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wd
Registered: 01/23/06
Posts: 70

    11/05/09
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It's a software development defect tracking tool that found its way into our company to help track a major project.  While its intent may be clear, the output is a tad foggy ... 

I was able to show the people involved an alternative display that does a better job, but Clearquest defaults aren't all that adjustable.  Might be a great defect tracker, but it is not a defect reporter!

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grasshopper
Registered: 01/02/06
Posts: 148

    11/09/09
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So, which bar is longer - Quality Management, or Planning & Scheduling?
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wd
Registered: 01/23/06
Posts: 70

    11/09/09
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Grasshopper;

I'll answer your tongue in cheek question.  CLEARly, by extensively poring over the CLEARquest chart you can CLEARly see that QM has 6 and P&S has 6. 

Something even more interesting is the fact that apparently this "product" can present graphically, in tabular form or export the data as an xl file.  The numbers in the 3 reports are all different - actually not sure about the graph, 'cause what are the bar lengths on the graph?


For your viewing pleasure, here's my remake ... (Which cannot be done in clearquest)

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