Part 1: Introduction and overview
August 2004
This article introduces model-driven development and maps the roles of IT professionals involved in the development process to the tools of the IBM Software Development Platform.

Part 2: Defining and managing solution requirements
August 2004
This article focuses on defining and managing the solution requirements for the claims assessor process for the two recently merged companies. The requirements are persisted and managed using IBM Rational® RequisitePro® and will be linked to model artifacts in IBM Rational XDE® later in the series.

Part 3: Use-case analysis and design
September 2004
Find out how to capture requirements with IBM Rational RequisitePro and perform use-case analysis and model applications using IBM Rational XDE. This tutorial shows you how.

Part 4: Modeling business processes with WebSphere Business Integration Modeler V5.1
November 2004
In this tutorial, use IBM WebSphere® Business Integration Modeler Version 5.1 and the claims assessor extension scenario introduced in Part 1 of this series to model business processes.

Part 5: Import and export business processes
December 2004
Develop a business process in WebSphere Studio Application Developer Integration Edition. In this tutorial, you build upon the business process (BPEL) created in Part 4 of this series, test it, and deploy it to a production environment.

Part 6: Create, deploy, and test a front-end user interface
December 2004
Use WebSphere Studio, Bowstreet Portlet Factory, and WebSphere Portal in this tutorial to rapidly create, deploy, and test a front-end user interface for a business process.