Features and benefits
IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® provides change tracking, process automation, reporting and lifecycle traceability for better visibility and control of the software development lifecycle.
| Feature | Benefit |
|---|---|
| Flexible, customizable and automated workflows | Create repeatable, enforceable and predictable processes |
| Out-of-the-box Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) template | Provides a solid foundation for ALM best practices to boost team performance and reduce implementation time |
| Real-time reporting and metrics | Improves project visibility and decision making |
| Access control, electronic signatures, repeatable processes, and audit trails | Simplifies compliance management and governance |
| • Traces origin and detail of project changes | |
| • Verifies identities and ensures changes are made only by authorized individuals | |
| Activity-based change management | Define and manage changes to software assets as activities for improved clarity and insight |
| Scales to fit any size team (from small workgroups to geographically distributed enterprises) | Support for any sized organization and evolving organizational needs |
| Local and remote access | Access anywhere, anytime |
| Easy and flexible customization | Jump start implementations with out-of-the-box templates, and quickly meet unique organizational needs |
| Integration with design, development, build, test and deployment tools | Integrations include IBM Rational ClearCase® (for software configuration management), IBM Rational RequisitePro® (for Requirements Management), IBM Rational Asset Manager® (to track global asset reuse), IBM Rational Build Forge® (for software assembly and builds), and more…. |
