Serena Development Manager is a component of the Serena Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) product line. Serena Development Manager enables you to control your key software development efforts, track source code changes, define application projects, manage source code testing, and release approvals.
It consists of:
Serena® Business Manager (SBM) a product that enables you to create process applications that pull and manage information and work-tracking items from different sources. It can be used to manage business processes, including access to other Web services and third-party applications.
Serena Development Control, the component of Serena Development Manager that integrates SBM with the other products in the suite.
Serena® Dimensions® CM, a software source control, configuration and management tool. This is the developer’s primary tool. It enables you to manage your source versions and builds for Development Manager.
It can also include the following optional components:
Serena SBM Connect for HP Quality Center / ALM, an integration that enables you to use HP Quality Center / ALM to manage and track defect and to test issues.
Serena Dashboard, a reporting tool that enables you to produce comprehensive graphs, metrics, and views of your ALM processes from different data sources. It provides a set of out-of-box graphs and metrics and enables you to customize them or create your own.
For an overview of Serena Development Manager, see the Getting Started Guide.