etc.
However, these dozens of criteria are usually far easier to fit on top of a Next Gen ALM platform than vice versa.
Vendors, your input (i.e. how do you assess your own ALM tools) is more than welcome. You may want to evaluate your own tools before someone beats you to the punch. I will place raw results (from your feedback) into the spreadsheet mix. You may think some of these categories are difficult to assess, but the scoring is generally clear enough and flexible enough that you should be able to do a first pass in a few minutes (if you're familiar with your solution).
Have a great 2011!
About the author
Joe Farah is the President and CEO of Neuma Technology and is a regular contributor to the CM Journal. Prior to co-founding Neuma in 1990 and directing the development of CM+, Joe was Director of Software Architecture and Technology at Mitel, and in the 1970s a Development Manager at Nortel (Bell-Northern Research) where he developed the Program Library System (PLS) still heavily in use by Nortel's largest projects. A software developer since the late 1960s, Joe holds a B.A.Sc. degree in Engineering Science from the University of Toronto. You can contact Joe at farah@neuma.com
