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IBM Engineering Workflow Management pros and cons

Vendor: IBM
3.3 out of 5
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PROS

Agile templates in IBM Engineering Workflow Management provide a standard methodology for Agile projects and allow customization of object types and linkages for feature verification.
Features in IBM Engineering Workflow Management offer work distribution, accountability, and a comprehensive view of project completion.
IBM Engineering Workflow Management integrates all features to offer a cohesive solution, covering everything from dashboards to security.
IBM Engineering Workflow Management includes built-in traceability reporting to cover all requirements and metrics extraction based on releases and attributes.
Reports in IBM Engineering Workflow Management are highly customizable, offering visibility to higher management.

CONS

Teams need clearer pictures of resource availability in charts and dashboards along with plans.
Some administrative tasks are difficult to perform and could be simplified.
IBM Engineering Workflow Management is very heavily vendor dependent.
Lacks ability to customize and reporting can be slow.
Encountered issues with stability, where the system slows down with specific types of queries.
 

IBM Engineering Workflow Management Pros review quotes

Suvajit Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
We can track the status of test cases (passed or saved) in a single view. Based on releases and other attributes, we generate various reports and extract metrics from the data.
Suvajit Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 24, 2021
Traceability reporting is inbuilt and includes all your requirements.
Sneha Banks - PeerSpot reviewer
May 20, 2024
The most valuable features of the solution are highly customizable reports and visibility for all the higher management.
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NK
Nov 21, 2021
Work distribution among team members and accountability for completion with a clearer picture.
AH
Sep 26, 2019
All of the features work together to provide a powerful holistic solution - from the dashboard all the way through to security.
reviewer2537943 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2024
It was an all-in-one solution for source code, integrated source control, defect tracking, and project planning.
reviewer1044582 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 18, 2021
Good for managing stories, sprints, hydration and releases.
it_user872193 - PeerSpot reviewer
May 16, 2018
Agile templates give us a standard methodology for every Agile project. Also, the ability to create our own object types and linkages to features/epics allows us to enhance the verification of feature readiness.
 

IBM Engineering Workflow Management Cons review quotes

Suvajit Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
We have encountered issues with stability. We have seen where the entire system kind of goes for a toss when certain people use certain types of queries, which are very costly. Then the system kind of slows down a bit, and we have to monitor it.
Suvajit Chakraborty - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 24, 2021
The solution is very heavily vendor dependent.
Sneha Banks - PeerSpot reviewer
May 20, 2024
If you have multiple projects on one server, the tool becomes very slow, and some reports take longer to load.
Learn what your peers think about IBM Engineering Workflow Management. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: December 2024.
824,067 professionals have used our research since 2012.
NK
Nov 21, 2021
Teams need clearer pictures of resource availability in charts and dashboards along with plans.
AH
Sep 26, 2019
Some administrative tasks are difficult to perform. These could be simplified.
reviewer2537943 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 3, 2024
It's becoming less relevant. For example, Maven has evolved, and in its later versions, there are plugins for integrating with source control systems, such as Git-based systems. Support for these plugins is diminishing.
reviewer1044582 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 18, 2021
Lacks ability to customize and reporting can be slow.