1. [Home](https://www.g2.com/) 2. ... 3. [ALM Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/alm-software) 4. [Perforce ALM Discussions](https://www.g2.com/products/perforce-alm/discuss) [ ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_a3982f6aa3aec12ac1c223d8e2e209b5/perforce-alm.png "Product Avatar Image") ](/products/perforce-alm/reviews) [ Perforce ALM ](/products/perforce-alm/reviews) (102)4.1/5 Perforce ALM (formerly Helix ALM) offers a robust, unified requirements, issue, and test management platform that provides best-in-class traceability and brings order, clarity, and consistency to your development process. It is a great fit for organizations in regulated industries and companies with a strong focus on product quality and safety. By improving alignment and collaboration, ALM helps reduce product development risk and increases the efficiency of your team so you can deliver on time. Automated, end-to-end traceability improves product quality and safety, increases your confidence in project health and releases, and makes it easy to prove compliance with industry regulations. Perforce ALM is a secure, scalable, and integrated platform with modules for Requirements Management, Test Case Management, and Issue Management: · Requirements Management: Centralize & organize requirements to keep teams aligned and projects moving forward. · Test Management: Streamline all types of testing in a single tool to achieve a holistic testing strategy and ensure comprehensive test coverage. · Issue Management: Create, prioritize, and manage high volumes of issues, defects, tasks, and feature requests. Organizations can start with one module to help reduce up-front costs and grow into the full solution to improve all processes over time – while ensuring traceability & compliance along the way. Show More * * * ### 27.0 Nps Score Already have Perforce ALM? ### All Perforce ALM Discussions Search Most CommentedMost HelpfulCommon QuestionsNewest All DiscussionsDiscussions with CommentsCommon QuestionsDiscussions without Comments FilterFilter Filter byExpand/Collapse Sort by Most Commented Most Helpful Common Questions Newest Filter by All Discussions Discussions with Comments Common Questions Discussions without Comments ![Pinned by G2 as a common question](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pinned by G2 as a common question") G2 Pinned by G2 as a common question • about 3 years ago More Options - [ # What is Helix ALM used for? ](/discussions/what-is-helix-alm-used-for) What is Helix ALM used for? [ ALM Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/alm-software)[ Bug Tracking Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/bug-tracking-software)[ Software Testing Tools ](https://www.g2.com/tags/software-testing-tools)[ Requirements Management Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/requirements-management-software) * * * (true)\<0\>0\>Upvotes (false) * * * 1 Comment [![linkedin](/assets/social-logos/linkedin-afe65e46604a5bd5105ab9c856116204040b6b3f2b2d42562fc8071ca0c48ca0.svg "linkedin")](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&summary=Ask+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.&title=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss) [![twitter](/assets/social-logos/twitter-61aaec80434c71387b8f7326e480592eae71c0a65afd051d66fce9b75a9bf417.svg "twitter")](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss&via=G2dotcom) [![facebook](/assets/social-logos/facebook-350d0b410d6b10debcf893050e803a8633d53561aa42807b087b8daf9be3668f.svg "facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss) [![gmail](/assets/social-logos/gmail-6db42f21e7c254fae201b112bef0dd15d25223a5cbb32691ce80eab43761eadf.svg "gmail")](https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=&su=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%0aAsk+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.) [![mail](/assets/social-logos/mail-d55c53b04bf49872e40cd2443b85a99caa23394e6cf154ae32a9d08377c15d86.svg "mail")](mailto:?subject=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%0aAsk+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.) ![copy_link](/assets/social-logos/copy_link-05d8dc5dc8576fc78425ad34d07241b060878835e555a30417ff41c18335e575.svg "copy\_link") ![Pinned by G2 as a common question](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pinned by G2 as a common question") G2 Pinned by G2 as a common question • about 2 years ago More Options - [ # What is your experience with Helix ALM for application lifecycle management, and what could be improved? ](/discussions/what-is-your-experience-with-helix-alm-for-application-lifecycle-management-and-what-could-be-improved) What is your experience with Helix ALM for application lifecycle management, and what could be improved? [ ALM Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/alm-software)[ Bug Tracking Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/bug-tracking-software)[ Software Testing Tools ](https://www.g2.com/tags/software-testing-tools)[ Requirements Management Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/requirements-management-software) * * * (true)\<0\>0\>Upvotes (false) * * * 0 Comments [![linkedin](/assets/social-logos/linkedin-afe65e46604a5bd5105ab9c856116204040b6b3f2b2d42562fc8071ca0c48ca0.svg "linkedin")](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&summary=Ask+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.&title=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss) [![twitter](/assets/social-logos/twitter-61aaec80434c71387b8f7326e480592eae71c0a65afd051d66fce9b75a9bf417.svg "twitter")](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss&via=G2dotcom) [![facebook](/assets/social-logos/facebook-350d0b410d6b10debcf893050e803a8633d53561aa42807b087b8daf9be3668f.svg "facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss) [![gmail](/assets/social-logos/gmail-6db42f21e7c254fae201b112bef0dd15d25223a5cbb32691ce80eab43761eadf.svg "gmail")](https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=&su=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%0aAsk+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.) [![mail](/assets/social-logos/mail-d55c53b04bf49872e40cd2443b85a99caa23394e6cf154ae32a9d08377c15d86.svg "mail")](mailto:?subject=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%0aAsk+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.) ![copy_link](/assets/social-logos/copy_link-05d8dc5dc8576fc78425ad34d07241b060878835e555a30417ff41c18335e575.svg "copy\_link") ![Pinned by G2 as a common question](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pinned by G2 as a common question") G2 Pinned by G2 as a common question • about 3 years ago More Options - [ # What is Surround SCM used for? ](/discussions/what-is-surround-scm-used-for) What is Surround SCM used for? [ ALM Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/alm-software)[ Bug Tracking Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/bug-tracking-software)[ Software Testing Tools ](https://www.g2.com/tags/software-testing-tools)[ Requirements Management Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/requirements-management-software) [ Peer Code Review Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/peer-code-review-software)[ Version Control Hosting Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/version-control-hosting-software)[ Configuration Management Tools ](https://www.g2.com/tags/configuration-management-tools)[ Version Control Software ](https://www.g2.com/tags/version-control-software) Show More * * * (true)\<0\>0\>Upvotes (false) * * * 0 Comments [![linkedin](/assets/social-logos/linkedin-afe65e46604a5bd5105ab9c856116204040b6b3f2b2d42562fc8071ca0c48ca0.svg "linkedin")](https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&summary=Ask+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.&title=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss) [![twitter](/assets/social-logos/twitter-61aaec80434c71387b8f7326e480592eae71c0a65afd051d66fce9b75a9bf417.svg "twitter")](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss&via=G2dotcom) [![facebook](/assets/social-logos/facebook-350d0b410d6b10debcf893050e803a8633d53561aa42807b087b8daf9be3668f.svg "facebook")](https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss) [![gmail](/assets/social-logos/gmail-6db42f21e7c254fae201b112bef0dd15d25223a5cbb32691ce80eab43761eadf.svg "gmail")](https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&fs=1&tf=1&to=&su=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%0aAsk+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.) [![mail](/assets/social-logos/mail-d55c53b04bf49872e40cd2443b85a99caa23394e6cf154ae32a9d08377c15d86.svg "mail")](mailto:?subject=Perforce+ALM+Discussions+%7C+G2&body=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%0aAsk+Perforce+ALM+questions+and+get+answers+from+expert+users+in+our+Perforce+ALM+Discussions+section.) ![copy_link](/assets/social-logos/copy_link-05d8dc5dc8576fc78425ad34d07241b060878835e555a30417ff41c18335e575.svg "copy\_link") ## Start a New Software Discussion Have a software question? Get answers from real users and experts [Start A Discussion](/products/perforce-alm/discussions/new?entry_point=discussions%23product) * * * ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8777e8f91cf7b97c6e2ef89e093bd6d9/perforce-alm.svg "Product Avatar Image") ### Have you used Perforce ALM before? Answer a few questions to help the Perforce ALM community [ Yes ](javascript:void(0))[ Yes ](https://www.g2.com/login?context=product_review&return_to=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.g2.com%2Fproducts%2Fperforce-alm%2Fdiscuss%3Fsmall_ask%3Dperforce-alm) No ## Top Contributors in Perforce ALM 1 ![Amita N.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Amita N.") AN Loading... ### [Amita N.](https://www.g2.com/users/5aa00827-e8a6-4216-a850-9ccb2dc647a9 "Amita N.") Team Lead, Quality Assurance 1 pt