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Polarion ALM

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What is Polarion ALM?

Polarion ALM is an application requirement management software platform now owned and supported by Siemens since the 2015 acquisition. It is available on the cloud (Polarion X) and on-premise. Polarion connect teams and projects to improve application development processes with a…

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The All-in-One ALM Solution

9 out of 10
March 16, 2024
Our software development works according to an agile software development process that covers the following four phases: requirements …
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Application Lifecycle Management is Crucial | Siemens Polarion ALM Review
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What is Polarion ALM?

Polarion ALM is an application requirement management software platform now owned and supported by Siemens since the 2015 acquisition. It is available on the cloud (Polarion X) and on-premise. Polarion connect teams and projects to improve application development processes with a single, unified…

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Product Demos

Polarion ALM. 22R2 release - demo and howto for REST API

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Polarion ALM. 22R2 release - demo of new features

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Polarion ALM - Automation & Reuse

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Product Details

What is Polarion ALM?

In legacy software development environments, many different point solutions are used to manage the application lifecycle. As a result, development artifacts are scattered, slowing down collaboration, hindering transparency, undermining integrity and making it difficult to drive innovation.

Polarion ALM gives organizations one unified solution that delivers project transparency through real-time aggregated management information. It is designed so that everyone is aligned around what is being built and why to drive advancement while protecting integrity and compliance. The vendor states this helps teams respond faster and with better quality to new business opportunities and customer demands.

Polarion ALM Features

  • Supported: Collaboration, Traceability and Workflow
  • Supported: Change & Configuration Management
  • Supported: Test & Quality Management
  • Supported: Requirements Management
  • Supported: Issue & Risk Management
  • Supported: Reuse & Branch Management
  • Supported: Planning & Resource Management
  • Supported: Agile / Hybrid Project Management
  • Supported: Build & Release Management
  • Supported: Connectors & Extensibility

Polarion ALM Screenshots

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Polarion ALM Videos

Resource Traceability gives Polarion users the power to link source code assets semantically. (Link Work Items directly to the source code function, method or variable that implements them.) This gives managers and auditors a traceable record of all implemented changes and de...
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Many companies must have documentation meet certain internal Style Guides, or to match a document style provided by a stakeholder or customer. Watermarks are important for clearly establishing a status for released documents. We’ll talk in depth about these two important top...
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Effective use of Polarion’s ability to easily connect and collaborate with stakeholders ensures that requirements are complete and shortens the time to market. In this session, we’ll show how to maximize this functionality, bringing speed and accuracy to the development proce...
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Reuse is an important component in the ability to maintain governance and consistency throughout the software development process. Along with collaboration and traceability, reuse completes the triad of fundamental pillars that support, enable, and energize efficiency in the ...
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Polarion ALM Technical Details

Deployment TypesOn-premise, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsWindows
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

Polarion ALM is an application requirement management software platform now owned and supported by Siemens since the 2015 acquisition. It is available on the cloud (Polarion X) and on-premise. Polarion connect teams and projects to improve application development processes with a single, unified solution for requirements, coding, testing and release.

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Reviewers rate Polarion Requirements Management highest, with a score of 8.4.

The most common users of Polarion ALM are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Daniel Schartner | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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.

Moritz Killat | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
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.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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
March 24, 2024

Polarion is real ALM

Martin Lachkovics | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
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.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
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.
February 29, 2024

ELM and beyond

Tommi Paunonen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
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&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).
Tord Ringenhall | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
ResellerIncentivized
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!
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Well Suited: 1.Organizations operating in regulated industries such as aerospace, automotive, or healthcare benefit from Polarion ALM's strong emphasis on traceability and compliance. The tool's ability to maintain a clear audit trail and facilitate adherence to regulatory standards makes it well-suited for projects where compliance is critical Less appropriate: 2.For small projects with straightforward requirements and minimal testing needs, Polarion ALM might be seen as overly complex. The tool's rich feature set may be more than what is necessary for less intricate projects, making it less appropriate for smaller teams with simpler workflows
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Large-scale software development projects with multiple teams: Polarion ALM's centralized platform can help teams across different locations and time zones collaborate effectively, ensuring everyone is on the same page.

Compliance-focused industries: Polarion ALM's end-to-end traceability and audit trail capabilities can help organizations meet regulatory requirements and reduce the risk of errors.

Agile software development: Polarion ALM's support for agile methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban, can help teams manage and track their work efficiently.
Mario Götz | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Polarion covers all relevant aspects of ALM related to our Design Controls based on standard features in combination with specific configurations and scripts (Pros): - Multi level requirement management - Traceability Matrices - Full set of templates Workflow control - Consistency checks (e.g. workitem states) - Digital signatures - Config Management: Component and artifact trees linked to requirements - Code repository linked to Polarion items - Dedicated structure and process for change management - Test Management - Risk Management There are no relevant aspects where Polarion is less appropriate.
Kevin Schmiechen | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Polarion is an established tool in the industry and works especially well with the other tools from Siemens (e.g. TeamCenter).
It is well suited for any engineering or software development project independent of the industry segment.
It works well for smaller teams but also large companies.
It's ready to use in short time when you only need built-in features or use existing third-party extensions.
Extending Polarion's features on your own takes time but then you can fully adapt it too your needs.
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Reseller
Polarion ALM is an established tool for the development of medical software or safety-critical systems. Due to its flexibility, it can be used excellently in a wide variety of industries and also for large numbers of users and international projects. Polarion offers everything needed for the development process and its optimization/digitization - requirements management, test management, full traceability up to variant management, individual workflows and roles, custom fields. Fast and easy import of requirements from Word and Excel. Proven requirements, codes and tests can be reused, saving time and effort when setting up new projects. Numerous extensions offer established solutions for standards-compliant development and documentation in regulated industries, such as our MedPack for lifecycle requirements according to IEC 62304 and our RiskPack for risk management according to ISO 14971. Thus, depending on requirements, a complete package can be put together that can be adapted very flexibly to the demands of the development process.
Rainer Kreutzer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Polarion ALM is a powerful software solution that offers excellent support for managing the application lifecycle of complex software projects. One of the standout features of this software is its scalability, making it suitable for businesses of all sizes. Regardless of the size of your organization or the complexity of your project, Polarion ALM can handle it with ease. Another strength of Polarion ALM is its system design. The software has a modular architecture that allows users to customize the system to meet their specific requirements. Additionally, the system design ensures that it can scale seamlessly as your organization grows. The Polarion Live Docs feature is another standout capability. This feature enables teams to create live, interactive documentation that is linked to the application development process. This ensures that documentation is always up-to-date and that teams can keep track of changes and updates easily. In terms of revision control, Polarion ALM provides complete traceability, enabling users to track changes and revisions throughout the application development process. This ensures that all changes are auditable and that compliance with regulatory requirements is maintained. Another advantage of Polarion ALM is the ease with which users can optimize their processes using Java/JavaScript. The software provides an intuitive interface that allows users to automate tasks, streamline workflows, and improve overall efficiency. In summary, Polarion ALM is an excellent software solution for managing complex software projects. Its scalability, system design, Polarion Live Docs, revision control, and the ease of optimizing processes with Java/JavaScript make it a standout choice for businesses of all sizes.
Hartmut Schäfer | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Polarion ALM is well suited for: Requirements Engineering Testing and QA and a basic planning integration with other tools It is less appropriate if you want to do a capacity planning. For this you need an extension from Nextedy. To do a risk management in a regulated environment like medical devices it helps a lot to by an extension existing on the market.
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
Because of its flexibility and ability to be tailored to your unique business, it is ideal for large organizations with numerous users that require online collaboration. However, users must undergo extensive training before they can begin using the system, and mistakes are common. When it is utilized for an excessive number of purposes, it may make things exceedingly difficult to understand.
June 23, 2022

Go for it

Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is good if you have a lot of users and need online collaboration and it can be customized for your specific company but it takes a lot of training for users to learn how to use it and there is a lot of room for errors. Sometimes it is used for too many things and it can get very confusing.
Score 3 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is good if you have a lot of users and need online collaboration and it can be customized for your specific company but it takes a lot of training for users to learn how to use it and there is a lot of room for errors. Sometimes it is used for too many things and it can get very confusing.
Fred Sookiasian | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Incentivized
It is well suited in just about any large scaled environment. For the cost to benefit ratio, it works perfect for large scaled systems. With standard traceability matrix view and enhanced task management, it's a behemoth of a software and welcomed one. In the cases for smaller efforts or organizations, it may be a tall order so I would heed with caution for those people. Polarion has wonderful modelling abilities to test try any system being built. And the Risk Management components are down right amazing. Some filtering enhancements can help it rise to the top as well as performance optimizations.
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