Application Life Cycle Management (ALCM) applies to all phases of an applicationís life span: inception, development, production, maintenance and retirement. It includes a set of best practices for each of these phases with supporting process, methodology, project management and change management. These elements, combined with and enabled by appropriate technology solutions, can help enterprises decrease time-to-market for applications and products, gain competitive edge, and more readily respond to changing market conditions. Aspen provides ALCM services to many of the Fortune 1000. Our clients benefit from years of expertise in Process Improvement, Project Management, Requirements Management, Software Development Best Practices, Quality Assurance, and Configuration and Change Management. Aspen works with your organization to identify areas of deficiency, develop and implement processes to bridge gaps, automate processes with technology and tools, and provide training and mentoring to the organization.