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 |
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/ |
Testing Management Tools
| Zephyr: qasymphony.com/zephyr-enterprise-qtest/ |
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 |
Risk Management and Training Class Delivery and Records Tool
| ARM: sword-activerisk.com |
| 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).
The Process Group helps you improve your organization's capability to routinely meet deadlines and delivery quality expectations. We are certified CMMI appraisers / trainers and Certified Scrum Masters. 
