Jama Connect

What differentiates Jama Connect from other similar products?

I'm using the deployment of Jama in my organization to enforce good design thinking. Encouraging others to think about how requirements are derived and what constraints a project needs to execute an acceptable project.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Being a web tool is by far the most important aspect of the tool. That portability removes any need for update management and requirement server sync problems that are encountered with desktop applications in an enterprise environment.

What do you dislike most about this product?

We are waiting for the day when Jama Connect projects among various cooperative organizations (with separate instances of Jama Connect) can sync. Right now, our customers and vendors participate in Jama Review Center, but how do they import/maintain our requirements into their own projects in order to derive requirements, show traceability, and roll up verification progress?

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Unlike some competing products, Jama Connect is a quality stand-alone tool that is only improved (not ruined) by regular updates

What differentiates Jama Connect from other similar products?

Jama Connect is a the best project management tool. From the Design specifications / Requirements till the Test case reviews, for everything we are using it. Different teams in our organization are using it based on the customer requirement. Since Jama can be used as a complete project management tool, complete details of a product /project can be tracked in one place easily.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Mapping Requirements, Test runs with Test cases along with Version history Synchronizing Test cases across multiple projects Test case reviews Very flexible as per the process Nice tool for collaborating with external partners

What do you dislike most about this product?

Exporting can be better Online reports need customization features Search feature needs improvement

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

If you are looking for a management tool to connect with teams and clients, a tool you can adapt to each project that allows you to work with many of them at the same time while also giving access to people outside of the platform...in those cases Jama Connect could be a good fit for your goals and requirements.

What differentiates Jama Connect from other similar products?

Software like this is usually bloated and at times integrated with other key products that may not have a need for the company administering them. You can piece out Jama and use it to your organization' content. That is one thing that is key for us. The navigability is also important. You are not bottlenecked to use certain workflows. It's open ended and that is very important.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use and customization. Without a doubt, there are a lot of "features" to this tool. Too much simplicity in these tools means not enough power. Jama, however, takes it to the next level of offering so much feature tightly woven into a product that does not seem big but it is. And we love that!

What do you dislike most about this product?

1. Some search and replace functions as well as other administrative level tools for high volume assets would be a plus. 2. Session tokens seem to either expire or die out so if you have multiple sessions opened, some changes won't apply sometimes or Save button get's locked out. 3. Sometimes some assets are locked when they should not be. This may be related to #2. It's also the nature of having a web SAAS but those are some kinks we've seen. 4. Better implementation of a "power tool" for querying searches across different mediums (such as requirements and test cases) etc

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

1. Assess your current organizations' needs and do some predictive analysis on all areas of your app design and consider what you need before jumping into any tool even this one. 2. Consider the volume you will have vs. what the cost of the tool is 3. Consider customization needs as well as needs for plugging in to other technologies such as ALM, Automation, Build Control, etc.