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Software Configuration Management
March 2024
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Featured Review
Gerrie Robbetze
Powerful UDP functionality with a user-friendly interface
Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles.
Anonymous User
Tracks change requests, problems, and physical asset management. I would like to see data type for floating point...
The solution we’re providing our client required the implementation of the workflow feature to complement their process. It allows us to assign... Read more →
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Pros
"The ability to give our teams functionality from a control perspective, allowing them to decide how they want to implement the tool, is valuable.""Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles."

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"The combination of a highly flexible state machine together with a platform independent API enables possibilities to automate many steps that in many systems are manual.""It can be adapted to any process flow and easily be integrated with other in-house tools using the ClearQuest API."

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Cons
"Password complexity is not enforced by the tool.""Technical support for this solution is very good, although they can still use improvement in some regards.""Security features can be improved."

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"Lack of a modern web interface compared to other systems might discourage customers."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Once you purchase your licenses, there is maintenance support that is renewed every year."

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    8th
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    Also Known As
    CA Harvest SCM, CA Software Change Manager
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    Overview
    CA Harvest Software Change Manager (CA Harvest SCM) provides powerful, process-driven capabilities for managing development teams across your enterprise, encompassing multiple platforms and release management tools. This release management software enforces your IT governance policies and corporate compliance initiatives including those defined by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. It also can ensure adherence to your ITIL-based best practices. CA Harvest SCM can help your enterprise simplify the software release management process as well as the development and maintenance of business applications with streamlined workflows and automated source code versioning. This ITIL release management software can optimize your development resources by providing audit, protection and storage of your software assets, and standardized process management and defect tracking.

    IBM Rational ClearQuest is a fully customizable database workflow application development and production system. It provides flexible change and defect tracking, customizable processes, near real-time reporting and lifecycle traceability for better visibility and control of the software development lifecycle. IBM Rational ClearQuest provides scalable, multiplatform support to any size organization so you can continue to customize processes as your development needs evolve.

    Sample Customers
    State of New Hampshire, Blue Hill
    Atos SE, STM, Regence BlueCross BlueShield
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company20%
    Manufacturing Company16%
    Insurance Company15%
    Financial Services Firm14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company23%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Government9%
    Energy/Utilities Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business10%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise79%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise9%
    Large Enterprise70%
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    CA Harvest Software Change Manager is ranked 8th in Software Configuration Management while IBM Rational ClearQuest is ranked 6th in Software Configuration Management. CA Harvest Software Change Manager is rated 7.2, while IBM Rational ClearQuest is rated 7.2. The top reviewer of CA Harvest Software Change Manager writes "Powerful UDP functionality with a user-friendly interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of IBM Rational ClearQuest writes "Tracks change requests, problems, and physical asset management. I would like to see data type for floating point numbers. ". CA Harvest Software Change Manager is most compared with Endevor, whereas IBM Rational ClearQuest is most compared with Jira, IBM Rational ClearCase, HCL Compass and IBM Rational Synergy.

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