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 |
Test and Build Management Tools
| Zephyr: qasymphony.com/zephyr-enterprise-qtest/
qTest (Jira plug in): qTest Xray Test Management for Jira: Xray Automated testing: Squish Build tool: Jenkins: Jenkins |
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
| Risk tools
ARM: Sword Risk Register plugin for Jira, by ProjectBalm: Risk Register |
| Schedule Creation and Management
Merlin (for Mac): Merlin Project BigPicture and BigGantt plugins for Jira by vendor SoftwarePlant: SoftwarePlant |
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).
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