Change management, especially on IBM i, can be a notoriously challenging process.

Using tools from Remain Software like TD/OMS and Gravity can make it easy to manage change throughout the development lifecycle. TD/OMS and Gravity are Remain Software’s signature ALM and workflow solutions. They make the process of handling all aspects of development changes smooth and intuitive.

TD/OMS and Gravity have been engineered to work the way developers think. They are a pair of robust tools, that facilitate exceptional collaboration, communication, transparency, oversight and fluidity. This pair of solutions from Remain Software pertain to:

  • Audit capabilities
  • Source archiving
  • Easy comparisons of source changes
  • Transfer and object histories,
  • and much more

Manage Change, no sweat!

Watch this video, presented by the Laura Hamway, MD of our Partners Remain Software, to understand how Remain’s TD/OMS and Gravity work together to help you easily manage change. In the video, you’ll see a walkthrough demonstration of TD/OMS and Gravity working together through the development lifecycle. The demonstration outlines:

  • How easy and intuitively you can manage change through TD/OMS and Gravity
  • How TD/OMS and Gravity increase collaboration across all your teams – wherever they’re located
  • How effectively and efficiently you deploy applications and updates
  • Every step in the development lifecycle is also audited throughout the change management process

 

The development lifecycle

When an end-user runs into a problem with their software, they open a ticket on their helpdesk, in this demonstration using Gravity.

Once the helpdesk receives the ticket, they’ll research the problem. This will involve going into TD/OMS to do an impact analysis, and gauge exactly how big of a change might be required.

It is then passed on to the developer, who will use Remain Software’s change management ALM tool, TD/OMS, to go through the development lifecycle, pick out the affected objects, and put those into development. They’ll do any programming changes, test it, and then signal the end-user to ratify or sign-off of the change.

Once sign-off is received, the objects are moved into production.