The Blurry Line between ALM and PLM

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) and Product lifecycle Management (PLM) have different technology management perspectives—the first focuses on software development methodology system architecture, software validation, coverage matrix and impact analysis whereas the second focuses on taking care of innovation processes by facilitating product definition collaboration. However, there is an intersection between the two systems. By empowering the consistent accessibility of one system's stakeholders to another system's data and processes, the integration between the two systems delivers benefits such as shorter time-to-market, lower manufacturing costs, and higher customer satisfaction.