IBM Rational Method for Portfolio Management (for Initiatives) V1.0

25 Sep 2007

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An RMC plug-in, which contains methods and practices that provide guidance in the Portfolio Management domain.

System requirements

You must have Rational Method Composer V7.2 installed to use this plug-in.

IBM Rational Portfolio Management (for Initiatives) V1.0

This is an RMC plug-in, which contains methods and practices that provide guidance in the Portfolio Management domain. Current contents offers guidance for: planning and executing an enterprise portfolio assessment, business case management, and the periodic management and strategic reviews of initiatives. Includes substantial introductory material to the basic concepts of portfolio management.

Installation instructions

To download the plug-in and import it into a Rational Method Composer library, follow these instructions:

1. Download the file and extract the contents of the zip file to a convenient location.
2. Start Rational Method Composer and open a Library based on library.7.2 that was shipped with RMC 7.2, or create a new empty library.
3. Select File > Import to launch the Import Wizard.
4. On the Select page in the Wizard, select Method Plug-ins and click Next.
5. Browse to the location where you extracted the plug-in and select the directory with the plug-in zip file name, click OK and then Next.
6. Choose the Import option: Ignore and remove unresolved references and click Next.
7. Check the box next to the plug-in name and click Finish.
8. If you receive any warning messages about overwriting a current plug-in, accept the warning, click OK.
9. If you do not have a backup copy of your current library, it is advisable to make a backup copy before importing the plug-in. Click Yes when asked to make a backup copy of your library.
10. The plug-in will be imported into your library and you will see it in the Library View.

Publishing instructions

1. Select Configuration > Publish.
2. Choose HTML format and click Next.
3. Choose the Rational Portfolio Management configuration and click Next.
4. Choose Publish the entire configuration and click Next.
5. Enter Rational Portfolio Management in the Title field.
6. Set the Feedback URL field to 'mailto:rupfeed@us.ibm.com' or to your local contact point.
7. Locate the RUP Banner in your library here: core.base_rup\guidances\supportingmaterials\resources\rup_banner.jpg
8. Review and adjust as desired selections for the rest of the Publishing Options and click Next. Suggested items are as follows:
• Publish glossary and index
• Publish activity detail diagrams that have not been manually created
• Publish activity diagrams for unmodified activity extensions
• Show task descriptors in navigation trees
• Include method content in descriptor pages
• Include links to related descriptors in role, task and work product pages
• Default tab for the activity pages: Work Breakdown Structure
9. Select a destination directory and website format and click Finish.

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Resources

• To learn more about IBM Rational Method Composer, visit the Rational Method Composer and RUP resource area on developerWorks Rational. You'll find technical documentation, how-to articles, education, downloads, product information, and more.
  
  
• For a complete list of available plug-ins for IBM Rational Method Composer 7.2, visit the RMC 7.2 plug-ins page on developerWorks Rational.
  
  
• Participate in the Rational Method Composer and RUP discussion forum.

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