Micro Focus ALM Quality Center Review

I like the defects tabs, test planning and execution features.

Valuable Features:

  • Test Plan
  • Test Execution
  • Defects tab
  • Mapping tests to requirements
  • Reporting

Improvements to My Organization:

The reports we can generate are better.

Room for Improvement:

The performance needs work, as over the past couple years, where I have worked with large companies, I noticed slower response times.

Use of Solution:

I have used HP ALM and Quality Center and TestDirector for 18 years.

Deployment Issues:

There were some issues.

Stability Issues:

It is stable in its functionality, but there is some slowness with its performance.

Scalability Issues:

It seems to function with very large companies, but sometimes there seems to be a slower response time, and it could be an internal network issue within the company, but I'm not sure.

Customer Service:

I have not had to work with the customer service.

Which version of this solution are you currently using?

11.0
**Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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Ability to customize modules, particularly Defect Tracking module on company specific needs
By using QC we broke down silos (of teams), improved the organization of our tests, have a much better view of the testing status, and became much quicker in providing test results with document generation.
We can get an entire project into a single repository where we can view all the data in detail. This is where we keep all our test cases where everyone can reference them. This provides everyone access to the test cases and artifacts via the cloud. There is no need to contact anyone.
The best thing is that you can see your current status in real time... To see real-time updates, you just log in to ALM and you can see exactly what the progress is. You can also see if the plan for the day is being executed properly, and it's all tracked. From the management side, I find those features very valuable.
The test-case repository and linkage through to regression requirements will absolutely be a key component for us. We haven't got it yet, but when we've got an enterprise regression suite, that will be a key deliverable for them. We will be able to have all of the regression suite in one place, linked to the right requirements.
Within Quality Center, you have the dashboard where you can monitor your progress over different entities. You can build your own SQL query segments, and all that data is there in the system, then you can make a dashboard report.
It's easy to create defects and easy to sync them up with a developer. Immediately, once created, it will trigger an email to the developer and we'll start a conversation with the developer regarding the requirements that have not been matched.
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