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"Everyone in a team can work on the same platform and share the same information.""At the same time, if you're working from the architect or the designing team you, it's quite easy to manage the resources online.""We have something called the GC (global configuration), which is a unique feature compared to any other competitor we have in the ALM space.""The solution is customizable.""The word emulation and importing is good.""The integration with Git works well.""IBM Rational ALM is a very good tool. I like the management and traceability features and the test management tool. The latter is not linked with the stories and fixed management. It is really useful, and we can create test plans. We can also test some metrics related to QA.""It's easy to use."

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"The most valuable feature is the way the libraries are structured so that they were not folder driven."

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Cons
"The GUI is a little bit outdated.""The product must be more user-friendly.""IBM Rational ALM should remove the features not used by the customers and keep this product as lightweight as possible.""The stability of this solution can be improved.""The reporting functionality needs to be improved.""The stability of IBM Rational ALM could be improved.""There is not enough beginner support material in the form of FAQs or simple training to help you get started.""The interconnectivity between packages is a major support problem and can be improved."

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"It doesn't allow you to connect to multiple different tracking tools."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The price of the solution could be reduced. Many of our customers are not using all the features and this could be why our clients feel the price is too high."
  • "We have a contract, but I am not aware of the details."
  • "This product is a little expensive and we had to pay extra to have them set it up for us."
  • "IBM Rational ALM has both monthly and yearly licensing options."
  • "The solution is not cheap."
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  • "Pricing is probably in the middle, it's not the cheapest but it's not the most expensive."
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    Top Answer:We have some special needs. The product does not support our needs perfectly. The GUI is a little bit outdated. There are not many diagrams that help us organize or plan the work for the team. The… more »
    Top Answer:We have three modules. The DOORS module is for requirements. RTC is for storage planning and workflow planning. We also use the module for quality. We use IBM Rational ALM as the main tool to plan… more »
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    Rational ALM, MKS
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    Overview
    Lifecycle management capabilities built on the open, unifying IBM Rational Jazz platform can help agile and traditional teams: see at-a-glance status, access better data for decisions, manage costs, reuse the most efficient processes across the organization, manage cloud, web, SOA and mobile application design and development. Teams can also gain real-time traceability, manage work across vendors, unify across a diverse set of lifecyle tools, and provide collaborative development for continuous delivery as part of the IBM DevOps solution.

    Manage your QA and Testing process, controlling your testing tasks while getting complete visibility into your results, and most importantly releasing your products in a professional way

    Professional end to end QA management for your manual and automation testing. 
    • Create your manual tests and organize them based on cycles, sprints, etc.
    • Seamlessly integrate your manual testing with your automation and CI processes.
    • Reuse tests and correlate results across different releases and products.
    • Release your products with confidence and control.


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    Tennis Australia, WeCloud AB, Port Otago Limited, Logicalis US, Valmer, The Chevrolet Volt, Ashurst
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    IBM Rational ALM is ranked 10th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites with 17 reviews while PractiTest is ranked 20th in Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Suites. IBM Rational ALM is rated 7.2, while PractiTest is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of IBM Rational ALM writes "A complex deployment that is not stable, but is cloud-based". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PractiTest writes "Offers one click graphical dashboard reports and advanced customization". IBM Rational ALM is most compared with Jira, Microsoft Azure DevOps, Codebeamer, Polarion ALM and PTC Integrity, whereas PractiTest is most compared with TestRail, Jira, Zephyr Enterprise and Microsoft Azure DevOps.

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