What are ALM/Quality Center users saying about the software?

Better Application Lifecycle Management tool in the market

Pros

It is a fairly easy to use application management tool available in the market which has features to track the status of a defect.

Cons

It would be better if we have an ability to create diagrams especially when we are dealing with complex defect created by Tester.

A sophisticated tool for project deliverables

Pros

This software has a wide variety of features available for tracking and maintaining the entire software development cycle. My experience has mostly been related to the testing cycles, the tool provides users the ability to keep track of the testing scenarios being performed and then reporting any detected defects. The users can also attach the evidences associated to the defects for the development team to access.

Cons

The only thin that I did not like about this product is the filters available. Instead of providing the plain check-boxes for the user to select filters, this tool provides functions like AND, OR, NOT to append the filters. That is the only feature that I find a little awkward to use.

Quality center is still going strong

Implemented it in 3 major organization, easy to learn is my major experience. An introduction to new users just take 20 min and then they are fully self going. Worked some other systems where filter seems to be very complicated to implement in an easy way, non filters as good as QC. Compared to JAMA ....

Pros

-All features other ALM tool manufacturers claim is actually working better in QC -Simplicity of using , you know where you are what you filter how you find thing through traces -More advanced testplanning than all other tool (maybe except codebeamer) - Easy adminstration - easy to search and present during audits. - remarkable possibilities with risk management IF some people just let their confusing ideas start from 0 again

Cons

Interface on Explorer Not entirely web based Feelgood appearance (Looks old)

ALM stores requirements and Test Scripts well

I found the ability to track requirements and tests was excellent. The issue was creating reports based on what was tested, and what is stored is difficult. The other issue, is it is difficult to track Enhancements. Any enhancements, unless directly corresponding to a new requirement, is difficult the other information about that enhancement.

Pros

The requirements for any size application can be saved in ALM/Quality Center. It does a good job, and it is easy to locate the requirements that you are looking for. Test can be set to be run for a specific release, and test results can be tracked. Bugs found can be easily tracked and fixed in ALM/Quality Center.

Cons

The ability to create reports is very complicated, and most people will find it difficult to create them.

Test Management tool ALM

I am using ALM from more than 10 years , have seen many enhancements. I love this tool for test Management and highly recommend to other if you can manage the cost. It’s an easy web based tool for requirements management, test planning, execution and defect reporting.

Pros

1. One solution for all Test Management (Test planning, execution and defect management) 2. Fast and reliable 3. Support end to end traceability 4. Integration with UFT automation tool. 5. Support upload using existing Excel test cases 6. Access management for various type of users 7. Web based tool 8. API available for automation

Cons

1. Sometime it failed to download components while opening in browser due to access level issue 2. Unfortunately, no support to major automation tool selenium 3. Can’t export attachments with test cases 4. High cost per user 5. If ALM is closed and if you reopen the same test it shows object locked 6. No support to update defect from excel. Except automation API

Best software life cycle management tool, worth to use

Holding large number of business users who use software systems to track their deliverables which is really challenging one. We designed and create folder structures in ALM modules and customized different workflow models to accommodate the business process, automation and performance testing. Synchronized company users along with ALM LDAP mechanism. Satisfying all business roles like business analysts, developers, Quality assurance and performance teams along with this single tool. Upgrading new version comes with new features and easy to upgrade the data without spending additional cost on application and database servers.

Pros

Below are salient features that makes life easy for any software professional -Traceability matrix, end to end traceability, integration with other market tools like JIRA, REST API to develop excel macro utilities, UFT integration, cross project customization, defect management process, Business excel addin to load the entities, risk based planning and execution, Corporate LDAP user management based on single sign on options, business process testing, Auto-pass license server configuration

Cons

Apart from high license cost, I see all the features are beneficial. Pointing a one feature that still not comfortable is version management - check out / check in entity.

Does this tool keep up with the pace?

as a tool for managing STD and bugs - great. when you need web access and control over the entire process - less

Pros

This tool will allow your team to run testing process in a very easy manor, once everything is ready for them in matter of STD.

Cons

the ability to monitor bugs and process is less than other options. not competitive enough in matter of web page support for everywhere access

HPE Application Lifecycle Management is a great tool to manage application lifecycle from end to end

Pros

HPE ALM is a very popular tool used across for Software Testing. HPE ALM has some nice features like Configurable dashboard, WYSIWYG Editor to capture the data, Options to upload supporting documents, Capture or Raise Defects, send notification emails, filters and search options and many other features. HPE ALM is a easy to use tool for testers to capture test related documents, requriements, schedule the tests, capture the test results, raise defects with different Ids, severity, categories. The nice part is the responsive Web view of the HPE ALM which allows the tester or developer to just right click and perform the tasks.

Cons

HPE ALM overall is a good tool but it has its own disadvantages. HPE ALM is a paid tool that involves a cost. HPE ALM unlike other softwares is just not directly the web version but one need to install the Thick client in their respective systems and then only can access the web version. The web version again need some time gap for the users to get access based on the relevant DBs or Categories inside large organizations. HPE ALM is certainly not very easy to use, One need to have little learning curve and need to customize the HPE ALM dashboard to start using the tool.

A Quality tool that lost its edge for Agile Development

Overall good, for non-agile products especially. It is a quality product that doesn't run into problems or issues - very enterprise-grade.

Pros

The way that the functionality is organized (requirements - plans - test - runs - reports) makes a lot of sense. The traceability across the phases of the release works really well.

Cons

It is just difficult to transpose the way this tool is organized to Agile sprints and releases. It requires substantial effort to make it work in an Agile environment.

Good project management tool

ALM Quality center was the first project management tool I ever used and was pretty impressed at first. We can use it right from requirement gathering to defect tracking for every single step.

Pros

I like that it was user friendly and was able to have all the details of every release of my project in one place. It was easy to access the test cases and execute testing on daily basis. Defect tracking was much efficient too.

Cons

I have faced some frequent outage and application was slow sometimes when there was too much load. Also, licensing issues and cost

Good software for test management

Overall good experience with project life cycle and defect Management.

Pros

Easy to use and very organized portal for defect and quality management for a project. Variety of Reporting options available.

Cons

Overall good software but looks bit heavy while loading and UI could be more user friendly and faster would have more helpful.

Expensive but does a good job at application life-cycle management

I have used this tool basically for testing management. It comes with user-friendly UI, look & feel. Gives you complete control over tracking all stages of testing i.e. requirements, test case design, test execution & defects management. Easy for requirement tracking alongside test case so you can know how many test cases were written for each requirement very quick. Once u put test cases in test plan you can pull same any number of times in Test lab. Has a good screenshot tool. On the other side, it comes with high cost. Connections to third-party applications are not that easy

Pros

Good UI, Easy to track history, Good option to provide access based on roles

Cons

Certainly the cost, Support need improvement, delay in response, Can't open another window, Can't copy & paste some repetitive tasks

Most used Project management tool in IT industry

I strongly recommend for Large scale projects It is very useful for time management, tasks , tracking, reporting everything is good

Pros

In ALM , I like features and integration with other softwares like HP UFT, Tosca and Loadrunner softwares Easy to track project tasks Backlogs Log defects Can schedule to run automation scripts

Cons

It's little expensive compared to other tools

Review on ALM quality center

It’s playing very vital role in software life cycle

Pros

Application life cycle management is very leading tool in software deployment program as its playing a vital role in capture the metrics on each and every story and make a track in Testing process and we can capture bug in development and assigned to respective peers

Cons

It’s easy traceable to development process and identify the issues and trace them through ALM

Good tool to have a centralized place for your application lifecycle

I find it a tool that is very useful and powerful when properly set up but is not as user-friendly as other similar tools out there.

Pros

ALM has a lot of features that allow teams to build better software, it has a lot of different options for reports: Dashboards, Excell reports, Word Reports, Graphs, KPI Analysis, Progress Status, etc. Integrating ALM with Performance Center tools enables the tool to produce a complete overview of the progress in testing with minimum effort required to create the reports.

Cons

The customization of the tool is not straightforward, you do need to do a lot of trial and error and there are a lot of options that cannot be changed from the default values. The guides and documentation is not as clear as it could be. The customer support when dealing with technical issues takes time to reply and it takes a long time to get issues fixed.

Efficient project management tool

I like that I can upload my test cases in excel to Quality center so I could upload my previous files and I can access all my test cases, requirements and defects in one place.

Pros

I like the ease of use with QC and it has end to end traceability. It is fast and reliable. Access management for various types of user is possible. Defect management works pretty well too.

Cons

It’s high cost and no support to major automation tool like selenium

ALM for Lifecycle , Test , Defect , Requirements , Release Management

My Experience With ALM has been good, I have used this product since Mercury days for almost 25 years now

Pros

ALM has evolved over the Years and has almost all the features that anyone would need. Has very good Integration Capability

Cons

Pricing of the Product is on the higher side discourages lot of customers shy away from it especially when there are other Low cost options available

A long time users review

This tool is an industry standard in the SDLC

Pros

The linking of defects to test runs is excellent. Any changes in mandatory fields or status of the defect triggers an e-mail and sent automatically to the user that the defect is assigned to. Also, ALM is considered to be an excellent auditing tool.

Cons

It's an awesome tool but it has one small issue: it takes a long while in the initialization process and a delay is noticeable when an incorrect password is entered during signin process.

Defect tracking tool ALM

Time saving while creating test report.

Pros

1. Defect tracking, test case execution status, requirement mapping all can been seen at one place. 2 Fast retrieval of data 3 Helps in daily defect management call. 4 Requirement matrix can be done easily. 5 Macros can be used. Easily automated.

Cons

1. Moving from AlM to excel option needs more improvement.

A great tool to use for reporting QA metrics to the business.

Reporting metrics, organized structure, testing tool.

Pros

This software makes it easy to create a test set in an organized tree structure. Afterwards, you can grab metrics into any type of graph you would like.

Cons

I really dislike how it is only supported on internet explorer. It would be nice if it were supported on other platforms that is least buggy.

ALM review

Pros

1. Easy Maintenance of test cases, test plan and test lab w 2. Integration of QTP with BPT framework with alm was smooth.

Cons

1. BPT components loading and unloading was taking more time. So Test execution of BPT flows from alm was time consuming

One of the best defect tracking tool

HP ALM is one of the best defect tracking tool. It is easy to use. User can create, update, relate tickets. UI is good. We can track updates, helps in doing root cause analysis.

Pros

Ease of use

Effective test management tool

I am very pleased with the tool. It is robust and feature rich; providing many configuration options. Perhaps too many which can become confusing and cumbersome.

Pros

It allows for efficient and effective test script, execution and defect management; all within one tool. I've been using the defect management tool for more than a decade.

Cons

Like most things, it requires knowledge of the tool in advance and planning to properly configure it for its most effective use.

The perfect ALM for Agile products

Its a well built software without bugs. and the functionalities in this software are completely enough for an IT company of any size.

Pros

Complete Tracking with all features. Simple and Easy to use. Exporting feature makes this product unique among other products.

Cons

It is highly dependent on internet explorer. we cannot use this product effectively on chrome and Firefox . This is the only the problem I faced.

ALM Software

In our company we use test case for run and defect.

Pros

A multi-functional application that we use in our software testing processes. In our company we use test case for run and defect.

Cons

It is not very practical to use because the application is multifunctional