Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) refers to the way companies manage, track, and evolve their Zuora software application over time. Every company is constantly evolving as their business grows, and that means your Zuora use cases and configurations will change too. This may happen when you are:
- Expanding internationally
- Refreshing pricing and packaging
- Adding new offerings
- Streamlining business operations
- Adding new payment methods
- Acquiring or merging companies
- and much more
As long as your business is not staying static, then your Zuora application won't either. That's where Application Lifecycle Management comes in.
Zuora is typically managed by a system admin or a business applications team within a company. As these teams take on new business requirements, they are translated to Zuora in the form of configuration, connector, or API changes:
- Configuration Changes: Any configuration within Zuora, such as rate plans, payment methods, or UI changes.
- Connector Changes: Any configuration that manages the data sync to another 3rd party application.
- API Changes: Any API or SDK related to Zuora.
As changes are made, there are 4 categories within Application Lifecycle Management that these teams rely on:
- Testing and QA: The ability to easily test new capabilities and new use cases in Zuora
- Deployment Automation: The ability to easily deploy new configurations across environments
- Mass Updates: The ability to update and migrate bulk data across environments
- System Health & Monitoring: The ability to use APIs and SDKs to adapt Zuora for different users and use cases
Learn more about Zuora Application Lifecycle Management here.
We're glad you're here and are looking forward to your questions and feedback
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Lana Lee
Zuora Community Senior Community Manager and Strategist
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