#1 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
33.3%6 installations of 18
What is OpenText Dimensions RM?
Formerly Micro Focus Dimensions RM, and earlier Serena Dimensions RM, OpenText Dimensions RM is a full-featured requirements management solution. Its web-based capabilities are designed to enable efficiency in modern system and software development.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses OpenText Dimensions RM
#2 most frequent
France
27.8%5 installations of 18
#3 most frequent
Germany
27.8%5 installations of 18
great tool for requirement & databases management
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
we use Micro Focus Dimensions RM for managing all the project related document and files. whole team can have access to common database one can check out and check in the changes in database. It maintains the proper record of the changes done by team member. we can use Micro Focus Dimensions RM for the management all database requirement and other important document for the project and keep an eye on the changes
Pros
- Micro Focus Dimensions RM is an end-to-end cross-platform and highly scalable solution for distributed development.
- Micro Focus Dimensions RM is a customer relationship management software that has a role-based dashboard, which provides insights to the users about their status and progress reports.
- Requirements Management (RM) is a very complex task and it can be easily managed by Micro Focus Dimensions RM.
Cons
- it is a centralized software so the issue is only one user can have access to software at a given point of time
- some times check-in and check out takes time
- its little difficult for newbies to understand and work with
Most Important Features
- project document management
- requirement management
- databases management
Return on Investment
- management of requirement is much easier
- centralized access to all the document
- better user friendly experience
Alternatives Considered
Bitbucket, Atlassian Jira Align (formerly AgileCraft), IBM Rational DOORS and IBM Rational DOORS Next Generation
Other Software Used
Bitbucket, IBM Rational DOORS, Jira Software
Powerful Requirements Management Platform
Pros
- Traceability - will allow you to see end to end how requirements are related to each other, to project artifacts, how the requirement was tested, and the implementation code (when using with Serena CM).
- Baselines - these are snapshots in time which are typically used at project phases and milestones. They allow you to see all aspects of a project from requirements to testing and how it has progressed or changed over time.
- Test Management - test steps, execution, defect management are all included in RM, providing a powerful SDLC management platform.
Cons
- The very complexity of the product, which makes it powerful and flexible, provides easy opportunities to misuse it and make a mess of things. Its very important to set up roles, life-cycle workflows, and methodologies very thoughtfully during implementation, otherwise it can easily become ineffective and even burdensome to the process.
Return on Investment
- RM has not been fully implemented by my organization, it has primarily been used in evaluation and pilot programs.
Other Software Used
Serena Change Management, Serena Business Manager