Perhaps you're wondering, "Why all this talk about governance?" You can hardly pick up a print magazine, or turn to a Website devoted to IT, without running across the term in a variety of contexts. The fact is, there's an increasingly well-understood role that IT plays in running a company's business, and a company's colossal successes or failures can readily be traced, in part, to its IT operations -- specifically, how IT is aligned with business policy, strategy, compliance, and other aspects of corporate governance.
This month, we approach governance from two different perspectives: how the IBM Rational toolset can be used to develop a governance strategy based on key performance indicators; and how IT organizations can use IBM Rational Asset Manager to implement governance according to the needs of their company. We also look at IBM Rational ClearQuest, CMMI, and much more.
Tales from the trenches: Ten tips for keeping your ClearQuest implementation rational, by Daniel Gilio
Do you know when to use IBM Rational ClearQuest MultiSite, and when ClearQuest Web is enough? When e-mail rules are relevant and when they are just more spam? How to consolidate separate user databases into one user database? A change management expert offers advice for your ClearQuest implementation.
Leading innovation
In the increasingly complex world of software and systems delivery, the Rational brand stands for business innovation and the best practices to help you succeed. Here we showcase the thought leadership and technical know-how that keep our customers on the competitive edge.
Fast track to CMMI implementation: Integrating the CMMI and RUP process frameworks, by Roshan V. Uttangi and Rizwan Syed Abdul Azeem Rizwan
This article explores all aspects of integrating the CMMI and RUP frameworks: why do it, how to get started, challenges to success, and how the Wipro Plug-in for RUP-CMMI Mapping can support the process for your organization. Look for the Webinar link at the end of this article.
Effective agile delivery toward globalization, by Joyce Hsieh and Wendy Wang
For software development organizations seeking overseas markets for their commercial products, considerable planning must be factored into the development lifecycle to accommodate cultural and language differences. This article recommends a variety of techniques to assist in globablizing your software development efforts.
Ready for IBM Rational software Comes to You Webinar Series
Ready for IBM Rational software Comes to You is a webinar series sponsored by the Rational user group organization. The series is designed to expose you to a cross section of value-added software solutions from Rational Business Partners to extend your Rational software implementations. Rich with live demos, these webinars show you first-hand how partner offerings integrate and enhance the features and functions of the Rational Software Delivery Platform. Take a look at the list, and register now.
Jazz answering call for innovation
Read this feature about how the new IBM Rational® Jazz project and other collaborative efforts and offerings are helping development teams improve agility, productivity and efficiency as they create more innovative software.
