Rational Quality Manager overview

Rational Quality Manager (RQM) is a web-based tool for...

• test planning
• manual testing
• integration with other test tools

RQM is designed as a full replacement for...

• Rational Manual Tester
• Rational ClearQuest Test Manager
• Rational TestManager

RQM is based on the IBM Rational Jazz platform and is designed to be used by test teams supporting a variety of user roles...

• test manager
• test architect
• test lead
• tester
• lab manager

RQM test plans

• Define objectives and scope
• Define release criteria
• Establish a review and approval process
• Estimate the size of the test effort
• Define the schedule for each test iteration
• Track the dates of other important test activities
• List the various environments to be tested
• Generate test configurations
• Create a read-only snapshot of the test plan at a particular point in time
• Define quality goals, entrance criteria, and exit criteria
• Create and manage test cases

Test script construction, execution, and reuse

RQM provides a manual test editor or you can import manual test scripts from IBM Rational Manual Tester. Add reuse and automation capabilities using keywords.

RQM can execute test scripts created with tools such as...

• IBM Rational Automation Framework
• IBM Rational Performance Tester
• IBM Rational Robot
• Rational Service Tester for SOA Quality
• IBM Rational AppScan Tester Edition

RQM can import test artifacts from external test management solutions, such as...

• IBM Rational ClearQuest
• IBM Rational TestManager

Test analysis and reporting

RQM includes several standard test reports to...

• Determine the validity of a test run.
• Check feature coverage against test plans, test inputs, configurations
• Measure test progress
• Analyze trends
• Run a gap analysis to measure the resources needed to do the testing versus the resources that are available

Collaboration

RQM uses the Jazz-based work-item system. Team members can assign tasks and defects to each other and view status of team members.

Test designers can...

• Distribute work for review
• Track the status of each reviewer

New and changed requirements are visible to the team, as are the test cases that are needed to satisfy those requirements. Team members are notified automatically of any changes and milestones that impact their work.

Lab management

Work with the lab manager to...

• ensure lab resources and test environments are available
• Track lab resources from a central repository
• Fulfill requests from the test team

Web application security

RQM protects against attacks using integration with Rational AppScan Tester Edition. Security testing for your web applications can result in higher-quality, more secure applications at a reasonable cost.

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