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IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next is a scalable management solution for the communication, collaboration and verification of your requirements. It enables you to capture, trace, analyze and manage changes to requirements while maintaining compliance to your industry’s specific regulations and standards. With DOORS Next, you can improve time to market, product quality and lower costs through the comprehensive management of requirements from beginning to end of your development project. Facilitate dynamic traceability of requirements: Today’s products are vastly more complicated than their predecessors, meaning engineers have to deal with an avalanche of design requirements. You need a solution that provides complete transparency and traceability to changes and their impact on your development to properly manage project scope, verification and compliance. Manage versions and variants in one place: Today’s hyper-competitive marketplace requires you leverage your development data and work as much as possible to improve time-to-market and product quality. You need a solution that provides a configuration management mechanism to create versions and variants of products, systems and subsystems while maintaining relationships between the original and the new. . Build compliance into your end-to-end engineering processes : By developing on a platform that integrates project stages for complete traceability, achieving compliance becomes less complicated. All activity and changes in requirements can be viewed at any time, showing relationships throughout a project. The documentation is built-in and customizable to help teams conduct reviews and audits more easily. 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Improve decision making and time to market, reduce errors and elevate end-product quality with access through custom reports and dashboards to current project status. * * * Seller [IBM](https://www.g2.com/sellers/ibm) Discussions [IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Community](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/discuss) Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Steve Hopley (Digital Strategist, IBM AI Applications) Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by IBM Engineering.... ### Free Trial 0.00 USD ### Professional Software as a Service 164.00 USD [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Polarion](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Polarion") Polarion 4.2/5(161) ](https://www.g2.com/products/polarion/reviews) [ ![codebeamer](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "codebeamer") codebeamer 4.3/5(141) ](https://www.g2.com/products/codebeamer/reviews) [ ![Perforce ALM](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Perforce ALM") Perforce ALM 4.1/5(102) ](https://www.g2.com/products/perforce-alm/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 136 real user reviews. Implementation Time 6 months Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Verified User in Information Technology and Services](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Information Technology and Services") AI Verified User in Information Technology and Services Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "ELM Solution for your Requirement Needs" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The integration of the DNG tool with the entire ELM Solution stack enables functionality that makes the application more desirable compared to independent solutions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The level of system resources and stability of the tool require heavy virtual systems or physical hardware to manage the application. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Automotive requirements solutions with traceability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2149293/official_response/edit) We appreciate your feedback about the integration of DNG with the ELM Solution stack. We understand the importance of system resources and stability, and we are actively working to optimize the performance of our tools for our users. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace") UA Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "Improve the user experience" 2.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? could be the right tool for impact analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The HMI is not at the expected level for engineers to navigate. In a big project, there is too much information on the screen, and the description of the item is not usable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Analyze the impact and verify the completeness of traceability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2149877/official_response/edit) We appreciate your feedback on IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. We will take your comments about the user interface and information presentation into account for further enhancements. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Computer & Network Security](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Computer & Network Security") AC Verified User in Computer & Network Security Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 Business partner of the seller or seller's competitor, not included in G2 scores. "DNG has made great improvements over the years" 4.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The modules and ability to organize vast amounts of requirements is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Performance when large amounts of data is in the system. Improvements have been made, but additional improvements would be welcomed Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? DNG has helped with team collaboration and the ability for reviews and audit history. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2149089/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you appreciate the modules and organization capabilities of IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. We understand the importance of performance when dealing with large amounts of data, and we are continuously working on improvements to enhance the user experience. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Defense & Space](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Defense & Space") UD Verified User in Defense & Space Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/25/2019 "Lots of features, challenging to use." 3/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Multiple levels of filters help you focus on related requirements while hiding those that are relevant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? User interface does not refresh to give immediate feedback when defining trace relationships between multiple requirements at the same time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Documenting all relationships between system requirements and functional requirements. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2142461/official_response/edit) We value your input on the features of IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. We will take your feedback about the user interface not refreshing into consideration as we continue to enhance the platform for a better user experience. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching") CP Verified User in Professional Training & Coaching Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/25/2019 "DNG " 5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Web centric design allows data sharing across the project team. May re-use assets to facilitate cross project usage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Difficulty in migration of classic DOORS data to the new platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Assisting clients launch complex systems engineering projects and integrate requirements from multiple sources. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2156195/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you appreciate the web-centric design and the ability to share data across the project team in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. We have been improving the migration from DOORS 9. x to DOORS Next for the last few years. I hope it is working better for you now. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Kathy D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Kathy D.") KD Kathy D. Design V&V Engineer Financial Services Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 4/18/2018 "Clunky Requirements Module" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? I like that it's able to link up with HP ALM, our test management tool and generate trace matrices. It's quite comprehensive and has a lot of options to customize and generate the reports we need for documentation. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? I don't like the GUI and the learning curve to set up and eventually generate trace matrices is quite difficult. The process is not intuitive and there is a lot of room for mistakes so that you'll end up guessing what you did wrong when modules don't link up. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next: Have your projects management team work closely with development and testing teams so that they can be on the same page about requirements management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? We use it to store and manage requirements for some projects. We use DOORS to establish traceability matrices to conform to our quality system standards. It has helped people in our company create, organize and output requirements for our projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-679413/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you find IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next comprehensive and useful for generating trace matrices and reports. We understand your concerns about the GUI and learning curve. We appreciate your feedback and will share it with our development team for further improvements. Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/25/2019 "Using DNG at GM" 2.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? I like that there is no thick client and the ability to have Global Configurations. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Performance of the tool and inability to scale to our needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Need for real config management (not clone and own) in the Requirement Management space. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2150323/official_response/edit) We understand your concerns about the performance and scalability of the tool, and we are continuously working to improve these aspects the last few years. Feel free to open a case to support team if you need any help with this kind of issue. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") UA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/25/2019 "Product specification documentation" 4/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Structured way of doing needed documentation of product specification Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Could need enhancement in scaling large specifications and many attributes. More advanced filtering and sorting options in the feature panel on the right side Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? product specification, library for accompanying documents Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2154326/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you appreciate the structured approach to product specification documentation in IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Defense & Space](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Defense & Space") AD Verified User in Defense & Space Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "Requirements manager review" 3.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The requirements reuse capability and the web based interface. Attributes standardized. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Find it difficult to find resources for training and recommended uses/best practices. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? Fully connected data. Trying to connect the full product line life cycle for full traceability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2149474/official_response/edit) We're glad to hear that you appreciate the requirements reuse capability and the web-based interface. We understand the importance of finding resources for training and best practices, and we are continuously working to improve the availability of these resources for our users. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ![Verified User in Automotive](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Automotive") AA Verified User in Automotive Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/24/2019 "Requirement management Tool - which is slow, inconsistent and breaks when you perform any simple act" 1.5/5 What do you like best about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? The Traceability feature and reporting n context of GCM when it works fine Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? Slowness, Failure to support basic feature like export and reporting does not work, no Team level dashboard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next solving and how is that benefiting you? A tool to collaborate on Requirement development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Response from Alessandra Andrade of IBM Engineering... [Editedit](https://www.g2.com/survey_responses/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-review-2149179/official_response/edit) We are sorry to hear about your challenges with our tool. We are actively working to address performance issues and enhance the functionality, including export and reporting features for the last few years. Your feedback is valuable to us as we strive to provide a more seamless experience for our users. Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 Gives Campaign ## Questions about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next? 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[ Ask about IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/discussions/new) GU Guest User What is IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next used for? 0 Upvotes 0 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-used-for) ![Verified User](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User") G2 Verified User • Last activity almost 4 years ago What is the subscriptions fee for DOORS Next Generation? 1 Upvote 1 [ Join the conversation ](https://www.g2.com/discussions/subscriptions-fee) [ View all Discussions ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/discuss) ## Pricing Options Pricing provided by IBM Engineering.... ### Free Trial 0.00 USD ### Professional Software as a Service 164.00 USD ### Enterprise Software as a Service 0 [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/pricing) IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Comparisons ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_d34325aa013e883b4384bef9ded15e34/jama-connect.png "Product Avatar Image") Jama Connect 4.3/5(224) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-vs-jama-connect) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_3e0de1be25a4ba9baf623b9e460a773e/codebeamer.png "Product Avatar Image") codebeamer 4.3/5(141) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-vs-codebeamer) ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/small_square/small_square_3f9c0906fd6d9b7d077d88bc63dfc5f1/polarion.png "Product Avatar Image") Polarion 4.2/5(161) [ Compare Now ](https://www.g2.com/compare/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next-vs-polarion) ##### ##### IBM Engineering Requirements Management DOORS Next Features Communication Wiki Documentation Community Forum Customer Ideation Planning Work Capacity Task Ranking Kanban Board Workflow Management Time Tracking Progress Monitoring Budgeting Administration Requirements Listing Centralized Information Traceability [ View More Features ](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/features) ##### Categories on G2 [Product Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/product-management-software)[Requirements Management](https://www.g2.com/categories/requirements-management)[ALM Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/alm-software) ##### Explore More [Highly recommended demo automation platforms for tech sector](https://www.g2.com/discussions/highly-recommended-demo-automation-platforms-for-the-tech-sector)[What is the best work management tool for cross-functional teams?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-the-best-work-management-tool-for-cross-functional-teams)[Best AP Automation Software](https://www.g2.com/discussions/best-ap-automation-software-for-accounts-payable) [What corporate volunteering platforms are genuinely worth using for a company that wants to measure real social impact rather than just logging hours for the annual CSR report?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-corporate-volunteering-platforms-are-genuinely-worth-using-for-a-company-that-wants-to-measure-real-social-impact-rather-than-just-logging-hours-for-the-annual-csr-report)[Which digital mortgage closing platforms give borrowers real-time visibility into document status and closing timeline?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/which-digital-mortgage-closing-platforms-give-borrowers-real-time-visibility-into-document-status-and-closing-timeline)[Pros and Cons Details](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-engineering-requirements-management-doors-next/reviews?qs=pros-and-cons) [Show MoreShow Less](javascript:void(0);)