IBM Rational Synergy Overview
IBM Rational Synergy is the #9 ranked solution in our list of top Software Configuration Management tools. It is most often compared to Compuware ISPW: IBM Rational Synergy vs Compuware ISPW
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IBM Rational Synergy is also known as IBM Synergy, Rational Synergy.
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Olivier Appere
Software Methodology Engineer at a transportation company with 11-50 employees
Users must go through a lot of steps to properly manipulate this solution, which can interrupt workflows and cause unnecessary downtime
What is our primary use case?
We use this product for configuration management in accordance with DO-178, which is a guide for avionics certification. We manage all source code items, documentation, specifications, tests, documents, peer review artifacts. We produce all the data. I manage the configuration control with Synergy as well all the Mircosoft word and MS Office documents since we use MS Word to produce specifications.Pros and Cons
- "Managing source code, tracking modifications, and being able to analyze evolutions of source code are the most valuable features."
- "I'd like to see more integration with respect to requirement management, though this is not possible with this Synergy solution. I know that PTC enables this feature as well as Polarion. We need to have full trustworthiness and accountability in knowing that the tool will track every modification from specification through to the source code, with Synergy this isn't possible. The solution requires additional tools like rectify, desktop system solutions, to enable trustability between requirements, from one specification to another."
What other advice do I have?
We are required to use this tool by DO-178 guidance. We have to use a configuration management tool and this is the one we have been using. People see this tool more like a constraint than a benefit. Users really have to know how to use this tool and how to set the baseline functionalities for their case. The user must go through a lot of steps to properly manipulate this solution, which can interrupt workflows and cause unnecessary downtime. Synergy requires user training and development. It's not user-friendly. You have to perform a lot of manipulations; it's a bit archaic. Some people are…Product Categories
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