software Development shops, Requirements Management is a formal discipline widely adopted and adapted in System Engineering and in general in...
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Managing Requirements your way (Part 3)

Managing Requirements your way (Part 3)

October 15, 2009
Several customers and friends reported to me that they would like to embrace Agile methodologies for their development team. Most of them are, however, concerned about how to Manage Requirements with...
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Managing Requirements your way (Part 2)

Managing Requirements your way (Part 2)

September 29, 2009
In the previous post we defined the requirements lifecycle and we outlined its formats and capture methods. Let’s now take a look at a few of the ways organizations approach requirements management t...
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Managing Requirements your way (Part 1)

Managing Requirements your way (Part 1)

September 15, 2009
Intro In this Blog series I will try to reveal new ways to improve your requirements process – regardless of your starting point or requirements process. In this post I will define the requirements...
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