Parasoft Concerto

Tool Name: Parasoft Concerto

Category: Functional Test Automation Tool

Company: Parasoft Corporation

Latest Version: 4.5

Summary:

Parasoft Concerto is a complete software development management platform that ensures quality software can be produced consistently and efficiently–in any language.

By integrating policy-driven project management with Parasoft Test's quality lifecycle management as well as Parasoft Virtualize's dev/test environment management, Parasoft Concerto ensures predictable project outcomes while driving unprecedented levels of productivity and application quality.

Key Features:

Parasoft Concerto is an Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution. Its five components are:

Policy Center (sets expectations)
Process Center (governs workflow)
Project Center (manages tasks)
Test Center (manages quality)
Report Center (monitors compliance)

The complete ALM solution gives developers and QA team members a plan for what needs to be developed, as well as the ability to monitor and track how the software is being implemented.

Parasoft Concerto integrates with third-party tools such as

HP Quality Center
IBM Rational RequisitePro
Concurrent Versions System
Subversion,
and other development infrastructure components.

Concerto can be used with:

Agile software development
Extreme Programming
Hybrid methodologies
Scrum

It includes pre-configured templates for:

American National Standards Institute 62304 for Medical Device Software development
DO-178B
IEC 61508 & Safety Integrity Level
U.S. Food and Drug Administration General Principles of Software Validation
ISO 26262 & ASIL
Joint Strike Fighter Program
Safety-critical Software Development
Motor Industry Research Association
Safety Integrity Level