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This page contains links to resources regarding the two-level project planning practice. The two-level project planning practice embodies the concept of high-level (macro-) planning for the complete project scope and low-level (micro-) planning for the immediate and next increments or iterations.

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There are many materials on this subject: the following links are good starting points for you to get a more comprehensive understanding of this topic.

Courses:

• Principles of IBM Rational Unified Process (link to Web-based training description)
• Essentials of Starting a Project in IBM Rational Portfolio Manager (link to Web-based training description)
• Essentials of Reporting and Closing Projects in IBM Rational Portfolio Manager (link to Web-based training description)
• PRJ270: Essentials of the Rational Unified Process (link to course description)

Tools:

• IBM® Rational® Team Concert (link)
• IBM® Rational® Portfolio Manager (link)
• IBM® Rational® Method Composer (link)

Help (tools):

• Rational Team Concert Information Center (link requires jazz.net user ID and password)

Books 

• Cohn, Mike. Agile Estimating and Planning. Prentice Hall, 2006.
• Kroll, Per and Kruchten, Philippe. The Rational Unified Process Made Easy: A Practitioner's Guide to the RUP (chapter 12). Addison-Wesley, 2003.

Other useful links

• IBM® Rational Unified Process® (RUP®) forum (link)

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