Polarion ALM

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

We are using Polarion as an enabler for our R&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&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 & SW.

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

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.

Polarion ALM (Application Lifecycle Management) is a comprehensive software solution designed to manage and streamline the entire application development lifecycle. It encompasses various aspects of the development process, including requirements management, test management, release planning, and collaboration. In an organization, the use of Polarion ALM can address several business problems and enhance the efficiency of software development processes. Here are some common use cases and the associated business problems that Polarion ALM can address.

We use Polarion in our projects for requirements management, testing and project planning. Polarion is very well suited for recording and coordinating customer requirements. These can then be refined into the subsequent levels such as system or component. Very good traceability is possible by means of the linking, which also supports impact analysis in the case of change requests. It is also possible to schedule the requirements into different releases. The link to testing allows us to ensure test coverage via traceability, and failed tests can be processed directly via an issue mangament and the errors corrected. Reports, either via board tools or self-written scripts, provide a transparent overview of the project for all persons at any time. A high level of integration and connections to other tools makes Polarion the central platform for managing the project.

One of the key business problems that Polarion ALM addresses in our company is the lack of visibility and collaboration in software development projects. With its centralized platform, Polarion ALM enables our teams to collaborate and communicate effectively, which lead to improved productivity and faster time-to-market. Additionally, Polarion ALM provides end-to-end traceability, which can help us to ensure compliance with regulatory standards and reduce the risk of errors.

We have been utilizing Polarion ALM for Software as Medical Device development since 2006. It is fully integrated into our process landscape and serves as an excellent foundation for complete traceability. With proprietary configurations, widget pages, and embedded scripts, we can achieve full coverage of aspects such as requirements, document, test usability, and risk management. Additionally, Polarion ALM supports additional processes like tool validation and management activities. The platform allows for the configuration of all elements (workitems, documents, widget pages, etc.), resulting in a high degree of adaptation to internal processes. The integrated electronic signature and document workflow also facilitate document release. Overall, Polarion ALM provides a wide range of functionalities to cover all software development-related process elements.

As a Polarion Partner, we support companies from the implementation and configuration of Polarion to support, maintenance, administration and hosting.

In the first place, as a Siemens partner, we distribute the Polarion software.
Here we have the focus on the medical industry and deliver the software with our own extensions for existing problems. For our customers, we use it in risk analysis, product development, a formal review & release, and other areas.

As avasis, we use Polarion for our planning, developments and documented communication.

We are using it as the Standard Requirements and Testing Application for customer projects.

Mainly we, at ReQonsult, rollout, configure, adapt and maintain Polarion ALM in R&D departments of other companies. So, we gained a lot of experience in all industries and all methodologies implemented in Polarion ALM. We found Polarion ALM a very powerful tool to implement processes, ensure good process guidance, a high grade of process automation and proper collaboration in R&D. Polarion ALM has an excellent stability, robustness and scalability. The long missing REST API is finally developed and providing a good feature set. In general Polarion ALM integrates good into existing toolchain. The main features like Requirements Engineering, QA and Planning are well developed and good adaptable to any process. It is easy to make Polarion ALM an integrated part of a company. With 3-4 days of training to configure the tool and additional 4 days of training for implementing complex reports, complex check and automations or even extensions, it is done. The online help deserves its name. Typical feedbacks we received from are customers are: It just works. It is very intuitive. We get new Requirements Engineers productive within a hour.

We use Polarion ALM as fully integrated development platform for Medical Devices. For this purpose, we configured the standard installation as well as customized it with multiple extensions to cover the Product Lifecycle from Requirements Engineer to Verification and Validation in combination with Risk Management, Usability Engineering, and Clinical Evaluation. In addition, we use it for general Quality Management and Regulatory affairs tasks as well as Process Validation, Test Equipment management, and SW tool management.

When we worked on a locomotive project, we were responsible for managing the requirements, reviews, and test cases. In order to handle several projects and various documentation levels, Polarion ALM is utilized to link them and trace them back to each other. Management systems and software requirements may be managed with this tool, Additionally, it helps link and track the two entities. Since it is web-based, it also allows for user-to-user cooperation.

We used to manage requirements, reviews, and test cases for a locomotive project. There are many line replaceable units in the system so Polarion ALM is used to manage several projects and different levels of documentation and the linking and tracing between the two.
Scope:- It provide a means to management system and software requirement
It also provide linking and traceability between the two
It also allow for collaboration between users since it is web based

Polarion ALM is used to manage requirements, reviews, and test cases for an aerospace project. There are many line replaceable units in the system so Polarion ALM is used to manage several projects and different levels of documentation and the linking and tracing between the two.

Polarion ALM is being used as a test management tool in my company. Am using Polarion since 1+ years, and i can tell you that this was one of the best Test management tools I've ever used. Everything is so easy to understand and the interface is user friendly. Easy to use and can learn this tool fastly. I use this for Test plan, Test cases authoring, Test execution and results review along with the close out documentation.

I definitely recommend other organisations to use this tool.

Polarion is used across the entire line of businesses in our entire corporation. Each business is its "own" entity but has crossover products and processes from division to division. As such, many products might share common components and imbedded technologies while each SKU is its own item and has its own "life span." Each division has its own sandbox but many higher level components within each sandbox span across multiple units. The business problem that it addresses is the disparity that would happen by either design or circumstance and it ties in through "traceability" all the aspects of requirements in the lifecycle that would otherwise fall through the cracks.