Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Software Sample Clauses

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Software. Contractor shall provide State access to its Third Party Software ALM tool (“ALM Software”). Contractor shall provide State Third Party Vendor(s) access to its ALM Software, if allowed under ALM Software license. This ALM Software shall generally meet the requirements listed in Exhibit 1, Section 18. The Contractor shall maintain the ALM Software and provision access as mutually agreed by Contractor and State. The ALM Software shall be updated according to Contractor best practices. Contractor may change the specific software fulfilling the ALM Software requirements at its sole discretion and shall provide notice to State in advance of any such change. Any change to a different ALM software or other changes to existing ALM functionality requested by State may be subject to additional cost or Change Request. The ALM Software shall be used in collaboration by Contractor and State for testing and defect management of M&O releases. ALM may also be used for Discretionary Service Request development projects, the scope of such use shall be defined in the associated Change Request.