IBM ELM
Optimize Product Development with IBM ELM
Accelerate innovation, ensure compliance, and streamline complex engineering lifecycles with IBM ELM's integrated platform.
ABOUT
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) is an end-to-end platform designed to streamline complex product and systems development. From requirements to testing, ELM enhances visibility, enforces compliance, and supports collaboration across teams, enabling organizations to deliver innovation at speed while meeting industry standards.
INCLUSIONS
Cutting-Edge Capabilities for Smarter Engineering
Enhance product development with IBM ELM’s integrated features built for innovation, compliance, and collaboration.
Requirements Management
The IBM® Engineering Requirements Management DOORS® family offerings include the original DOORS product and DOORS Next, designed to enhance your requirements management process.
Software Modeling
IBM® Engineering Rhapsody® (Rational Rhapsody) and its family of products offers a proven solution for modeling and systems design activities.
Test Management
Workflow Management
IBM Engineering Test Management is available as part of the IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management solution.
IBM® Engineering Workflow Management (EWM), connects required and delivered work by enabling teams to manage plans, tasks and project status.
Insights and Reporting
Integration Hub
Unlock real-time insights with dashboards and reporting across the development lifecycle.
Seamlessly connect engineering tools, teams, and data through open and flexible integrations.
Process Governance
Ensure development through centralized governance & lifecycle control.
Requirements Management
The IBM® Engineering Requirements Management DOORS® family includes both the classic DOORS and the modern DOORS Next. Together, they offer scalable, collaborative solutions that improve requirements definition, tracking, and traceability—empowering teams to manage complex systems development efficiently while supporting compliance and reducing risks throughout the engineering lifecycle.
Software Modeling
IBM® Engineering Rhapsody® and its suite of products provide a powerful, model-based systems engineering solution for complex software and systems design. It supports UML, SysML, and AUTOSAR modeling, enabling real-time simulation, validation, and visualization. Rhapsody enhances collaboration, reduces development risks, and accelerates delivery of high-quality, compliant systems across industries.
Test Management
IBM Engineering Test Management is a core component of the IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management solution. It provides a collaborative, end-to-end environment for managing test planning, execution, and reporting. By aligning testing with requirements and development, it enhances traceability, improves quality assurance, and supports faster, more confident product delivery across teams.
Workflow Management
IBM® Engineering Workflow Management (EWM) helps teams connect planned and delivered work by managing tasks, timelines, and project status in one integrated environment. It streamlines collaboration across distributed teams, improves visibility into progress, and ensures alignment between development activities and business goals—enabling more predictable, efficient, and agile project delivery.
Insights and Reporting
Gain centralized access to development metrics, project status, and real-time analytics. IBM ELM offers dashboards that help you monitor performance, trace issues, and make data-driven decisions throughout the product lifecycle.
Key Features:
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Custom dashboards and live reporting
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Real-time traceability metrics
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Interactive visualizations for lifecycle data
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Compliance status tracking
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Centralized data analytics
Process Governance
Establish development processes aligned with industry standards such as ISO 26262 or ASPICE. ELM's governance framework improves compliance and quality assurance across engineering teams.
Key Features:
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Role-based access control
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Custom lifecycle workflows
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Audit-ready traceability
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Policy enforcement engine
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Visual process mapping
Integration Hub
Connect siloed tools and datasets through an open, flexible integration framework. The ELM Integration Hub ensures smooth data flow across engineering functions, enhancing team collaboration and visibility.
Key Features:
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OSLC-based integration platform
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Connects third-party tools
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Open REST APIs
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Scalable architecture
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Unified data access
Driving Engineering Excellence for the World’s Leading Automotive Brands
At CM Excellence, we’re proud to support global automotive innovators with their digital transformation journeys.
INDUSTRIES
Transforming Product Development Across Industries
IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management supports innovation and compliance in industries requiring complex systems engineering.
Automotive
Streamline AUTOSAR, ISO 26262, ASPICE compliance with model-based systems engineering.
Aerospace & Defence
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Develop regulated products with full lifecycle compliance and documentation.
Telecommunications
Enable agile development for complex network infrastructures and service platforms.
Industrial Equipment
Enhance product lifecycle control, variant management, and modular development.
Transportation & Rail
Manage complex, safety-critical systems with end-to-end traceability and standards compliance like EN 50128.
CASE STUDY
IBM ELM Support for ASPICE Compliance Across Automotive Giants
Clients adopted IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management to streamline development processes and meet ASPICE compliance standards. With integrated tools for requirements, testing, and workflows, these companies improved traceability, reduced compliance risks, and accelerated product delivery timelines.
