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IBM Engineering Workflow Management pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
3.4 out of 5

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PROS

Agile templates provide a standard methodology for every Agile project, enhancing feature readiness verification.
Features work together to offer a powerful holistic solution, from the dashboard through to security.
Traceability reporting is inbuilt, including all requirements and allowing compliance and progress measurement.
Highly customizable reports and visibility support higher management needs.
Task management capabilities and integration options offer excellent flexibility and collaborative tools.

CONS

Teams require clearer resource availability in charts and dashboards.
Some administrative tasks are difficult and need simplification.
It is heavily vendor dependent and lacks customization options.
Issues with stability can occur, leading to slowdowns with costly queries.
Pricing structure, including cost and licensing, needs improvement.
 

IBM Engineering Workflow Management Pros review quotes

it_user321231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing and Sales at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Oct 15, 2015
Easy collaboration between several development teams such as design, development, and testing, and it's also simple to get an overview of a project's status.
it_user547389 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Owner at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 6, 2016
Backlog management is a valuable feature.
it_user308109 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Development Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 13, 2016
The strong links between work-item tickets and change-sets have enabled simple reporting of changes to software, adding business value by reducing time-to-market.
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QI
Senior System Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 18, 2017
Rational Team Concert is the part of CLM solution and can be easily integrated with the requirement module, Rational DOORS, and the quality module, Rational Quality Manager, which allows organizations to automate the whole SDLC under the same umbrella with seamless integration.
it_user204978 - PeerSpot reviewer
SCM Consultant
Jan 31, 2017
E2E tool for SCM, features like customization of CR and IR flow is valuable.
it_user600750 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 2, 2017
It’s not cheap, but it is worth the price.
it_user321231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing and Sales at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Mar 14, 2017
The pricing is supposed to be competitive.
it_user701424 - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Manager / Project Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jul 12, 2017
RTC allows us to customize different processes to fit the best projects requirements.
it_user872193 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Product Maintenance at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
May 16, 2018
Agile templates give us a standard methodology for every Agile project. Also, the ability to create our own object types and linkages to features/epics allows us to enhance the verification of feature readiness.
NK
Quality Assurance at Varroc Lighting System
Nov 21, 2021
Work distribution among team members and accountability for completion with a clearer picture.
 

IBM Engineering Workflow Management Cons review quotes

it_user321231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing and Sales at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Oct 15, 2015
There were issues, but they have been solved.
it_user547389 - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Owner at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Nov 6, 2016
There is a lot of scope for improvement, namely: Loading of content as it is extremely slow. Customizing attributes like story points since it is not available.
it_user308109 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Development Manager at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 13, 2016
Complex client application and web interface that try to do it all.
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QI
Senior System Architect at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jan 18, 2017
Customer service is good but not excellent.
it_user204978 - PeerSpot reviewer
SCM Consultant
Jan 31, 2017
Permission logic is a big issue as it is very difficult to provide permissions at individual level.
it_user600750 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Feb 2, 2017
The search functionality for files in branches (streams) is very weak.
it_user321231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Marketing and Sales at a computer software company with 51-200 employees
Mar 14, 2017
RTC ignores in this case, that there are other tasks in other parallel iterations. This may cause a user to be overbooked.
it_user701424 - PeerSpot reviewer
Delivery Manager / Project Manager at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Jul 12, 2017
Look for guidelines and YouTube videos before starting to use RTC (too complex for new users).
it_user872193 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director Product Maintenance at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees
May 16, 2018
Upgrades, even minor versions, seem too labour intensive, especially with the enhanced objects, which is why the Jazz platform should be so good.
NK
Quality Assurance at Varroc Lighting System
Nov 21, 2021
Teams need clearer pictures of resource availability in charts and dashboards along with plans.