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We performed a comparison between Adaptavist Test Management for Jira and IBM Rational Quality Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"You can group test cases together and track the execution of them.""We don't use technical support. We have an office in Austria that provides us with solutions. Also, this solution is pretty simple and user-friendly. We don't really need help with it.""It is a scalable solution.""The program is very stable and scalable."

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"It allows user to add whichever widget (predefined) based on the need. It has integration with CCM and RM to achieve traceability.""Latest features include versioning of testings which can be great when used for multiple releases of a product.""Integration with the other professional tools is a very strong advantage, so that we can have a traceability between the requirements and defects in Rational Team Concert. That's the most important aspect.""The one feature that has not allowed us to switch to any other solution is the integration with functional testing.""RQM is something that we use everyday, so it has to be up and running, otherwise we would lose everything.""Reusability and integration capabilities which make it a great choice for organizations that use a variety of development tools and platforms.""It's very reliable as a solution.""The most valuable feature is the RFT because it allows us to automate manual test cases."

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Cons
"I don't like that you need to use a lot of tabs. One test case takes 15-20 minutes and on Zephyr is take about 5-10 minutes.""They should work on integrating the solution with AI.""Lacking visual gadgets that go on a dashboard, pie charts, bar charts and histograms."

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"Currently, the user interface needs to be more user-friendly.""Adding support for uploading a collection of test cases would be a helpful addition.""It would be helpful if we could assign a hierarchy to a group of test cases.""Mainly Quality Assurance and DevOps, but of course the whole company and management areas with more knowledge of quality and client success approach.""RQM could be improved by adding a feature that allows test requirements to be selected when creating a task plan.""Integration capabilities with other vendors' tools should improve.""While RQM allows for running tests and viewing results, it could be further enhanced in terms of performance and speed.""Organizing the test cases is tedious. There is no mechanism to keep and maintain the test cases as hierarchy. This should be seriously addressed."

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  • "The licensing is rather expensive for those that have many users."
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  • "The licenses of these tools (the whole CLM package) is very costly as compared to other vendors' tools."
  • "Each license includes 12 months of customer support. A free 90-day trial of the software is also available."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:They should improve the solution's granular reporting feature. It could be more intuitive. It doesn't serve delivery and management purpose. They should integrate the solution with AI. So that, in… more »
    Top Answer:The one feature that has not allowed us to switch to any other solution is the integration with functional testing.
    Top Answer:IBM Rational has the RFT, which is rational functional testing. We do test automation with rational functional testing. So after we do that, we can put in all the code, then I can build it, then put… more »
    Top Answer:We create test cases, and then we need to plan a new task plan feature from the existing task case file and execute the test results, which will be saved in RQM. So that is how we are using the tool… more »
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    Overview

    Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is the full, featured, enterprise ready test management solution directly in Jira. It offers full traceability across issues, requirements, test cases, and execution. The tool allows for flexibility and customisation for test plans and runs. It offers a free and flexible REST API, includes the ability to automate bulk tests, and enables seamless integration with most continuous integration tools. The in-depth reporting capability gives users the ability to analyse and share test data results between development and business teams. It’s the single source of truth to track, manage and optimise your whole test lifecycle right inside Jira software.

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    Benefits:

    • Drive reusability across Jira with cross-project hierarchical repositories for all test assets 
    • Improve collaboration with flexible workflows between traditional and Agile development teams
    • Enhance coverage with end-to-end traceability across all test artifacts
    • Eliminate duplication to increase efficiency with versioning, test data parameters and shared step features
    • Improve visibility and functionality with 70 cross-project reports and gadgets
    • Reduce management time and effort, with rich APIs for integration with test automation and DevOps tools
    • Allows teams to seamlessly collaborate and manage multiple versions of test cases in parallel while providing an audit history of changes

    Features:

    • Easy drag and drop organisation, planning and execution 
    • Hierarchical folders to manage and reuse assets across Jira projects, releases and sprints
    • Test case libraries including versioning, shared steps and test data parameters
    • Test plans and runs to manage and track test execution cycles
    • Full traceability of test cases, requirements, test execution results and defects
    • 70 cross-project reports, gadgets and Confluence Macros to track the coverage of your tests with advanced cross project reporting
    • Global and project level settings for customisation and standardisation
    • Custom fields for test cases, test steps, test plans and test runs
    • Migration function to import test cases from files or legacy test management tools
    • REST APIs for integration with test automation and DevOp tools

    Use Cases:

    • Integrate CI tools such as Jenkins, Bamboo, Travis CI or other development applications like Github, Bitbucket, Datadog via the REST API for end-to-end integration across test case management, execution, and reporting
    • Automate testing at scale, whilst maintaining traceability inside Jira. Scaled to 10,000+ tests across multiple configurations, publishing results in Jira in under 30 minutes
    • Increase efficiency by significantly reducing time spent on test case specification and management
    • Benefit from reusability across Jira projects and single points of maintenance when reusing and organizing test cases
    • Improved visibility of software testing process and quality with 70 out-of-the-box reports, including real-time dashboards
    • Clear end-to-end traceability of requirements, tests, and defects ensuring that the delivered software meets requirements.














    IBM Rational Quality Manager is a next-generation web-based collaboration tool that provides test artifact management, construction, and planning throughout the entire development process. IBM Rational Quality Manager is based on IBM’s successful Jazz™ platform and derives many of its popular intuitive features from Jazz™.

    IBM Rational Manager was developed for every type of test team in the marketplace today. Every role is included, such as test manager, test architect, lab manager, tester, and test lead. The solution is also able to include various roles outside the established test organization.

    IBM Rational Quality Manager Features and Benefits:

    • Customizable design and construction: Users can easily define the overall design for each and every test case. Every test case contains a robust text editor, which can include background data concerning the test case. Test cases can include links to developmental requirements and items. They can also include test artifacts, such as test scripts, test case execution processes, and test plans. Test cases can also be integrated with test suites.

    • Intuitive reporting: IBM Rational Quality Manager provides an intuitive set of predefined reports to ensure users get comprehensive status on all projects. Additional customized reports can be made available by using the Development Intelligence or Rational Insight features for more precise reporting. Users can view live test execution status and are also able to discover the relationship between test artifacts, development artifacts, and requirements in the traceability view.

    • Exhaustive test planning processes: Users define and customize test plans that will drive all activity for the organization's teams through every component of the project’s lifecycle. Everything is developed around the concept of: “ Is this ready for release?” The test plan defines the project scope and test effort, and contains the key indicators so all team members will understand the desired outcomes.

      Top test plan tasks include (but are not limited to):

      • Definition of test and business objectives.
      • Evaluate the size of the test effort.
      • Define different environments to test and develop test configurations.
      • Develop entrance criteria, exit criteria, and overall quality goals.
      • Create a review and approval process for the test plan and/or individual test cases.
      • View Real-time Test Progress

    • Collaboration made easy: Users can easily share data with other members of the team with the Collaboration Lifecycle Management (CLM). Team members can also assign tasks and view each other's progress. They can also distribute work for review and track the input and status of each reviewer. There is also the ability to lock artifacts to prevent others from editing a completed piece.

    • Security: IBM Rational Quality Manager can protect against attack threats and data breaches with the IBM AppScan Tester. This can help achieve higher quality and more secure applications with greater positive outcomes at a very reasonable competitive cost.

    • Governance: The solution will ensure that an organization’s business processes are in compliance with department, corporate, industry, regional, and government regulations and standards. IBM Rational Quality Manager will correlate test processes and create suitable records of testing results and project history to comply with any auditing process.
    Sample Customers
    IBM, John Lewis, Trip Advisor, Netgear,  Bill and Melinda Gates foundation, Sapient
    Ehrhardt, Cisco Systems, Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, CareCore National, ItaÒ BBA, Barr
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company22%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    Energy/Utilities Company5%
    REVIEWERS
    Government43%
    Computer Software Company29%
    Healthcare Company14%
    Transportation Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company18%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Retailer8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise64%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business9%
    Midsize Enterprise27%
    Large Enterprise64%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise4%
    Large Enterprise67%
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    Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is ranked 10th in Test Management Tools with 4 reviews while IBM Rational Quality Manager is ranked 8th in Test Management Tools with 11 reviews. Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is rated 7.2, while IBM Rational Quality Manager is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Adaptavist Test Management for Jira writes "Integrates with any automation tool, but the granular reporting feature should be more intuitive ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Rational Quality Manager writes "Scalable and Stable solution with good integration function and support team". Adaptavist Test Management for Jira is most compared with Zephyr Enterprise, Tricentis Tosca, Tricentis qTest, TFS and Broadcom Agile Requirements Designer, whereas IBM Rational Quality Manager is most compared with OpenText ALM / Quality Center, TestRail, Zephyr Enterprise and Tricentis Tosca.

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