RECOMMENDED EXTENSIONS
Polarion® ALM - Key Application Lifecycle Management Capabilities
| Requirements Management | Software Configuration Management (SCM) | Change Management | Issue/bug Tracking |
| Project Management | Team Collaboration | Process Support | Quality Assurance Support |
Requirements Management |
Source Code Management (SCM) |
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3 ways to elicit/author: Word/Excel, Wiki, Web Leverage existing content and skills, gain the power of Web 2.0 |
All development artifacts and content managed with repository Never lose anything. Complete history of all artifacts and content automatically. |
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Reuse & customize standard requirements libraries Start new projects faster, preserve knowledge assets |
Deeply integrated with Subversion, the SCM market leader Cut costs with an OSS solution & consolidation across the organization |
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Easy linking for structure and traceability Create traceability seamlessly and inherently as people do their jobs day to day |
Built-in client, or use any external Subversion client Less resistance to adoption, quicker productivity when people can use their accustomed tools |
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Approval process support with special workflow Speed up the process. Stakeholders just move to next step and everyone gets notified automatically. |
Automatic revision-to-issue linking from external clients People stay productive and focused on tasks, not tools |
Change Management |
Issue/bug Tracking |
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Easy linking of artifacts and/or content Traceability happens day to day as part of work process |
Customizable issue types Support your process & semantics; adapt the tool, not how you work |
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Cross-project traceability linking A "must have" for many regulatory compliance scenarios |
Issue-to-issue linking Gain visibility for relationships, dependencies, follow-ups, etc. |
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Maintainable traceability with bi-directional editable matrix Ensure accuracy and control for even the most stringent requirements |
Issue-to-source code linking with internal or external VCS client Always know what revision implemented changes to your code |
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Customizable impact analysis views Understand the scope and impact of change before committing to it |
Apache Lucene query engine with visual query builder; customizable shortcuts Quickly find what you want to see; get back to most needed views fast |
Project Management |
Team Collaboration |
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Automated Project Planning Assign tasks to milestones and estimate time needed to complete and watch the plan appear. See bottlenecks before committing to schedules. |
Threaded comments in issues Stakeholders easily discuss different topics related to the same issue, seeing only the thread(s) that concern them |
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Live Project Plan in GANTT format Managers know exactly where projects stand based on real task completion data. See where resources are over or under utilized. Manage your resources, not a planning tool. |
Global and project wiki spaces Create, manage, and preserve history of content and knowledge assets relevant for the entire organization, and for each managed project |
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Simple, straightforward time tracking People log actual time spent on tasks as the close them; automatic comparison to estimate. Increase transparency and accountability, improve planning accuracy over time |
Tracker and wiki content integration No more barrier between tools. No more application switching. Easy access to key tracker information for non-technical stakeholders. |
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Information exchange with legacy tools Facilitate collaboration with stakeholders tied to older project management tools |
Stakeholder notifications Those who need to know are automatically informed of all changes so processes don't bog down |
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Integrated, Automated Build Management Set up industry standard Ant and Maven builds for continuous integration and constant quality |
Information import/export with common document formats Handy when you need to share info with, or bring in information from external stakeholders |
Quality Assurance Support |
Process Support |
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Extensive real-time quality audits and metrics Always up to date, based on real task data for accuracy and timeliness |
"Live" CMMI assessment Based on actual data, per project, or across the enterprise; better accuracy, less guesswork about state of compliance |
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Test case to requirements/tasks linking Testers can always know what verifies what |
Agile process compliance assessment w/ embedded knowledge Teams can learn Agile process easily and see how they stack up against industry best practices |
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"Suspect" Links Make testers alert for changes in issues verified by their tests |
