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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

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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.

86 Likeliness to Recommend

3
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

2
Since last award

76 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.

+87 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

2% Neutral

94% Positive

Pros

Friendly Negotiation
Helps Innovate
Includes Product Enhancements
Security Protects

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Workflow Management

Visual Analysis Design

Agile Work Management

Automation

Analytics and Reporting

Resource Planning

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Traceability

Artifact Management

Managed Artifact Repository

ALM Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 78

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) Reviews

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

ADITYA P.

Role: Vendor Management
Industry: Engineering
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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

Customers report that the CLM suite is comprehensive, but suffers from being complicated to setup and administer, with an outdated user interface that can be slow at times. In addition, CLM does not have integrations with many modern tools such as Git and Jenkins.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

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What do you dislike most about this product?

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What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

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Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Jash G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted May 2021

BEST TO MANAGE CONTRACT INTELLEGENCE

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

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

According to me that the contact management system in blockchain is similar from the other products.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

My favorite aspect of this software is Contract Intelligence system. and into this software we can manage the project management and the quality manager,

What do you dislike most about this product?

dislike is like this software have many of the features to learn and implementing of this is very hard.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would like to suggest that they should work more on the contract based blockchain system, because the blockchain is the future of security. Due to this research the software will be very much secured and you can gain the good knowledge of blockchain.

Pros

Caring
Includes Product Enhancements
Appreciates Incumbent Status
Helps Innovate

Cons

Less Fair

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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

86 Likeliness to Recommend

3 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

2 Since last award

76 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+87 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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) Reviews

Ahmed A.

A very overarchitected tool, with very low quality

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

ADITYA P.

Fantastic product

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Jash G.

BEST TO MANAGE CONTRACT INTELLEGENCE

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Workflow Management

Visual Analysis Design

Agile Work Management

Automation

Analytics and Reporting

Resource Planning

Bug Tracking & Issue Mgmt

Traceability

Artifact Management

Managed Artifact Repository

ALM Integration

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Vendor Support

Business Value Created

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Ease of IT Administration

Quality of Features

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement