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in-STEP BLUE is a project management software program developed and sold by microTOOL GmbH, based in Berlin, Germany. It is designed to assist project managers in developing plans, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing budgets, requirements, changes and risks as well as analyzing workloads. The tool automatically stores all project results in a central repository shared by all users. Individual project management methods can be supported as well as the agile method Scrum, official methods like the British PRINCE2, the German V-Model XT (Version 1.4), the Swiss HERMES method and methods for the automotive industry according to ISO/IEC 15504, also known as SPICE. The software is available in English and German and has more than 34,000 registered users worldwide. ==Features== in-STEP BLUE supports process-based IT-project management with these features: ;Project management, project portfolio management and resource management: :The tool supports project planning and task management by structuring the specific project in phases, iterations, milestone (project management)s, work packages and activities based on the process used. The project plan gets continually updated. Editable product templates for project results are provided and versioned. Individual ToDo-lists are assigned to the team members. The progress of the project, time, cost and effort planning can be reported and monitored at all times as time tracking is integrated. The collaboration software can be accessed by all team members via LAN or internet. In case an organization wants to collectively manage several projects running at the same time, the tool supports cross-project views, reports and evaluations. Available resources of an organization can hence be allocated to several projects. ;Requirements management and change management: :All project stakeholders‘ requirements and changes are documented by use of forms, analyzed and prioritized with the tool. Converted into tasks they are visible in the project plan. in-STEP BLUE provides graphic requirements modeling with the UML and standardized documentation. Automatic document versioning guarantees requirements traceability from documentation to test cases to implementation. ;Configuration management and document management: :All activities and project results are versioned and automatically stored in a central product library. To alter a document it has to be checked out and in again. All changes to a configuration item can be seen in the revision history. Baselines can be used to mark significant states within a series of several changes. ;Risk management: :Identified potential risks can be recorded with the tool. Filter functions support the assessment of risks. When the risks are assessed, counter measures can be planned and integrated in the project plan. ;Quality management : Requirements can be linked with test cases and release processes. The tool supports the planning, scheduling and controlling of quality assurance measures. It tracks all documents relevant to an evaluation and offers automated workflows for reviews and QA-cycles. Individual evaluations of tests and test cases can be implemented. ;Process management :In organizations running several projects process standards can be established. The tool enables the user to tailor the process to best fit a project’s specific needs. Process standards can be deduced and further improvements gained from successful projects. Process maturity can thus be improved according to CMMI. ;Integration with Microsoft programs :in-STEP BLUE is integrated with Microsoft OfficeWord and Excel for corporate documentation. Since version 4.8 it offers features for integration with Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft SharePoint. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「In-Step BLUE」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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