Polarion Requirements Reviews

Polarion is used for Application Lifecycle Management. It supports various functions such as requirements management, testing, etc.

In my opinion, Polarion Requirements' most beneficial feature is the ability to manage specifications within a work-like document that functions as a work item. Its collaboration features have worked very well and have been very useful. We can easily exchange information with the testing team, the business, and with DevOps. 

We begin by drafting their requirements. However, we have only attempted to employ them for document management, even though they are meant for a requirements management system. Now, we have been attempting to use Polarion in its current manner to oversee the entire process, from requirements to calls. I began using Polarion, primarily for creating demos during the pre-sales phase. However, in my current company, I'm working on enhancing our project delivery methodology.

We encountered numerous challenges, such as issues with requirements, project management, timing, and planning. The main problem with Polarion at the outset, I believe, was our limited understanding of the planning phase. During that time, we were more focused on change management related to requirements. Recognizing the importance of planning has been a key realization for us.

Another mistake we made was not comprehending the need to document these requirements to manage all the work items effectively. Now, we understand the significance of this documentation. As a result of these insights, we have started to see a growing number of competitors from Polarion in this field. One potential improvement could be enabling Polarion to export work items not just to Microsoft Office but also to other office tools

My company mainly utilizes the product for documenting internal standards, guidelines, and requirements. Currently, we're focusing on using it for internal purposes, but the vision is to expand its usage to include contract requirements and tracking functionalities. While we're not there yet, it has proven effective for managing our internal documentation needs.

Multiple team members can collaborate on a document, making it easy to track changes, add comments, and work on drafts collectively.

Polarion Requirements is used in different industries like automotive, medical devices, and aerospace. It's primarily for managing requirements within an entire project. You can store requirements and have end-to-end traceability. 

This means you can track everything from initial customer requirements all the way down to system or subsystem requirements (even hardware or software components in the case of medical devices).

Polarion also provides LiveDocs and live reports, which can be configured once and then used to give top management an easy view of the product status or how the requirements process is going. 

It's a flexible tool where you can write requirements, track their statuses, and plan your entire software release.

My clients also use Polarion Requirements for traceability in their projects.

In requirements management, when customers or industries use traditional documents, they often have different versions and different types of requirements – functional, non-functional, and receptivity requirements.

Polarion lets us segregate these types. We call them "buckets" and "parts." This makes it easy to differentiate the requirement types and manage them in different versions. Plus, Polarion has version control, so you can track all of the changes.

Polarion also uses LiveDocs. This means end-users or suppliers always see the latest document version, but they can still access older versions if needed.

Finally, Polarion is a cloud-based collaboration tool. Anyone can see the status of requirements, who made changes, and compare different versions of requirement documents.

Other features, like baselining, allow you to see what changes were made between a baseline version and the latest live version. These types of functionalities help customers improve their requirement process.

Our primary use case is to track the requirements, user stories, software solution designs, and deliveries for our team-centered projects.

I would say there is value in how powerful, configurable, and user-friendly it is. A variety of file types can be managed and it is easy to report.

I'm a test engineer and expert, and I generate test cases and protocols from customer requirements for the company. Based on the requirements, I facilitate test runs and execution. The tool proves valuable for creating comprehensive test reports.

The design is good, and the solution is especially great for organizing folders effectively. We utilize Polarion for generating reports, which is a valuable feature.

I primarily use Polarion Requirements for industrial servicing.

Polarion Requirements' most valuable features are link tracing, book entry, and sequence training features.

We use it for requirements management.

Its flexibility and APIs are the most valuable.