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ZenTao IPD

The ZenTao IPD Edition is built on the Integrated Product Development (IPD) framework, transforming advanced development management concepts into practical tools and processes. It enables enterprises to become customer-centric, respond swiftly to market changes, and optimize product development cycles. This approach reduces time-to-market and resource waste while boosting productivity and product profitability.
Expanding on the ZenTao Max Edition, the IPD Edition introduces core functionalities spanning requirements management, roadmap planning, project initiation, IPD project management, and various review processes. It helps enterprises establish a structured, process-driven integrated product development system.
Why Choose ZenTao IPD
Doing the Right Things
The market management interface coordinates inputs from markets, customers, and competitors. Features include market management (planned), requirements repository management, product management, roadmap planning, and project initiation. This ensures market-aligned, customer-focused product development.
Doing Things Right
The IPD development management interface defines clear development stages, processes, and activities. It supports four project types with specific review points, mitigating risks and ensuring proper execution.
Smart Investment Decisions
The system emphasizes effective investment portfolio management throughout the product lifecycle. It incorporates strategic checkpoints to guide decisions on project continuation, pausing, termination, or redirection.
Comprehensive Lifecycle Management
End-to-end process management covers the entire product journey: requirements repository → market management → requirements handling → roadmap planning → project initiation → development → testing → validation → release to end-of-life. This closed-loop approach guides enterprises from market opportunity identification to commercial success.

Feature Comparison

Features and Services Community Edition Biz Max IPD
Market Management Supports market segmentation, basic market information management, and market research management.
Requirement Repository Facilitates requirement collection, review, distribution, feedback conversion, and related functions.
Product Planning Enables product planning, roadmap establishment, requirement management under roadmaps, and Gantt chart planning.
Project Initiation Supports the management of project initiation data and review results.
Program Management Multi-level corporate strategy management, including programs and sub-programs.
Product Management Features include product, business requirements, user requirements, development requirements, planning, release, roadmap, and requirement matrix management.
Infinite hierarchical decomposition of requirements.
Project Management Supports multiple project management methodologies: Scrum framework, Waterfall, Kanban, Hybrid Agile, and Hybrid Waterfall.
Supports IPD (Integrated Product Development) models: IPD product development projects, research projects, platform projectsm and customization projects.
Project iterations/phases, team management, stakeholder management, code repository, and build management.
Project phase Gantt chart, weekly project reports, and milestone reporting.
Review management, configuration management, project estimation, and approval workflow.
TR(Technical Review) and DCP(Desicion Control Plan) review.
Project metrics, process definition and tailoring, QA planning.
Issue tracking, risk management, opportunity management, asset repository management, research management, training administration, and meeting coordination.
Project cloning functionality, including phase and iteration information, task details, process tailoring settings, document directory structure, QA plan, and team member assignments.
Execution Management Iteration (or phase) execution management, including tasks, Kanban boards, burndown charts, group views, tree diagrams, and iteration requirements.
Task Gantt charts, timesheet details, task calendar, and work logs.
Kanban Management Multi-workspace and multi-board management, Customizable boards, Work-in-progress (WIP) limits, Card archiving capabilities.
Test Management Test case library, test case management, test suite organization, test execution tracking, test reporting and defect/bug tracking.
Export functionality for test reports (supported formats: Word, HTML).
DevOps Git service integration and code management, featuring product-linked repositories, code browsing, branch lists, tag lists, code comparison, code association with requirements/tasks/bugs, merge request management, GitLab pipeline and Jenkins pipeline integration; manual triggers, repository event triggers, scheduled triggers, comprehensive history and detail viewing.
Release Management: Includes release planning, deployment steps, release scope definition, deployment test cases, smoke testing, and release execution.
Operations Management: Hosts, data centers, accounts, service providers, locations, CPU brands, system versions.
Operations Management: Services and domains.
Cloud-native platform.
Available extension (separate purchase): ZenTao DevOps Platform with GitFox, an independent DevOps component offering code branch management, code review, built-in pipelines, artifact repository, automated testing suite, and real-time event streams. For a detailed breakdown, please refer to the ZenTao DevOps Platform documentation. Optional Optional Optional
Feedback Management A robust system for handling user input and support: User feedback collection with seamless integration into development workflows; Ability to convert feedback into requirements, bugs, tasks, or to-dos; Full progress tracking throughout the development cycle.
Comprehensive FAQ management for quick problem resolution.
Advanced ticket management system with assignment, progress tracking, and time logging capabilities.
Document Management The oversight of document spaces, document libraries, and directories.
The basic administration of documents, including document transfers and access permissions.
Online preview, editing, and collaborative editing capabilities for attached documents.
BI Management Built-in basic dashboards, pivot tables, and charts.
Extensive collection of pre-configured dashboards, pivot tables, charts, metrics, metric libraries, and data tables.
Support for dimension management.
Custom chart creation capabilities.
Customizable pivot tables functionality.
Interactive custom visualization dashboard support.
User-defined metrics configuration.
Data drill-down features, including built-in pivot tables, custom pivot tables, and dashboard drill-downs.
AI Management Support for AI conversations based on language models.
Pre-built basic prompt applications included.
Functionality to design custom prompt applications.
Organization Management Maintain company, department, and user information; configure user permission groups, view permissions, and operation rights.
LDAP integration configuration for automatic domain user login and import; user information import and export capabilities.
User activity and log viewing/export functionality.
Attendance and Office Management Attendance tracking, leave requests, makeup work days, overtime, compensatory leave, holidays, and approval processes.
Workflow Management Extend built-in processes by adding custom fields and actions to better match actual usage requirements.
Implement custom workflows to create personalized processes.
Approval Workflows Design flexible approval processes based on different business flows, including approval nodes, approvers, approval roles, CC recipients, and conditional branching.
Import and Export Excel format import and export for convenient management of requirements, tasks, bugs, and test cases; Word format export for product requirements and test reports.
PC Desktop Client Fully integrated with ZenTao functionality while serving as an enterprise instant messaging tool, supporting team chat, group discussions, file transfers, task assignments, and system notifications.
Optional extension package (sold separately): ZenTao IM+AI Development Platform with enhanced features including video conferencing (audio/video communication, screen sharing, meeting scheduling, and meeting management), security management, and AI integration. For details, please refer to the ZenTao IM+AI Development Platform documentation. Optional Optional Optional
Notification Features Comprehensive notification options through email, browser alerts, and other platforms.
SMS notification capabilities.
My Space Personal dashboard featuring project statistics, iteration overview, personal contributions, to-do lists, and schedules.
Calendar view for work logs.
Message center with message listing, notifications, and one-click read functionality.
Dashboard Comprehensive information overview through personal, product, project, testing, and documentation dashboards.
Extension Framework Open API interfaces for seamless third-party system integration and detailed documentation for secondary development of functional modules.
Community Support Technical support via community forums.
Premium After-Sale Services Unlimited version upgrades within the first year.
Comprehensive project management and ZenTao usage training.
ZenTao implementation guidance.
Unlimited consultation for daily operational queries.
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