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“We use Contour to provide a clear workflow of our requirements, understand impacts when requirements change and ensure proper test coverage.”

Christopher Moustier,

QA Manager, Wyplay

The latest news, customer stories, resources and events.

March 8, 2010 | Blog Article

Contour picked #1 Choice by Independent Consultant

An experienced consultant in Aerospace, Ralph Ewig, shares his perspective on growing from start-up to large company, including his #1 choice Contour over traditional tools like IBM's Rational DOORS because of its flexibility and collaborative benefits. Read article >

March 4, 2010 | Product Launch

Jama Contour 2.9.5 is Now Available

The leading Web-based requirements management software has been updated to include inline editing, baselines, electronic signatures, change request enhancements and a new integration with Enterprise Architect. See what's new >

March 4, 2010 | Partner Integration

Introducing the Jama Connector for Enterprise Architect

With this integration, engineering teams can save time by importing requirements from Contour into Enterprise Architect for end-to-end traceability of requirements and visual models. Learn more >

February 17, 2010 | Partner Integration

Introducing the Jama Connector for Jive SBS

With this integration, companies now can seamlessly push ideas discussed in Jive communities into Contour and then manage them through the full product planning and development lifecycle. Welcome to the future of social product development. Learn more >

January 17, 2010 | Product Launch

Jama Contour 2.9 is Now Available

The leading Web-based requirements management software has been updated to include enhanced search, improved Word import, custom reporting and the new Jama Connector for Jive SBS. See what's new >

December 27, 2009 | News Article

Collaborative software fills corporate demand

Jama Software is featured in the Oregonian as successful startup and fast-growing company providing collaborative product development software. Read the article >

December 17, 2009 | Analyst Report

The Secret to Designing Products Customers Love

The Aberdeen Group just published a new Analyst report on the value of requirements management to help companies speed development cycles, improve profit margins and design products that customers love. Read the report >

December 10, 2009 | Partner Webinar

JIRA Connector for Contour featured as Plugin of the Month

The JIRA Connector for Jama Contour has been selected as the Plugin of the Month for Atlassian TV. Join Frank Charron and Atlassian for 45-minute webinar and demo on how to connect these two popular tools for agile software development. Watch the video >

November 19, 2009 | Best Practices

New Jama Whitepaper on Requirements Traceability

Take a few minutes to learn how to master requirements traceability to control change, speed development and improve quality. Download the whitepaper >

November 12, 2009 | Industry Analysts

New Aberdeen Report on System Engineering

Best-in-Class companies achieve 2x higher profit margins and 6x faster development cycles using requirements management best practices. Get the full report >

October 30, 2009 | News Article

Jama boosts Collaboration

Jama Software is featured in Portland Business Journal as OEN award winner and fast-growing company in Oregon to watch. Read the article >

October 15, 2009 | Industry Trends

Jama interviewed on Bridging the Gap blog

Today, John shares his views on the traditional tools used by software development teams and how a new breed of Web-based, interactive tools can help us work better. Read blog story >

October 15, 2009 | Partner News

Jama Announces Partnership with ArchitectGroup

As the newest member of Jama's growing community of worldwide partners and customers, ArchitectGroup will serve companies in South Korea interested in Jama's leading requirements management software, Jama Contour. Read press release >

September 24, 2009 | Company Awards

Jama Wins OEN Company of the Year Award

The winner of the 2009 OEN Development Stage Company of the Year is Jama Software of Portland. Led by CEO and co-founder Eric Winquist, Jama Software makes Contour, an easy-to-use, Web-based software that helps companies collaborate together and manage the product development requirements during the entire evolution of a product, from idea to execution. Read full story >

September 22, 2009 | Product News

Keep your finger on the pulse. Introducing Contour 2.8

Smash information silos, speed innovation and keep a pulse on all the latest activities in your projects. Companies are adopting the new Contour 2.8 to bring everyone together to build great products. See what's new >

September 15, 2009 | Best Practices

Eliminate the Top 3 Productivity Killers that Stifle Innovation

In the world of product development and specifically requirements management, you hear a lot about building a central repository. But, why does that matter? What problem does that solve? Learn the top 5 reasons how a central hub can speed productivity. Read blog post >

August 25, 2009 | Industry Trends

Creative Techniques for Capturing Requirements

Capturing the RIGHT product requirements isn't child's play, but should it be? Learn the traditional techniques and some of the creative ones companies are using to discover what customers really want. Read blog post >

August 11, 2009 | Customer Story

Product Innovation Spotlight: IntraPace

Say goodbye to obesity. IntraPace is develop an experimental medical device intended to help patients lose weight, and their product development team is using Contour to manage all the requirements and critical specification documents for compliance. Read their story >

July 29, 2009 | Product News

JIRA Connector Spotlighted in Atlassian's Blog

This integration is perfect for development teams using Jama Contour for requirements management and JIRA for managing development tasks. Coupled with GreenHopper, a plugin for JIRA, this is a great solution for agile software development. Read blog post >

July 21, 2009 | Customer Story

Product Innovation Spotlight: Vertical Power

Welcome to the digital cockpit. Vertical Power is using Contour to develop enhanced electronic circuit breakers for experimental aircraft using a variant of an agile method to manage over 800 requirements. Read their story >

July 20, 2009 | News Article

Jama in Entrepreneur Magazine

Jama Software is featured in Entrepreneur Magazine for it's approach to open innovation and social brand, see "Bucking the Trend". Read the article >

July 15, 2009 | Product News

Jama announces the availability of the JIRA Connector with Jama Contour 2.7

With the integration of Contour and JIRA, teams can use the preferred solution of their choice and work in harmony when planning and developing new products. See the integration in action >

July 15, 2009 | Customer Story

Product Innovation Spotlight: Stratos Global

As a global leader in satellite technology and services, Stratos is taking communication to new heights. Its team is using Contour and the JIRA Connector to stay in sync at all times on priorities, scope and status. Read their story >

July 8, 2009 | Company Awards

Jama named an OEN Company of the Year Award Finalist

For the 2nd year in a row, Jama has been recognized as an Oregon Entrepreneur Network award finalist. Winners to be awarded at the annual event on September 24, 2009. Read article >

June 3, 2009 | Company News

Christian Prusia joins Jama Software as Vice President of Sales

Christian is responsible for Jama's global sales strategy and organization, working directly with customers within North America and through our European channel. Read the press release >

June 1, 2009 | Customer Story

Product Innovation Spotlight: Stonesoft Corporation

Stonesoft uses Contour to effectively manage the releases of its award-winning security software. Read their story >

May 28, 2009 | Product News

Jama Software announces the availability of Contour v2.6.

Helping companies fuel innovation through collaboration, the new Contour v2.6 adds enhancements to custom reports, release management and user experience. Read the product announcement >

May 21, 2009 | Giving Back

Jama featured in a documentary video series for Kiva.

Recently Jama was highlighted for its corporate giving program that provides microloans to entrepreneurs in Cambodia, Vietnam, Uganda and other developing communities around the world. Watch the video >

April 29, 2009 | Webinar

The State of Requirements Management Webinar

John Simpson, Jama's director of marketing and customer outreach, presents the webinar "The State of Requirements Management and Its Impact on Innovation" for Ryma's Product Management View community. Watch the replay or listen to the podcast >

April 27, 2009 | Customer Story

Product Innovation Spotlight: d&b audiotechnik

See the Q&A interview session with d&b audiotechnik, the manufacturer of high-end sound systems for theaters, concert halls and stadiums. Read their story >

April 10, 2009 | News Article

Jama shares advice on requirements management fundamentals in Modern Analyst

Learn the 7 essential tips to ensure success with requirements management. Read the article >

April 2, 2009 | Industry Expert

Requirements Management Insights from Rob Beckmann

Continuing our series of interviews with industry experts, I recently chatted with Rob Beckmann, the co-founder and editor of Requirements Networking Group, aka RQNG. Read the interview >

March 30, 2009 | Industry Expert

Requirements Management Insights from Laura Brandau

Continuing our series of industry perspectives, I recently chatted with Laura Brandau, an experience Business Analyst and editor of Bridging the Gap blog. Read the interview >

March 26, 2009 | Industry Expert

Requirements Management Insights from Jonathan Babcock

One of the bloggers we respect and follow in the software development community is Jonathan Babcock. Recently, I had a chance to chat with him and get his insights on a few questions relating to requirements management, the business analyst role and his experience working with various teams and projects over the years. Read the interview >

March 23, 2009 | Industry Expert

Requirements Management Insights from James and Suzanne Robertson

Recently we had the opportunity to chat with James and Suzanne Robertson, requirements best practices consultants with Atlantic Systems Guild (Volere.uk) and authors of the book, "Mastering the Requirements Process". Read the interview >

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