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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)

Composite Score

7.3 /10

CX Score

7.5 /10

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What is IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)?

IBM® Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) is an end-to-end engineering solution with powerful systems and software modeling, that improves collaboration and guides you from requirements to delivery of complex products and systems.

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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

85 Likeliness to Recommend

2
Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)?

4% Negative

3% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Friendly Negotiation
Security Protects
Helps Innovate
Includes Product Enhancements

Feature Ratings

Average 82

Workflow Management

Managed Artifact Repository

Agile Work Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Analytics and Reporting

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Traceability

Automation

Resource Planning

ALM Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) Reviews

Kgaugelo Shakira M.

Role: Student Academic
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Feb 2022

Great Product for High Performance!

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) from other similar products?

IBM has reinvented itself through so much technology. With it you work on the right things with work errands that connect plans with advancement and execution.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

With IBM there is unity in teams in that the work is connected which empowers groups to find, fix and test things quicker than utilizing confined, disconnected devices with delicate coordination.

What do you dislike most about this product?

Projects can only be archived, that would be about it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

IBM is great for business. It will help you make your team high-performing by sharing prescribed procedures. Keep steady over exercises and in general advancement with basic, mechanized cross-project revealing with a solitary perspective on reality.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service

John H.

Role: Industry Specific Role
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Oct 2021

Great product for project implementation

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

What differentiates IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) from other similar products?

I have not worked with similar product in our organization.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It checks the performance of our organization and gives useful insights that can lead to improved production. Each team member is effectively assigned the correct duty with proper tools of implementation.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I have not experienced any drawback from the performance of this platform.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Any company that requires most effective product for fulfilling business requirements can consider this powerful platform.

Pros

Unique Features
Inspires Innovation
Altruistic
Client's Interest First

Ahmed A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: End User of Application

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Sep 2021

A very overarchitected tool, with very low quality

Likeliness to Recommend

5 /10

What differentiates IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) from other similar products?

Nothing positive really except the breadth of features, however as IBM usually does, the quality is very low

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Provides a wide set of really cool features

What do you dislike most about this product?

The product quality is very low, kind of buggy and not at all easy or intuitive to use

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I really wouldn't recommend it

Pros

Respectful
Unique Features
Security Protects
Includes Product Enhancements

Cons

Wastes Time
Under Delivered
Less Reliable

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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)

What is IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)?

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IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) Ratings

85 Likeliness to Recommend

2 Since last award

98 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

78 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+86 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Workflow Management Custom workflows can be created, managed, and monitored for artifacts, processes and practices to govern and streamline ALM work.

Managed Artifact Repository Artifacts are stored in version controlled repository that supports check out, update, check-in, and collaboration across multiple types and workspaces.

Agile Work Management Multiple backlogs, backlog grooming, sprint planning, prioritization, and estimation, and a multi-level agile artifact hierarchy (Epics, User Stories, etc.)

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt Supports the ability to create tests and acceptance criteria and assign, prioritize, track, and resolve tests,related bugs, and issues.

Analytics and Reporting Includes historical & real-time dashboard visualizations, detailed & summary reporting and easy data extraction for data analysis.

Artifact Management ALM artifacts can be readily created, reused, moved, and managed through baselines, reviews, approvals, releases, and audits for projects and products.

Visual Analysis Design Can create and manage context diagrams, business process models, use cases, data flow diagrams, sequence diagrams, data models, and UI mockups, etc.

Traceability ALM artifacts can be traced from ideation to requirements, design, develop, test, and implementation.

Automation Manual activities such as traceability, test generation, artifact state changes, integrations, and artifact creation can be automated to streamline ALM work.

Resource Planning Assigning resources to activities and estimates to manage workloads, support project management, and ensure completion of work related to ALM artifacts, including dashboards to manage multiple teams

ALM Integration Integrate artifacts across ALM phases such as requirements, analysis, design, development, and testing, either internally or through an API.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) Reviews

Kgaugelo Shakira M.

Great Product for High Performance!

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

John H.

Great product for project implementation

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Ahmed A.

A very overarchitected tool, with very low quality

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Workflow Management

Managed Artifact Repository

Agile Work Management

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Analytics and Reporting

Artifact Management

Visual Analysis Design

Traceability

Automation

Resource Planning

ALM Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Quality of Features