IBM Engineering Test Management Reviews & Product Details

My given title speaks about it. This tool really can streamline and organize all of test effects during any complex project staring from writing test cases to defect tracking and resolution. It is very handy when you need to pull a report or summary for audit purposes. It helps to keep all the team on the same page for any current tests in progress. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface can be improved for a better functioning however it serves the purpose as is. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

To make better test management and managing Test artifacts such as Testcase script,data,results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The preconditions which makes a strict flow to the user to stick on a process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The graphical interface of the tool and all the menus proposed. I think it`s the most powerful tool for tests. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like everything. Some features may be added but it`s OK. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I have used other Quality Management tools for testing. IBM Quality Management tool is very effective for creation, execution and maintenance. It's one tool for all testing activities. Right from creation of teat plan to test execution runs can be easily linked and tracked. Easy to generate and maintain status graphs on dash board for various quality management needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Even when the user is actively working on Quality Management tool, sometimes the tool prompts the user to login again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There are many options out of the box for a person to use. There are features to make sure you can get the correct data and reporting you need for your project. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The reporting. The reporting feature needs a lot of extra work to be able to view the correct data within the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

traceability to requirements, lot of places to capture data about testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

it needs to be more geared towards engineering for example support floating point attribute type in custom attributes, more flexibility with test environments, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

All my test procedures can be stored in one system. This gives access to everyone on my team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There seems to be a lot of moving around/clicking to run the test procedure. I am fairly new, maybe there is a better way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

You can Pla, Develop, execute, Track and report all the activities through out your validation Cycle in a perfect manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Lab management and multiple ways to do the same activities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It helps me cut back spreadsheets in half. it is like microsoft excel for dummies. it has a calendar which i use daily. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It doesnt save my work!! A lot of times it boots me out before i have had a chance to save my work so I have to restart my session from scratch! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rational offers a great mix of powerful metrics, data management, and control. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Synergy and DOORS both are heavily resource intensive. Even the slightest task such as deleting something from the database takes minutes to hours. The interfaces are somewhat cluttered and look dated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Easy, flexible tool that provides a lot of features to customers. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

the tool is not easily customizable and flexible to make changes. We provide predefined templates to our customers but changes are difficult at times to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very easy to use, easy to learn. This tool provides easy access for every user to gain access to team defects. Easy to track defect for team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its not easy to get email for new defects logged. Sometimes defect reporting and daily email is not easy Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its web based tool with collaborative feature offers comprehensive tests planning and tests construction. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Its expensive tool which prevents small organisations to use Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RQM, RTC & Clear Quest , a combination of these 3 tools by IBM, help Business Analysts, Quality Assurance & Project Managers to create successful Agile Plan, these tools can be linked with each other and since it helps in completing the traceability which is very helpful during the Audits of Change Requests of the software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes the performance gets really slowed which is not due to internet issues, I guess that’s an performance should be improved in order to make it perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love the way I can easily use the product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The colors are very beautiful and I like to look at them Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Most important thing for RQM is it can connect to automation test system,, and run automatic test scripts, produce automation test report. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When you open a defect link in a test case, it will jump to RTC web page, and close current test case web page, which is quite bad for you to analyse the defect related with the corresponding test case. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's very powerfull and flexible product. IBM RQM can be used in different projects using different methodologies. I like using a combined solution with IBM RQM, DOORS NG and Team Concert. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Many users taking a problem with interface. Users consider it rather complicated.

Sometimes I have problems with Russian localization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a lot of features to make sure you can get the data and reporting you need for your project. It has many options out of the box for a person to use and with configuration there is even more available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Too complex for a normal team to use. There would need to be a person dedicated to its use and get training on it to get everything out of it. Installing the system is not easy and user reporting is not a mandatory feature. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Very neat layout. Allows for a well-organized work. It was always convenient to use it. User-friendly. Was an employee of CIBER (a IT service company), and we used to sit at a different location than Highmark. For every new project we used to receive requirements and it was very clear what the Highmark needs. The entire testing process was made easier. Made a good installation choice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Actually I didn't dislike this tool as it was very user-friendly. Used this tool for two years on multiple projects and felt the most comfortable receiving requirements, perform testing, and submitting back the work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I like the link to the requirements tool. We used to use RequisitePro and now we use RDNG. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The interface is frustrating: it bounces around as one makes entries, there are side panes that slide around until you figure out how to pin them, if you can. Navigation can be idiosyncratic from screen to screen, sometimes requiring one to place one's cursor in a field and tab to see the fields that extend off the screen.

The interface for reports is horrible.

The underlying structure that supposedly allows re-use of test cases is apparently flawed in that you can re-use a test case but you can't update it without overwriting the originally recorded results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What I liked the best is that you can manage your entire testing process directly within the tool. It gives you the capability to write your entire test plan, test cases, test scripts and import requirements from ReqPro all within the tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The reporting mechanism. The reporting needs a lot of work to be able to view the data within the tool much better. It's kind of frustrating. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The feature to mange test in hierarchy.

The feature to integrate with task tracking system and requirement management system

The feature to execute test in place Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

nothing I really dislike. There are some complex concept which I never used. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Intuitive UI, very modern and web-based. A huge improvement from it's predecessor (Rational TestManager). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

API has a steep learning curve. Integration not always straightforward. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RQM integrates well with tools that support other disciplines such as requirements management and configuration/change management. For example, Rational Requirements composer (RRC), Reqpro, Rational Team Concert (RTC) and ClearQuest. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RQM is slow to load on web browsers which could be due to poor scalability. RQM's performance also tends to become slower with more users. Furthermore, RQM is relatively expensive to purchase. The pricing appears to limit the adoption of RQM by smaller teams that don't have a robust budget. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.