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Jama Software, the leader in collaborative requirements management solutions, today announced Contour 3.4, the latest version of its software that provides a centralized collaboration hub for enterprise organizations to execute complex projects successfully throughout the development process. New features in Contour 3.4 include visual diagramming, enhancements to Review Center flexibility and an integration add-on with Rally, a leading Aagile software development solutiontool, Rally.

“Building a great product is naturally a very social process that requires a team of people to take action daily to respond quickly to change, make smart decisions together and execute on a shared vision of the project,” explained Eric Winquist, CEO of Jama Software. “With Jama Contour 3.4, we continue to make it easier for the world’s largest and most sophisticated organizations to manage their complex development projects from initial customer needs through to delivered releases.”

How Contour Works
Jama Contour captures and tracks the ongoing flow of feedback, decisions and changes to the hairy details of a project that occur during the development process. Delivered through a flexible and easy-to-use Web application, Contour provides all of the core functionality expected for requirements management, including traceability, coverage, change control, and reporting, but without the heavy overhead and steep learning curves of traditional enterprise tools. Contour’s unique value is in delivering “actionable collaboration” across all stakeholders – from product executives and project managers to business analysts, developers and QA teams – keeping everyone in sync through real-time communication and decision making. Its flexibility allows teams to customize Contour to fit their unique development processes, whether they are using Waterfall, Agile or a hybrid of methodologies.  Also, through integrations with other leading development tools, Contour provides a best-of-breed solution that ensures requirements are properly managed and, if modified, communicated instantly across the enterprise to ensure that development activities are aligned with business priorities.and even to customers.

New Enhancements in Contour 3.4 include:

Visual: Contour's new in-line diagramming feature helps visualize complex concepts to communicate your ideas faster and eliminate ambiguity. Create flowcharts, org charts or story boards and data flow diagrams online using a library of pre-built shapes and fonts. With the images stored in-line within Contour, your diagrams are accessible and fully editable with no need to import or export files across applications.




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