While it is obviously critical to the success of a software development team, the environment in which a project lifecycle takes its course has been traditionally overlooked as an architectural concern. Executive IT architect Peter Eeles remedies this neglect in our April cover story, in which he describes the role of the software development environment architect, its challenges, and its benefits to the organization. We also take a look at the role of the software tester in terms of Sun Tsu's classic study, The Art of War; we continue the series on application lifecycle management with IBM Rational ClearQuest, and there's much more.
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Cover story:The rise of the development environment architect, by Peter Eeles
The development environment is not a domain that traditionally concerns workers in the software architect role. Read why this domain should in fact be emphasized as a key component in the architectural view of a software development project.
A Project Manager's RUP in review
, by Vitalie Temnenco
Read how the IBM Rational Unified Process, or RUP, complements the Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK), and how project managers well-versed in PMBOK can use and understand RUP to support the Project Manager (PM) role.
RSDC 2008 to feature William Shatner as guest speaker
Register for the IBM Rational Software Development Conference, where you'll hear guest speaker William Shatner, star of the original Star Trek series. Exemplifying the best of both individual and team achievement, this special guest will boldly take you where no developer has gone before...
Application lifecycle management with ClearQuest 7.1.0.0: Part 2, by Carolyn Pampino and Robert Pierce
This overview of the concepts and design goals behind an out-of-the-box application lifecycle management (ALM) solution for IBM Rational ClearQuest illustrates the benefits of using ClearQuest and the ALM package as your change management (CM) solution. The second of a three-part series, this article discusses managing work in the ALM environment.
How to silently install Rational Software Development Platform v7 products, by Sarah Naqvi
Read how administrators governing IBM Rational Software Development Platform version 7 product installations can now restrict end-user access to configuration or installation of products on their local machines.
Webcasts, tutorials, demos, and more: April 2008, by The Rational Marketing Team
These dynamic, Web-based tutorials, demos, and trial downloads will introduce new concepts or help refresh your knowledge base. Check out this extensive listing of IBM Rational Web-based resources.
Web applications are, first of all, applications, by Gary Pollice
Read how a university professor works to overcome the temptation to treat Web applications as opportunities to employ all the latest wizz-bang technology. Instead, he has learned to focus his students on the fundamentals of business applications -- an approach that applies equally well to business settings.
