In addition to the Agile Accelerator update, HP has released other embellishments for ALM. One is HP Service Virtualization, a new offering that allows managers to simulate the testing of new composite applications into a cloud computing environment. "There is a rapid proliferation of composite applications. This architectural style creates unique challenges in how to deliver applications," Emo said.

Another is an update to Application Lifecycle Intelligence (ALI), which will allow developers to annotate the code they have changed, so it can provide more information for managers interested in the progress of the software being developed. Organizations will be able to better track how well the software is aligning to the requirements and compliance mandates, how well it is doing in testing and how many defects are being fixed, Emo said.

The software can import information from any one of a number of code management tools, such as Subversion, Hudson, Jenkins and Microsoft Visual Studio. "ALI delivers an integration framework and a mapping and reporting capability so organizations can see specifically what is going on [in] the developer environment," Emo said.

HP is not alone in its implementation of Kanban. ALM software provider Rally a Kanban board in its AgileZen collaboration tool.

The IDG News Service