| Feature | Benefit |
|---|
| Process automation | Create repeatable, enforceable, predictable processes |
| Defect and change tracking | Effectively manage issues to resolution |
| Reporting and metrics | Improve visibility into projects and processes |
| Workflows | Jump-start implementations with out-of-the-box usage |
| Easy customization | Quickly meet unique organizational needs |
| Activity-based change management | Define and manage changes to software assets as activities for improved clarity and insight |
| Integration with IBM Rational Asset Manager | Manage and track global asset reuse |
| Enterprise test management | Manage all development and test assets from a single integrated solution, support global test teams |
| Build and deployment tracking | Extend traceability across the full software lifecycle |
| Local, Web and IDE access | Access from the environments and locations from which you need |
| User authentication, user authorization | Ensure changes are made only by authorized individuals |
| Electronic signatures | Verify identities of individuals performing specific actions, help meet compliance requirements |
| Audit trails | Trace the origin and detail of all activities |
| Scalability from small workgroups to geographically distributed enterprises | Support evolving organizational needs |
| Integration with IBM Rational ClearCase® and IBM SCLM Advanced Edition for z/OS® | Manage change across distributed and mainframe environments from a single point of control |
| Integration with design, development, build, test and deployment tools | Manage change across the lifecycle, enable closed-loop software delivery |
| Integration with IBM Rational Portfolio Manager | Align project information with portfolio investments and business goals |
