Senior Program Manager Software at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
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Top 20
2024-09-20T17:35:00Z
Sep 20, 2024
More automation could speed up workflows, flag errors more timely, and eliminate manual steps. It would also be beneficial to be leaner and more efficient and reduce unnecessary tasks.
System Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
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2024-07-22T08:16:02Z
Jul 22, 2024
Like anything, Jama Connect relies highly on the company's culture because I found the whole review process to sound good, but it does not work in reality. Companies that use the tool are all pretty immature with requirements management, and therefore, they don't have the culture of doing that. You're always chasing them up and end up having review meetings, and no one pays attention to those review notices. The solution is very software-centric, and its validation piece is not time-efficient at all. It's very desktop verification and validation. You need to have it running and loading, which is not efficient. It's very cumbersome and overhead-intensive for verification management.
Hardware Design Engineer at a consultancy with 11-50 employees
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2024-06-05T18:35:00Z
Jun 5, 2024
The solution is expensive. Jama Connect is one of the top systems for documentation and project tracking. It offers robust tracking and review capabilities, although it may require some time investment to fully utilize its features.
System Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
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2024-04-12T16:11:41Z
Apr 12, 2024
I think there's room for improvement, especially with the review process. Reviews should be integrated with requirement evaluation instead of being separate from it. The review should not run parallel to the requirement.
Project Management Director, Technology at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
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2023-03-09T22:01:13Z
Mar 9, 2023
There are some security concerns with Jama Connect, including two-factor enablement. They also don't have a good support team or customer care. Its reporting could also be improved.
The user interface could be modernized and the product lacks project management functionalities. There are some features lacking more advanced linking functionalities and the like. Several of our customers have asked for those to be improved, but the company has prioritized elsewhere. The user interface is reasonable but to keep up with the competition, they need to think about how it looks and feels.
Senior Program Manager Software at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Real User
2022-05-13T21:11:03Z
May 13, 2022
They are still evolving. It's not perfect, but it's probably among the best available. You must learn it. Nothing is given away for free. It takes some time to get used to, but once you do, it works perfectly. The entire requirement management process is complex in and of itself, but if you're already running manually or with other tools, I believe the transition to Jama will be relatively painless. That depends on your starting point. That is most likely one of the disadvantages. It is an advanced tool. However, this comes with it. You have to pay the price. I believe one of the weak points is the reporting side. You must export inter-readable reports from Jama if you do not use the system as a repository for your design history file. Jama is great if you keep it in Jama, but reporting out requires some customization to get it right. It has all of those options, but you have to work with them. What information do we need to include in the report? Jama has a tonne of information. But you have to work on that, and Jama provides you with service.
I have inquired about pricing for this solution but have not yet heard anything, so their response time in this regard is something that should be improved. For example, listing the pricing structure on the web site would help.
System Analyst at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Real User
2019-09-12T09:06:00Z
Sep 12, 2019
It is rather slow, so the speed of the process and consuming information should be improved. It doesn't have a nice way of viewing information. We would like to see better interfaces for consuming information. I would like to see better interfaces for consuming information. Also, there should be more support for writing specifications. I would like to see a standardized way to define terms, a glossary. When I'm writing text it would help me to automatically link to those terms.
Jama Connect is a software platform designed for requirements management, risk management, and testing in product development processes. It allows teams to collaboratively define, track, and manage requirements throughout the entire product lifecycle. Jama Connect enables organizations to improve communication, increase efficiency, and ensure compliance with industry standards and regulations.
Jama Connect Features:
Requirements Management: Jama Connect allows you to capture, organize,...
More automation could speed up workflows, flag errors more timely, and eliminate manual steps. It would also be beneficial to be leaner and more efficient and reduce unnecessary tasks.
Like anything, Jama Connect relies highly on the company's culture because I found the whole review process to sound good, but it does not work in reality. Companies that use the tool are all pretty immature with requirements management, and therefore, they don't have the culture of doing that. You're always chasing them up and end up having review meetings, and no one pays attention to those review notices. The solution is very software-centric, and its validation piece is not time-efficient at all. It's very desktop verification and validation. You need to have it running and loading, which is not efficient. It's very cumbersome and overhead-intensive for verification management.
The solution is expensive. Jama Connect is one of the top systems for documentation and project tracking. It offers robust tracking and review capabilities, although it may require some time investment to fully utilize its features.
I think there's room for improvement, especially with the review process. Reviews should be integrated with requirement evaluation instead of being separate from it. The review should not run parallel to the requirement.
There are some security concerns with Jama Connect, including two-factor enablement. They also don't have a good support team or customer care. Its reporting could also be improved.
The user interface could be modernized and the product lacks project management functionalities. There are some features lacking more advanced linking functionalities and the like. Several of our customers have asked for those to be improved, but the company has prioritized elsewhere. The user interface is reasonable but to keep up with the competition, they need to think about how it looks and feels.
They are still evolving. It's not perfect, but it's probably among the best available. You must learn it. Nothing is given away for free. It takes some time to get used to, but once you do, it works perfectly. The entire requirement management process is complex in and of itself, but if you're already running manually or with other tools, I believe the transition to Jama will be relatively painless. That depends on your starting point. That is most likely one of the disadvantages. It is an advanced tool. However, this comes with it. You have to pay the price. I believe one of the weak points is the reporting side. You must export inter-readable reports from Jama if you do not use the system as a repository for your design history file. Jama is great if you keep it in Jama, but reporting out requires some customization to get it right. It has all of those options, but you have to work with them. What information do we need to include in the report? Jama has a tonne of information. But you have to work on that, and Jama provides you with service.
The initial setup could be better, it's complicated. They could be better. In my perception, they are slow to move on feature improvements.
I have inquired about pricing for this solution but have not yet heard anything, so their response time in this regard is something that should be improved. For example, listing the pricing structure on the web site would help.
It is rather slow, so the speed of the process and consuming information should be improved. It doesn't have a nice way of viewing information. We would like to see better interfaces for consuming information. I would like to see better interfaces for consuming information. Also, there should be more support for writing specifications. I would like to see a standardized way to define terms, a glossary. When I'm writing text it would help me to automatically link to those terms.
Test management can be improved. It's not so scalable. The user interface needs to split things into small projects.