What Will You Learn in This Chapter?

• The terminology and concepts surrounding Application Lifecycle Management (ALM)
• Why ALM, and project management in general, is so vital to deploying a solid SharePoint solution
• The phases and sub-processes that make up an application's lifecycle
• Which development tools are most appropriate for developing different types of application components
• How to set up a development environment that will be productive and effective
• Strategies for structuring development teams creating interrelated solutions for a single SharePoint environment
• Testing strategies for testing applications prior to production deployment
• Server farm topologies used to create a smooth testing and deployment sequence for solution updates