Application Lifecycle Management - can it be done? - for real?

One big challenge with the two latest versions of Dynamics CRM has been the ability to manage a highly configured CRM solution – or an xRM solution.

How would you handle the xRM application lifecycle in version 3.0 and 4.0?

How would you handle multiple contributors for your xRM solution on version 3.0 and 4.0?

How do you orchestrate standard components from 3^rd party vendors along with your own integration development team, and scripting and designs from your business consultants?

Even the xRM guru – David Yack forgets to give an answer on these questions in his book on how to develop rapid applications on the CRM platform.

Now we have something in Dynamics CRM 2011 that is called solutions. Is that the answer to all our questions (read: prayers) ?


I will try to give the answer on this…