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    OpenText ALM Octane

    Score6.4 out of 10
    N/AOpenText™ ALM Octane, formerly from Micro Focus, includes integrated planning, continuous integration, test management, and release management. With these capabilities, it helps Agile teams and DevOps toolchains to deliver high-quality software with insight, traceability, analytics-focused end-to-end visibility, and continuous quality.N/A
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    OpenText ALM Octane
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    OpenText ALM Octane
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    Chose OpenText ALM Octane
    Micro Focus ALM Octane use at DaVita goes back beyond my starting with them three years ago. They have used it as part of DevOps as well as for performance measurement of software releases in combo with HP Performance Center (a great combination). Jira is well suited to …
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    OpenText ALM Octane
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.4
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
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    User Testimonials
    OpenText ALM Octane
    Likelihood to Recommend
    OpenText
    If someone is already using ALM Octane, then it is worth the pain to go through the upgrade process to get the current versions. If you need it to tie into Jira, it can do that. Just be prepared for a rough road. If you have some other product that you use for DevOps, PM, and QA, you will probably be better off sticking with what you have. DaVita also uses TFS, but not in a full implementation (i.e. not with a build server for code deployment), so for them, ALM makes a lot of sense. If you are using TFS with a build server, there are other methodologies that won't end up making you want to pull your hair out trying to make it integrate with what you are using.
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    Pros
    OpenText
    • Bug-logging and keeping track of the bug status.
    • Integration with DevOps to do continuous testing.
    • Keeping coordination between development and testing teams.
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    Cons
    OpenText
    • The integration to Synchronizer is very difficult to implement.
    • The integration to Jira was very hard to get working.
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    Support Rating
    OpenText
    Customer support is very good takes minimal time to resolve the issue and always takes feedback seriously to improve the application.
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    OpenText
    Micro Focus ALM Octane use at DaVita goes back beyond my starting with them three years ago. They have used it as part of DevOps as well as for performance measurement of software releases in combo with HP Performance Center (a great combination). Jira is well suited to managing bug reports and development processes with Agile and Scrum, but ALM Octane goes above and beyond that.
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    OpenText
    • It's had a very positive impact.
    • Very good customer support as well when required.
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