IBM Rational DOORS Review
Updated June 09, 2022

IBM Rational DOORS Review

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 7 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Modules Used

  • Requirements Management (Rational DOORS)

Overall Satisfaction with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management

DOORS is our tool of choice on large programs with a large number of requirements to manage at various levels of integration.
  • Parent to child requirement traceability
  • Auto tracking of all changes made to an object
  • Ability to create a toolkit to generate documents straight from DOORS
  • Linking between DOORS modules using DXL
  • Not web based
  • Better interface with other tools
  • Ability to track requirements approval and sell off
  • Easy tracking of requirements
  • Common to multiple programs
  • Home grown toolkit available
  • Ability to generate document straight from DOORS is a big plus.
  • Ability to track all changes is a big plus when doing multiple iterations or updates to requirements.
  • Need wider use of DOORS by all stakeholders.
DOORS is the legacy and leading tool for requirements management. It is widely used by the Aerospace industry.

Do you think IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management's feature set?

Yes

Did IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management again?

Yes

DOORS works well for requirements management. It's better than using MS Excel especially for a large number of requirements at different levels.

IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management Support

Internal to our company we have several experts who have extended DOORS functionality to include some great features. And these folks are well regarded by IBM as DOORS experts in the industry.

Using IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management

It's easy to use and learn. Not too complex and functionality can be extended by learning DXL.