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21 reviewers had the following to say about Orcanos ALM 2.0's features:
It has helped us significantly in our work towards 13485 & IVDR regulatory compliance. The support team are helpful and knowledgeable and they are always ready to help out with any questions that we have, and are receptive to any suggestions for improvements that we might make.
Pros
It covers requirements management, document control (including electronic signatures), Risk evaluation & management, software test cases and a large amount of pre-built templates.
Cons
The training module is overly complex, but this is being updated.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
The system now enable us to handle change management and manage the risks involved in a structured manner and be ready for audit on-demand.
Pros
the holistic approach that integrates QMS, DMS, Design controls and risk management in one product and the ability to connect documents and processes in a way that enable a relatively small team to manage huge amount of data and keep traceability.
Cons
Some annoying UI aspects that need improvement and rework (Great support from the Orcanos team though)
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Although project setup might take some time and effort, the overall project day-to-day management is easy and saves time.
Pros
This product is likely to provide your project needs in the best possible way
Cons
Document Export feature - it needs improvement
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
I mainly used it for RISK management, and for PRD SRS and HRS documents requirements, including traceability to RISK.
Pros
Web based application is accesible from everywere by those who were defined by role. Everything is orgenized and traceable keeping changes history.
Cons
Some features like Customer Complaint still requires a desktop application for generating document report.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
In addition , solve design control and risk managment tracability issues.
Control of the different components of the project
Pros
Traceability made simple in case of changes, history of changes to keep full control, Efficient dashboards, customized export templates
Cons
Need to enter documents from scratch, but now, thanks to new feature of "Import from Word", this constraint will disappear
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Simple Login Aesthetically appealing and easy-to-navigate Intuitive Efficient and effective IT support is available via online chat
Cons
Unfortunately, I had to spend a long time in order to manually insert the regulatory documents into the Orcanos software, since the automatic insertion option(Drag & Drop) did not work for my document.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
Together with Orcanos, we recently passed our ISO 13485 audit, presenting comprehensive quality management processes, including document control, and risk matrix integrated to our design controls - everything managed in the Orcanos system!
Cons
No cons, actually, I would like to see more integrations, but I know Orcanos is now using Zapier, which is great, and maybe more tutorials
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
still much to do on the administration side (users/groups mgmt. & reports etc') great support and care.
Pros
Intuitive, quite fast , customable, service & support
Cons
Administration management, Document generation app is not intuitive and filtering items isn't straight forward, some issues of stability
Rating breakdown
Time used: 1-2 years
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Orcanos ALM 2.0
Must upgrade the admin ease of use- many tasks become time consuming and unfriendly.
Orcanos provided a good solution for doc controls on few companies I am working with.
Very good customer service; always easy to get a hold of someone for help; they seemed to take the time to understand our needs during the implementation period and that helped shape the use of the system today.
Pros
Does everything we need it to do; almost everything within the system is configurable; support is available to help whenever we get stuck; have been through a few customer audits and audits from external bodies since implementing the system and all of the auditors have been very impressed.
Cons
Getting your head around the admin module is quite daunting at first. It's second nature to me now, but at first it took me a while to work it out. Once it clicks, it's a very easily configurable system and I only get stuck on the odd occasion.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Pros
The product provides one stop shop for small and medium size medical companies. No need to use another tools in your development process for documentation
Cons
BOM management is yet not mature enough.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
We started using QPack quite early in our product development life cycle and in opinion is the best time to start using it.
Pros
Very convenient Document Management System.
Cons
I'd like to have more flexibility in creating word documents. I'd like to have more tools in batch editing items.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Orcanos ALM 2.0
It's much easier to integrate it into your workflow in the beginning of the project.
However, the representation of version information is not compatible to our document control rules.
Pros
+ Flexibility to structure the technical documentation + Clearness
Cons
- Revision representation not compatible to version string used in our company - No diff functionality for changes between two versions
Rating breakdown
Time used: 6-12 months
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Orcanos ALM 2.0
+ Routings stronger bound to DMS items + For documents of the QMS it would be interesting to allow only the download of approved document versions.
I'm manage all the company documents in Orcanos system, the process of release ECOs, submissions and folders managements. procedures, forms. marketing materials, DHF...
Pros
The multi functions, the changes that you can do for the company's needs.
Cons
I don't have, Orcanos find me solution for my needs.
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
We use it to design our new products and for all upgrades and updates.
Pros
A deep system of traceability with a lot of practical features
Cons
Thus it is not easy to present to our colleagues, and it is difficult to make them understand how powerfull it is.
Rating breakdown
Time used: 2+ years
Frequency of use: Weekly
Likelihood to recommend
Thank you for your comment, we appreciate your feedback.
We extensively work on UI/UX so Orcanos would be accessible to all types of users, and any specific feedback will be welcome!
Zohar
Also, the flexibility to customize the system is a valuable system feature.
I enjoy working with the software is to be understood that the software easy for those who have access to computers.
Pros
Easy to quickly learn step by step all the steps and translate them on the day Easy to maintain and preserve all documents
Cons
Lack of knowledge is the main obstacle to the use of the software and follow the development and using it
Rating breakdown
Time used: Less than 6 months
Frequency of use: Daily
Likelihood to recommend
Recommendations to others considering Orcanos ALM 2.0
Give more knowledge about all the possibilities that came and easier access when software malfunction
Thank you Irith for reviewing ORCANOS e-DMS product and feedbacking us.
The tool provide me abetter control on the testing process and provide a platform for sharing knowladge between departments
