Polarion ALM Reviews and Ratings

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Siemens Polarion ALM to manage our software requirements process. Polarion ALM is broader than SDLC, providing a comprehensive software management process. In Polarion ALM, as many methods as you envisage can be implemented. Workflow processes are managed easily. There is no need to recreate software requirements. Requirements can be reused with the reuse and variant feature. This capability facilitates the work of the software engineer. The reporting capability is very robust. Reporting can be used to speed up many processes. I think it will provide an excellent environment when the deficiency related to data transfer is eliminated.

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I don't think Polarion ALM is very good at retrieving data at the door. and remote modification cannot be made on the tables created in Polarion ALM. so users hesitate to use it.It is very nice that Polarion ALM can work integrated with many programmes. it can be integrated with almost all mbse tools I have seen.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Polarion ALM not only as a development tool for our software and thus for requirements and tests, but we also use Polarion ALM for operational risk management within the framework of ISO9001 as well as for team organization and as a customer management platform. For our Polarion ALM customers we take over the server operation for OS (Linux and Windows) and Polarion ALM. We carry out migrations from PolarionX 2 OnPrem or Cluster in any combination. We advise customers who use Polarion ALM for software, system and product development on configuration, methods and processes. The methods play at least as important a role as the processes and their models such as A-SPICE, Do, GMP, GAMP and many more. The focus is also on scripts, extensions and widgets in a wide variety of favors. [...] - Is an independent company for consulting, implementation, operation, rollout, migration, workshop on Polarion ALM (and others). If you need a license, we will find a partner for you. Our slogan - everything from a single

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The question is actually not trivial to answer in 200 words. To summarize, I can say that we have had consistently positive experiences with all customers where we have used Polarion ALM. The sector in which the customer operates only played a subordinate role. We use Polarion ALM in almost all sectors: Medical technology, pharmaceuticals, aerospace, agriculture, automotive and many others. It is also interesting to note that in the beginning we were mostly active in the development of products, systems or software. Over time, this has changed more and more for some customers and risk management or projects for lessons learned have taken up more space. This enabled us to banish a seemingly endless number of Excel lists. Who doesn't know this problem: at first there is only one Excel list on the drive. Day by day there are more. Some with a date in the file name. Others with an employee abbreviation. In the end, nobody can tell which is the current and complete list. The really good thing about Polarion ALM is that it is extremely flexible to use and the configuration determines what the project is used for in Polarion ALM. It is customizable to my situation and not rigid.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Polarion ALM to manage product requirements. Thanks to the flexibility of the tool, we could define different types of project templates, depending from the type of product and the stage in its lifecycle. We also use Polarion ALM of the management of User Acceptance Tests and appreciate the flexibility linking any object and creating hierarchies. We also appreciate the flexibility of the Polarion ALM configuration and its seamless integration with other tools. For example, we are integrating it with Azure DevOps and Teamcenter with minimal effort.

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Polarion ALM is well suited for requirements management for products, platforms and portfolios. It also good for test management, in particular as requirements can be easily linked with test cases and test plans.

The LiveDoc feature is really powerful, in particular supporting the change management for users used to work with Word. Anyway, when possible we avoid to use LiveDoc as working only with Work Items is enough to manage the requirements. I would not reccomend to use Polarion ALM for CI/CD, as there are tools that are much easier to use in this area. It is also dofficult to find talents that know how to use CI/CD in Polarion ALM.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

As Tier 1 Supplier of Motion Control Solutions, our

company is always faced with the challenge to manage its position between the OEM

and our suppliers. The customer expectation regarding the compliance with

automotive standards like ASPICE, ISO-26262 and ISO-21434 has increased over

the last years. Stabilus works continuously on fulfillment of customer

expectations in scope of Development of products with integrated Software, such

like Power Door and Power Tailgate Systems.

Polarion supports us to manage the whole project development including the

requirements and the changes, as well as with matters relating to faults,

configuration, and risks. But none of this was a surefire success: At the

beginning, it was very hard to use Polarion, so it took a lot of work to adapt

Polarion to meet the company’s needs, but now it’s hard to imagine handling

day-to-day projects without Polarion.

Likelihood to Recommend

Polarion is well suited when it comes to import/export Documents that are neatly constructed such as ReqIF. But when it comes to Roundtrips with Stakeholders, that use other Tools than Polarion and ReqIF-Strucutre is a little bit different, it is hard to exchange documents properly. In case of wrongly imported documents, it is impossible to reset the failure directly inside Polarion.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Polarion ALM in the development of medical systems. Polarion ALM helps us to comply with our processes and supports us in meeting regulatory requirements. The ability to supplement Polarion ALM with our own validated extensions allows us to provide user-specific views of the development artifacts and perform the associated evaluations. Processes and checks can also be automated, which can contribute significantly to increased efficiency and error reduction. We also use Polarion ALM to support our customers in transferring various processes to an ALM system. Depending on requirements, Polarion ALM allows a wide range of configuration options, from very restrictive settings that always remain close to the specifications, to relaxed configurations that allow greater flexibility in favor of more efficient processing. This breadth makes it possible to adapt Polarion ALM to a wide variety of systems and thus enable their digital transformation.

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In regulatory environments where compliance with regulatory requirements and processes is important, Polarion ALM can be a great help. A tool that can have such an impact naturally comes with a certain degree of complexity. It must therefore be considered whether the effort-benefit ratio of the tool is also worthwhile for very small projects.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

<div>We use Polarion to manage the whole software development lifecycle, from requirements to development to testing and release, in a collaborative environement that ensure full traceability across the overall workflow. Thank to Polarion we can link together all the activitites in a meaningful way, making easier to retrieve information when needed and to ensure that all the actors involved are working following the right workflows, reducing risks, errors and being able to anticipate any issue and resolve them earlier in the process.</div><div>It also makes easier to demonstrate the compliance to the needed regulations.

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Polarion ALM is particulary effective when an organization needs a solution to cover the whole process thanks to its capabilities for connecting data, processes and artifacts across the whole workflow. This makes easier to control the process, to keep data consistent, to improve collaboration and speed of development, and to achieve compliance with regulations and standards

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We at Covalgo Consulting are using Polarion ALM for various purposes. On the one hand for our quality management system (ISO 9001) to guarantee compliance and legal standards, or for our internal CRM system, and on the other hand to develop our consulting products. Business analysis (BA) is one of our core competencies and Polarion is also the perfect tool to support all tasks of BA, from the idea - over concrete requirements - to the finalized product specification. Our customers value Polarion as a real ALM tool, with great possibilities for traceability and reporting. The tool Polarion aligns with any customer's process and can easily be adapted, even by the customer himself!

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Covalgo is a consulting company, and we decided to recommend just one tool to our customers. I guess this describes best the trust and value we see in Polarion in the field of ALM. Any kind of lifecycle management over all industries is supported very well by Polarion.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our software development works according to an agile software development process that covers the following four phases: requirements management, the actual implementation, i.e. the development/coding, the subsequent (automated and manual) tests as well as the software evolution or maintenance including defect management. Appropriate isolated systems to support these phases were in place, such as Excel in Requirements Management, Trac for task management, TestLink for test management, and Mantis as an issue tracker. However, these systems were only partially integrated with each other, which meant that there were some weak points within the development process or in parts of it, such as media disruption, the use of unsuitable systems, Data redundancy, and as a result outdated or nonsynchronous data. By introducing Polarion ALM, the system landscape was significantly simplified. Tools such as Excel, Mantis, TestLink, and Trac could be replaced by Polarion ALM in the process, with the corresponding existing data from the systems being easily migrated or imported to Polarion. For example, the complete changelog with the entire version history of our software products is generated from Polarion ALM at the push of a button. Redundancy and manual data transfer have been eliminated in the software development process, which on the one hand saved time and, on the other hand, increased process reliability and transparency. Traceability presents complex relationships in a simple manner. For example, the connection from a failed test to the implemented user story, including associated code changes, to the original customer requirement can be traced. This enables the safe handling of changing requirements. Last but not least, Polarion ALM is very well accepted by users - in product management, software development, and support. The introduction could also be carried out with minimal training.

Likelihood to Recommend

Polarion ALM shines where it is intended to be used: Application Lifecycle Management. It fits well with agile development concepts, but the extensive customization abilities allow it to adapt to other concepts, too. It is suitable as an all-in-one solution, which is capable of giving transparency over all related areas, be it Requirement Management, Test Management, Release Management, Defect Management, etc., to the involved stakeholders.

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Polarion as an enabler for our R&amp;D process development. It has proven to be an unbeatable solution for solving our customers' business problems. Thanks to its configurability, the use cases for Polarion are virtually unlimited. It is rare for us to tell our customers that we cannot achieve something.

We utilize Polarion for all our information management needs and leverage it as the platform for developing systems for our customers. These uses are primarily within R&amp;D, but we have also successfully implemented Quality Management Systems (ISO27001) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems using Polarion.

While Polarion may not be the cutting-edge tool for every application, its versatility often makes it the most productive choice. Its familiarity among users and its efficient integration with other processes are invaluable benefits.

Having worked with Polarion for over a decade, we have gained deep expertise in its functionality. Although Polarion is marketed primarily as an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) tool with a focus on software, our clients are mainly developing hardware or both HW &amp; SW.

Siemens has recently been enhancing features to improve usability and productivity, enhancements that our customers have warmly received.

Likelihood to Recommend

Polarion is a swiss army knife of information management, but the biggest productivity leap can be achieved in Engineering Lifecycle Management. Especially in regulated industries where you have standards defining how to do you R&amp;D, the Polarion is unbeatable. These industries include at least medical technology, functional safety, cybersecurity, automotive and all risk management. Also other high quality areas where you need similar control over development and bullet-proof traceability from requirements to testing (and maybe architecture).

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Polarion ALM as a management system for all the policies, procedures and guidelines, for training management, for the asset and risk management part of our operation. Using Polarion ALM we could implement a digitized management system and get a certification for ISO27001:2023 in very short time. The change control and traceability enabled by Polarion ALM is very useful if you need to have a structured approach in your operation. We also implemented the controls of ISO27002:2023 and with the reporting capabilities together with the traceability capabilities we could easly create coverage reports on how much of the requirements and controls that has been implemented and having links to the actual implementation.

Likelihood to Recommend

Polarion ALM is great for digitizing work where traceability is required. Typical use-cases are within requirement management, verification and validation, risk management, and not only for software development. Polarion ALM can also be used as a MBSE tool with some configuration. The configuration possibilities are endless, for both good and bad. Find a knowledgeable partner for a successful roll-out!