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adaptable processes
When projects are late, over budget or evolved — and continue to evolve —
Highlights
considered failures, it’s often a process in close collaboration with a broad
issue. Either there are no standard pro- community of clients, partners and
■ Enhances productivity with cesses in place, or existing processes academics to reflect the latest think-
industry-proven configurable are not being followed because they ing and experience.
techniques and practices to are outdated or not easily accessible.
fit individual project needs The practices offered with the Rational
Without standard processes, develop- Unified Process solution are centered
■ Supports team collaboration ment and management become ad around a core set of principles that
and individual practitioners hoc. Productivity is low because team IBM has found characterize the world’s
with context-sensitive guid-
members don’t know what to do. They most successful software and sys-
ance across geographies
don’t know what tasks to complete tems organizations:
and functions
or what work products and artifacts
to produce and when. And, as team • Adapt the process.
■ Enables early risk mitigation
members move from project to proj- • Balance stakeholder priorities.
using iterative processes
ect, they have to relearn everything. • Collaborate across teams.
centered around business
priorities and stakeholder needs • Demonstrate value iteratively.
Outdated and inaccessible pro- • Elevate the level of abstraction.
■ Promotes organizational trans- cesses are as bad as no processes • Focus on quality.
formation with comprehensive at all. For example, what if a project
education services and an needs a service-oriented architecture These principles help you improve
extensive consultant and (SOA) process? Can you easily ramp individual productivity and team
partner ecosystem collaboration to create higher-quality
up on SOA and be quickly productive
and effective? software and systems that effectively
align your information technology with
Based on more than 20 years of experi- business priorities. They guide you
ence working with clients on thousands in globally distributed development
of projects, the IBM Rational group
®
activities by bridging geographical
has built a library of proven practices and cultural gaps. You’re able to be
for software and systems develop- responsive to change while building
ment that are flexible, extensible and resilient systems that can grow and
scalable to fit specific project needs. adapt with your organization.
An integral part of the IBM Rational
Method Composer solution, the IBM For more details, consult the “Key
As a result, all team members share
the same information within the scope
and context of their specific activi-
ties throughout the project lifecycle.
They’re able to make informed deci-
sions that help save time and money
while gaining greater control over the
project outcome.
A process solution for the enterprise
The IBM Rational group provides methods, practices and tools that span the enterprise,
allowing you to effectively integrate your governance, systems and software development,
and operations and systems management organizations.
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