AutoMatePro AutoPlan Demand Management helps you get started quickly and effectively. It plays a crucial role within AutoPlan in ServiceNow, seamlessly assisting you in managing and prioritizing AutomatePro Test demands smoothly and efficiently. By doing so, it ensures that everything aligns with your goals. Moreover, the process focuses on using Demand to plan and execute automated testing efficiently. Additionally, it highlights the benefits and provides a comparison with ServiceNow Strategic Portfolio Management (SPM), ensuring you make the most informed decisions.

Agile CI/CD High-Level Process

This Agile CI/CD process, built for ServiceNow automated testing, ensures high-quality and reliable deployments. It simplifies and enhances the entire development cycle, making each step more efficient and effective.

Plan → Develop → Build → Test → Deploy → Monitor → Feedback

Agile Step	Description
Plan	– Identify test requirements and objectives. – Create or update test cases and scripts. – Define test automation goals and criteria.
Develop	– Write and update test scripts using AutoTest. – Integrate test scripts with the ServiceNow environment. – Commit code changes to the version control system.
Build	– Execute automated test scripts on the latest build. – Validate test scripts against build criteria. – Generate and review build reports for any issues.
Test	– Run automated regression tests using AutoTest. – Validate test results and log any defects. – Review test reports and update scripts as needed.
Deploy	– Deploy the tested code to the ServiceNow production environment. – Monitor deployment and ensure no issues arise. – Validate deployment success and review post-deployment reports.
Monitor	– Continuously monitor the production environment. – Identify and log any issues or defects. – Plan for any necessary hotfixes or updates.
Feedback	– Review feedback from monitoring and deployment. – Adjust test scripts and automation strategies as needed. – Incorporate lessons learned into the next cycle.

AutomatePro Features for Agile CI/CD:

AutomatePro effortlessly streamlines the Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline. With features that support every step of the Agile CI/CD process, these tools work together seamlessly. As a result, they simplify your workflow, boost efficiency, and ensure consistency throughout your entire development cycle.

Product	What It Does	How It Helps	Supported Agile CI/CD Step
AutoPlan	Automates requirement planning	Helps plan and prioritize requirements, to align with strategic goals.	Plan
AutoDev	Handles code development	Automates development process, ensuring code is validated with quality.	Develop
AutoTest	Ensures thorough testing	Improves testing catching defects early and maintaining high-quality code.	Build, Test
AutoDeploy	Enables seamless deployments	Automates deployments, ensuring code moves smoothly across environments without issues.	Deploy
AutoMonitoring	Provides continuous post-production monitoring	Continuously monitors applications after deployment, offering real-time alerts for any performance issues.	Monitor
AutoDoc	Automates OCM, training, and knowledge creation	Creates current to deployment documentation automatically benefiting every stage CI/CD.	Feedback

Maximize Your Strategic Success with AutoPlan and ServiceNow SPM: A Comprehensive Guide

This guide clearly outlines the essential steps, highlights key advantages, and shows how AutoPlan easily integrates with your ServiceNow SPM. With this guide, you’ll quickly discover the benefits and learn how to manage demands effectively, all while keeping your strategic goals in focus.

What is AutoMatePro AutoPlan Demand Management?

AutoPlan simplifies demand management, much like ServiceNow SPM, by helping you easily prioritize test demands. It ensures that test-related projects align with strategic goals, especially when managing multiple demands and streamlining automated testing.

AutoPlan for Test-Specific Demands

AutoPlan is ideal for automating and prioritizing demands within AutomatePro. It makes decision-making easier when focusing on test automation or process optimization, ensuring everything aligns with your automation goals.

ServiceNow SPM for Broader Demands

ServiceNow SPM Demand Management is better suited for broader IT demands, effectively aligning projects and services beyond AutomatePro with your organization’s overall strategies.

Why Use AutoMatePro AutoPlan Demand Management?

• Strategic Alignment: It ensures all demands align with your organization’s goals, directing resources to the most valuable initiatives.
• Automate Prioritization: AutoPlan reduces manual effort by automating the ranking of demands.
• Enhanced Visibility: It improves tracking, resource monitoring, and early detection of potential issues, keeping you in control of your demands.

When to Use AutoPlan Demand Process?

• High Volume of Demands: Quickly and efficiently prioritize large volumes of demands.
• Complex Decision-Making: Apply consistent, complex prioritization criteria.
• Strategic Alignment: Ensure every demand aligns with strategic goals.
• Resource Constraints: Optimize resource allocation to avoid overcommitment.

Demand Management Use Cases: AutoPlan vs. ServiceNow SPM

Use Case	AutoPlan Demand	ServiceNow Demand Management
High Volume of Demands	Automates prioritization, handles large volumes efficiently.	Manages moderate volume with detailed tracking and reporting.
Complex Prioritization	Best for applying complex, automated rules. Apply best Practices to plan for greatest value.	Effective for manual prioritization with customizable workflows.
Strategic Alignment	Ensures alignment with strategic goals through automation.	Useful for manual alignment with flexibility in customization.
Resource Optimization	Automates allocation based on demand priority, ideal for limited resources.	Provides detailed resource planning, ideal for in-depth allocation.
Collaborative Planning	Focuses on automation, reducing manual intervention.	Supports detailed, collaborative planning with stakeholder engagement.
Integration with Tools	Seamlessly integrates with AutomatePro for enhanced automation.	Best within the broader ServiceNow ecosystem with native integrations.
When to Use	Use AutoPlan for automating and streamlining prioritization.	Use ServiceNow Demand Management for detailed, customizable management within SPM.

Use Case	AutoPlan Demand	ServiceNow Demand Management
High Volume of Demands	Automates prioritization, handles large volumes efficiently.	Manages moderate volume with detailed tracking and reporting.
Complex Prioritization	Best for applying complex, automated rules.	Effective for manual prioritization with customizable workflows.
Strategic Alignment	Ensures alignment with strategic goals through automation.	Useful for manual alignment with flexibility in customization.
Resource Optimization	Automates allocation based on demand priority, ideal for limited resources.	Provides detailed resource planning, ideal for in-depth allocation.
Collaborative Planning	Focuses on automation, reducing manual intervention.	Supports detailed, collaborative planning with stakeholder engagement.
Integration with Tools	Seamlessly integrates with AutomatePro for enhanced automation.	Best within the broader ServiceNow ecosystem with native integrations.
When to Use	Use AutoPlan for automating and streamlining prioritization.	Use ServiceNow Demand Management for detailed, customizable management within SPM.

Other AutoMatePro AutoPlan Demand Management Resources:

• AutomatePro- Latest test automation tips and advice with AutomatePro
• AutomatePro AutoTest Reference – Dawn C Simmons
• AutomatePro Functions and Permissions – Dawn C Simmons
• AutomatePro v7.3: Elevating Your User Experience : AutomatePro
• Use Case: Singaporean Government testing ground to success story: AutomatePro