Tools to Consider

Introduction

Tools can help teams perform faster if they are set up correctly and contain good data. Here is a list of some tools that my clients are using. The list is by no means a complete list of all tools, but it might cause you to investigate tools that you have not heard of before.

Requirements Management Tools

Jama: jamasoftware.com	Visure: visuresolutions.com
TopTeam: technosolutions.com	DOORS: ibm.com (search “Doors”)
Jazz: jazz.net	R4J (plugin for Jira): R4J

 

Document, Code Review and Code Coverage Tools

Crucible: atlassian.com/software/crucible	PleaseReview: ideagen.com/products/pleasereview
Collaborator (Smarbear): codework-solutions.com/smartbear-collaborator/	Sonar: sonarqube.org

 

Agile/Kanban and Workflow Sharing Tools

Target Process: targetprocess.com	Rally: ca.com/us/products/ca-agile-central.html
JIRA + easyBI plugin: atlassian.com	SharePoint: products.office.com/en-us/sharepoint/collaboration
TFS: visualstudio.microsoft.com/tfs/	Confluence: atlassian.com
VersionOne: versionone.com

 

Tool for Viewing Data Across Independent Databases

Qlikview: qlik.com/us/ MS Power BI: PowerBI

 

Testing Management Tools

Zephyr: qasymphony.com/zephyr-enterprise-qtest/ qTest (Jira plug in): qTest Xray Test Management for Jira: Xray

 

File Management Tools and File Verification

M-files: m-files.com	Vault: https://sourcegear.com/vault
GIT Hub: github.com	Synergy: ibm.com (search “Synergy”)
Perforce: perforce.com	Beyond Compare: scootersoftware.com

 

Project Management and Risk Management Tools

ARM: sword-activerisk.com

Merlin (for Mac): Merlin Project

 

Tools to Track Training

Training Orchestra
TrainCaster: traincaster.com

 

The links provided are good for as long as they work! Tool names and companies change every month.

Contact us if you are having challenges creating good data for your tool (e.g., requirements, estimates, schedules).