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CA Harvest Software Change Manager pros and cons

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3.6 out of 5
 

CA Harvest Software Change Manager Pros review quotes

it_user354771 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Architect Specialist/Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 20, 2015
The most valuable feature I would say is we can integrate that with our change management process and use that to control what goes into production and what doesn't.
AppSysEng293 - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 10, 2017
I have not encountered any stability issues.
it_user558207 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhancement Engineer at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Dec 23, 2016
CA Mainframe Software Manager (CA Harvest SCM) provides a great way for us to store our source control.
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it_user572910 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Configuration Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 12, 2021
The auditing capability is one aspect that I would really recommend other colleagues to look into, because all the other version control tools out in the market provide speed, but the auditing capability is missing; the change management interaction; etc.
GR
IT Specialist at First Rand Bank Ltd.
Aug 3, 2018
The ability to give our teams functionality from a control perspective, allowing them to decide how they want to implement the tool, is valuable.
GR
IT Specialist at First Rand Bank Ltd.
Aug 22, 2021
Using this solution, we were able to implement a full process for all of our lifecycles.
 

CA Harvest Software Change Manager Cons review quotes

it_user354771 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Architect Specialist/Manager at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 20, 2015
When you're trying to do collaboration or when you're trying to cater to multiple users and developers who submit code changes, it gets challenging with Harvest.
AppSysEng293 - PeerSpot reviewer
Application Systems Engineer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Mar 10, 2017
It needs to be simpler. This is the most difficult SCM tool I’ve ever used.
it_user558207 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhancement Engineer at BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina
Dec 23, 2016
The features don’t always work as advertised.
Learn what your peers think about CA Harvest Software Change Manager. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2026.
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it_user572910 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Configuration Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Sep 12, 2021
One feature that we are looking for is traceability, and also merging. That is a little cumbersome right now.
GR
IT Specialist at First Rand Bank Ltd.
Aug 3, 2018
Security features can be improved.
GR
IT Specialist at First Rand Bank Ltd.
Aug 22, 2021
Technical support for this solution is very good, although they can still use improvement in some regards.