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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Jama Connect

    Score8.7 out of 10
    Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
    Jama Connect® is a Requirements Management software and Requirements Traceability solution. Jama Software enables teams to manage product requirements and enable Live Traceability™ across the development process, in order to reduce cycle times and improve product quality.N/A

    SAP Integrated Product Development

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ASAP Integrated Product Development is a product lifecycle management solution used to define, develop, and deliver innovative and sustainable products faster by connecting insights, processes, and people.N/A
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    Jama ConnectSAP Integrated Product Development
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    Pricing Offerings
    Jama ConnectSAP Integrated Product Development
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Jama ConnectSAP Integrated Product Development
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    45 Answers
    94%
    Would buy again
    15 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    94%
    Delivers good value for the price
    33 Answers
    93%
    Delivers good value for the price
    14 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    48 Answers
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    15 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    35 Answers
    89%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    8 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    39 Answers
    92%
    Implementation went as expected
    11 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Jama ConnectSAP Integrated Product Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.9
    (89 ratings)
    9.8
    (17 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    7.8
    (5 ratings)
    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    7.6
    (6 ratings)
    7.5
    (14 ratings)
    Availability
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (5 ratings)
    8.5
    (5 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    7.7
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    8.6
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Jama ConnectSAP Integrated Product Development
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Jama Software
    For the past year, I had taken on the Jama Administrator role for
    my client and was able to quick learn how to configure the system to
    meet requirements and expectations of ASPICE, Functional Safety, and
    Automotive Cybersecurity as well as ISO 9001 and IATF 16949 standards
    focused on quality. Jama Connect is one of the
    most powerful engineering tools I've ever had a chance to use. It not
    only does exactly what's advertised and the customer service and
    technical support are Best-in-Class. For those who are searching for a
    Requirements Management Tool, I highly recommend you give Jama a try.
    They've got everything down to a science from the moment you start
    interacting with a Jama representative, to the training and the
    on-boarding. The learning curve was very quick for me, in large part
    due to the amazing technical support that I was able to receive from
    Jama's subject matter experts. Every person whom I spoke with about the
    tool and its capabilities was absolutely top-notch. If you really want to level-up your game, try Jama Connect Advisor. Get yourself a free demo. You won't find any better tool for Requirements Management!
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    SAP
    I have used IPD for Material collaboration, where the design and specifications were maintained as per the country need. When there is a change based on local country compliance rules, it makes easy to refer and adjust the material specifications as per the new compliance defined. Handling this for multiple materials in a go makes a difference in this tool. But drawback is that navigation of the EDP interface, where it takes more time to adjust and needs more training for new users. Like making them understand the business need and change needed takes time.
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    Pros
    Jama Software
    • Requirements Management in general
    • Focus in the content without loosing the track of the evolution of the items by maintaining the exchange of information between the users inside the Tool.
    • The possibilities to integrate this tool within our IT-landcape and with our other engineering tools is for us a leverage to success.
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    SAP
    • It allows us to strategically control operations by product monitoring and production changes.
    • Gives you the ability to source upcoming products because you have a complete and total view of all resources at all times.
    • It allows us to control batch management in the production process, this is a key element in our industry.
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    Cons
    Jama Software
    • The 'filtering' capabilities in Jama are not as good as they could be. In particular, the ability to "nest" filters is quite limited. I have certain seen much better capabilities in other tools. ('Cradle' is an example of a tool with excellent "nested filters" capabilities.)
    • From an administrative point of view, the 'License' admin view is pretty disappointing. The particular thing that I'd like to be able to find out from it is the peak number of 'Float Creator' licenses in concurrent use on each day. If there's a way to get to that information, I haven't found it yet.
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    SAP
    • The interface is that of your typical SAP program, it's not very user friendly to a person who doesn't use it every single day.
    • Some simple Windows commands do not work in SAP PLM, such as a copy and paste.
    • Right click menus generally produce unconventional results if the user is more familiar with Windows right click menus.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Jama Software
    Jama is really easy to use and operate compared to other tools. This allows a process owner to get easier buy-in from the organization to see value early. My experience with this tool was very positive and we were able to see value early in its introduction
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    SAP
    We may not renew as SAP Integrated Product Development tool don't match considering our line of business with limited product lines.
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    Usability
    Jama Software
    The requirements and baseline parts are easy to use. The review centre is very useable and understandable, once you understand/set up the moderation. (This last part could use some refinement.) Integration/connectability (the Connect part of Jama) is quite possible, but the useability could use some love as well.
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    SAP
    We just need to think about where we were back in the past and where we are at now! We used to have total chaos where everyone was working their own way. Now all involved groups work together as one team. This has increased the overall efficiency and the results are really astonishing!
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    Reliability and Availability
    Jama Software
    It has always been available, except for preventative maintenance which is announced beforehand. Nonetheless, we experienced one day shortage over a miscommunication about payment.
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    SAP
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    Performance
    Jama Software
    With performance compared to JIRA, I do recommend Jama in this case. Jama provides very good performance, it loads immediately for any of the items and searches any item immediately. Performance is really good in all of the operations including creating stories, epics, item types or other support operations or report generation.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Jama Software
    They typically answer within minutes of posting a ticket, and then you have a clear expectation of what the issue is, how to diagnose it, how long will it take to get resolved, and in which version a given problem is resolved, or if there is a patch for hosted services. They have a number of support people, and all of them are top-notch.
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    SAP
    Have received support in a timely and very effective manner.
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    In-Person Training
    Jama Software
    Helpful and exhaustive and tailorable for our needs. Instructor was well versed and engaged. Material was a good reference and was up to date with tool. Overall, in person training was valuable for tool introduction. Trainer was an active user of the tool and worked closely with other clients. So, very knowledgeable.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Jama Software
    Easy to reference and understand. Updated routinely to include new topics. Online training evolves to include more advanced topics and how to guides. Online training includes videos and reference guides that make it easy to perform more complex tasks. Online training is free and can be accessed from any computer.
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    SAP
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Jama Software
    Jama 2015.5 implementation is very smooth and no need for much manual work. Jama 8 has many challenges and we can not install it as smoothly as Jama 2015.5. Initially, Jama didn't provide the Jama 8's installer files or zip files and they were just providing docker files to everyone (which was really strange). It is the worst that they don't provide all the files at a time. Why should they tell us where we should deploy, and why only a dockerfile? I am not very satisfied with Jama implementation.
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    SAP
    i was not fully involved in implementation as most was carried out by external consultant.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Jama Software
    It’s easier to use, easier to trace requirements and verification and has a better UI These other tools feel more like glorified excel sheets whereas Jama actually feels intentional with being an ALM tool.
    As stated before tracing is much faster, creating the tracing matrix/workflow is easy like using a Miro workflow.
    It’s just easier to read everything.
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    SAP
    The "One Version of the Truth" Mandate: Most organizations select SAP IPD not because it has the best CAD tools, but because it eliminates the "wall" between engineering and the rest of the company. If you need to know the real-time cost of a design change or its impact on your carbon footprint, SAP IPD provides that instantly because it lives inside your ERP.
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    Scalability
    Jama Software
    There is no horizontal scalability available in Jama, we have only one choice to scale it vertically. But vertical scalable applications always have limitations to grow. In this case, Jama doesn't support horizontal scalability functions like multi-node architectures with a shared drive for the home directory.
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    SAP
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    Return on Investment
    Jama Software
    • One experience that converted an engineer to using Jama Connect was an electronics engineer that was writing test plans. I showed them about how to write "unit" or very discrete tests and then showed them an automatic export to get the document. Thus the authoring of the document effort was taken away, they could focus on defining the test
    • Unfortunately I have very much struggled to embed systems engineering, requirements management and Jama Connect as part of the 'ways of working' outside the systems and electronics teams.
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    SAP
    • It has advanced reporting capabilities, and its analytical features have enabled efficient decision-making, improving overall productivity.
    • The centralized data management system has helped improve efficiency and reduce errors.
    • I would say overall, it has reduced our manual effort by at least 20%, which has enhanced the resource utilization.
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    ScreenShots

    Jama Connect Screenshots

    Screenshot of Jama Connect - Live TraceabilityScreenshot of Jama Connect - Project Dashboard ViewScreenshot of Jama Connect - Requirements ManagementScreenshot of SOC 2 Type II Compliant

    SAP Integrated Product Development Screenshots

    Screenshot of collaboration capabilities.Screenshot of product and asset visualization.Screenshot of engineering and requirements management.Screenshot of the visual data integration to support design.Screenshot of visualization capabilities.