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We performed a comparison between Jama Connect and OpenText Dimensions RM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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  • "To have a single source for all the requirements and all the change requests our company gets is the most valuable feature. It has also helped us to keep track of reviews."
  • "The cost seems very competitive with other offerings."
  • "If you want to have creative licenses, pricing may be an issue with the licenses, as it can become quite expensive over time to serve many people."
  • "Jama Connect is a little pricy."
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    Top Answer:I like Jama Connect because it's easy to use and understand. The widgets are great, and linking is straightforward. The solution is not complex compared to its competitors.
    Top Answer:I think there's room for improvement, especially with the review process. Reviews should be integrated with requirement evaluation instead of being separate from it. The review should not run parallel… more »
    Top Answer:We use the solution for the lifecycle management of medical devices.
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    Micro Focus Dimensions RM, Serena Dimensions RM
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    Overview

    Jama Connect is a software platform designed for requirements management, risk management, and testing in product development processes. It allows teams to collaboratively define, track, and manage requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle. Jama Connect enables organizations to improve communication, increase efficiency, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.

    Jama Connect Features:

    • Requirements Management: Jama Connect allows you to capture, organize, and trace requirements, ensuring alignment across teams and stakeholders.
    • Collaboration and Communication: The platform facilitates collaboration and communication among team members, enabling real-time feedback, discussions, and decision-making.
    • Test Management: Jama Connect supports test case management, test execution tracking, and defect management, helping ensure comprehensive testing and quality assurance.
    • Risk Management: You can identify, assess, and mitigate risks using Jama Connect's risk management capabilities, promoting proactive risk management throughout the product development lifecycle.
    • Traceability and Impact Analysis: The platform provides traceability matrices and impact analysis tools, allowing you to understand the relationships between requirements, tests, and other artifacts.
    • Compliance and Audit Support: Jama Connect helps organizations maintain compliance with industry standards and regulations by providing audit trails, documentation, and version control.

    Jama Connect Benefits:

    • Improved Requirement Collaboration: Jama Connect enhances collaboration among stakeholders, including product managers, engineers, testers, and customers, leading to better alignment and understanding of requirements.
    • Enhanced Efficiency: The platform streamlines and automates various aspects of requirements management, reducing manual effort and improving efficiency in the product development process.
    • Increased Product Quality: By ensuring clear and traceable requirements, facilitating comprehensive testing, and proactive risk management, Jama Connect helps improve product quality and reliability.
    • Accelerated Time-to-Market: Efficient requirements management and streamlined collaboration enable faster development cycles and reduced time-to-market for products and solutions.
    • Regulatory Compliance: Jama Connect's features and capabilities support compliance with industry standards and regulations, helping organizations meet regulatory requirements.
    • Greater Visibility and Transparency: The platform provides real-time visibility into project progress, status, and potential issues, fostering transparency and enabling informed decision-making.

    Reviews from Real Users

    Project Management Director, Technology at a real estate company, says that "Jama Connect is a good tool for the entire software development cycle."

    Lasse Mikkonen, Principal Consultant at Contribyte, states that Jama Connect “Offers great templates and predefined settings and it has a very good inbuilt test management module”.

    Senior Program Manager Software at a manufacturing company, comments on Jama support, “I think the collaboration with Jama is pretty good, and they listen to us and do a lot of customizations for us to make it work better. Hopefully, it would have been the same with any other company. However, Jama provides essentially 24-hour support.”

    Dimensions RM is a full-featured and proven web-based requirements management solution that improves the definition, management and reuse of requirements, increases visibility and collaboration across all stakeholders, and provides real end-to-end traceability from initial ideas to deliverables.

    Sample Customers
    Deloitte, SpaceX, Omnigon, Delft University
    Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP), MdPnP.org
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Manufacturing Company24%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Computer Software Company9%
    Government6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company23%
    Transportation Company11%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Marketing Services Firm8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business56%
    Midsize Enterprise11%
    Large Enterprise33%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise74%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business15%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise75%
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    Jama Connect is ranked 5th in Application Requirements Management with 9 reviews while OpenText Dimensions RM is ranked 12th in Application Requirements Management. Jama Connect is rated 7.4, while OpenText Dimensions RM is rated 0.0. The top reviewer of Jama Connect writes "Agile, well structured, and has a great review module, which makes the design reviews smooth". On the other hand, Jama Connect is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS, Polarion Requirements, Jira, IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation and Microsoft Azure DevOps, whereas OpenText Dimensions RM is most compared with IBM Rational DOORS.

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