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Research 3 or more points of analysis that can be used in a critical analysis for each of the Case Study attached. Choose your points of analysis from the following list of key concepts for security-focused life cycle management of IT systems, products, and services:

1 The SDLC Phases as defined by NIST:

Initiation Phase
Development / Acquisition Phase
Implementation / Assessment Phase
Operations and Maintenance Phase
Disposal Phase

2 IT as a product, service, or infrastructure

3 Configuration Management as a Security Service

4 Application Life Cycle Management as a Security Service

Write a critical analysis for each case study (I need Critical analysis for Case Study 1 and Case study 2).

All should be about 3 pages. One page each for the critical analysis of case study 1 seperately with half page comment of the case study its self and another critical analysis of case study 2 with half page comment of case study 2 it self.

Please don't forget to include the references for each case study.

Case Study 1-

Introduction

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) "is the process an organization uses to care for an application or software system from its conception to its retirement." (Rossberg 1967). Rossberg goes on to state that ALM is the binding together of the whole development process. In an article about how automotive companies utilize ALM, Gould states that, the design and use of ALM is different for products than it is for software and that software ALM must bring together the many aspects of project management, requirements gathering, design, building, testing, release all the way to version control and software maintenance. (Gould 2015) It is safe to say, that without utilizing the ALM process, software and other projects would face problems with poorly defined requirement leading to poorly managed projects and possibly funding issues or flat out abandonment of the project.

Analysis

In this case study,VersionOne is evaluated to see if they present a viable option for a particular customer's needs. VersionOne is well regarded in its field and states that they are an "all-in-one enterprise wide solution for software from the discovery to delivery." (VersionOne 2016). According to a review from Capterra, they are scalable to any number of levels within an organization and include support for methodologies. VersionOne states that they are "revolutionaries" when it comes to teamwork at all levels of the organization. Their products include project and quality management, analytics, enterprise collaboration, and DevOps that manage the software delivery from beginning to end. Unfortunately, they do not yet have version control nor do they have a clearly defined configuration management process. That being said, VersionOne offers a completely scalable package suited to the multifaceted environment of software development.

Case Study VersionOne

VersionOne was the business selected to provide a great product to the case study company concerning application lifecycle development. With the size of the business and the fact that VersionOne is so scalable, they are a great fit for a small but growing company. The products are easy to use and will make the expense of training a non-issue. VersionOne supplies a strong Quality Management and DevOps package to our company providing for acceptance and regression testing thereby helping to keep the company's reputation sound with documented results. All of the available products incorporate the highest levels of security, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA). They employ multiple levels of redundancy and security in the architecture, thus for protection and detection leading to providing layers of effective security. The Integrations Hub package offers the business a start to finish package in which they will be able to comfortably rely on and know that they have effectively reduced their attack surface and their overall risk.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the products from the company VersionOne are an effective ALD for the case study business. They meet best business practices for CIA with a multi-layered security strategy. With the package options available the business is able to stay secure and with their reputation sound all the while creating a trustworthy and highly accepted product themselves.

Case Study 2-

Introduction

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) "is the process an organization uses to care for an application or software system from its conception to its retirement." (Rossberg 1967). Rossberg goes on to state that ALM is the binding together of the whole development process. In an article about how automotive companies utilize ALM, Gould states that, the design and use of ALM is different for products than it is for software and that software ALM must bring together the many aspects of project management, requirements gathering, design, building, testing, release all the way to version control and software maintenance. (Gould 2015) It is safe to say, that without utilizing the ALM process, software and other projects would face problems with poorly defined requirement leading to poorly managed projects and possibly funding issues or flat out abandonment of the project.

Analysis

In this case study,VersionOne is evaluated to see if they present a viable option for a particular customer's needs. VersionOne is well regarded in its field and states that they are an "all-in-one enterprise wide solution for software from the discovery to delivery." (VersionOne 2016). According to a review from Capterra, they are scalable to any number of levels within an organization and include support for methodologies. VersionOne states that they are "revolutionaries" when it comes to teamwork at all levels of the organization. Their products include project and quality management, analytics, enterprise collaboration, and DevOps that manage the software delivery from beginning to end. Unfortunately, they do not yet have version control nor do they have a clearly defined configuration management process. That being said, VersionOne offers a completely scalable package suited to the multifaceted environment of software development.

Case Study VersionOne

VersionOne was the business selected to provide a great product to the case study company concerning application lifecycle development. With the size of the business and the fact that VersionOne is so scalable, they are a great fit for a small but growing company. The products are easy to use and will make the expense of training a non-issue. VersionOne supplies a strong Quality Management and DevOps package to our company providing for acceptance and regression testing thereby helping to keep the company's reputation sound with documented results. All of the available products incorporate the highest levels of security, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability (CIA). They employ multiple levels of redundancy and security in the architecture, thus for protection and detection leading to providing layers of effective security. The Integrations Hub package offers the business a start to finish package in which they will be able to comfortably rely on and know that they have effectively reduced their attack surface and their overall risk.

Conclusion

In conclusion, the products from the company VersionOne are an effective ALD for the case study business. They meet best business practices for CIA with a multi-layered security strategy. With the package options available the business is able to stay secure and with their reputation sound all the while creating a trustworthy and highly accepted product themselves.