IBM Rational software helps organizations automate, integrate, and govern the core business process of software and systems delivery via the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform.
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Offering an array of products, services, and best practices, this open, modular, and proven solution spans the entire software and systems delivery lifecycle. The IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform comprises products in five lifecycle categories and provides the basis for a set of targeted solutions: |
- Architecture management: Model, design, and rapidly build resilient architectures for SOAs, systems, and applications.
- Change and release management: Improve software delivery and lifecycle traceability, from requirements through deployment.
- Integrated requirements management: Define and manage requirements, and provide traceability and alignment with business processes.
- Process and portfolio management: Align business goals, best practices, and projects for improved productivity and predictability.
- Quality management: Ensure software functionality, reliability, and performance throughout development and production.
- Targeted solutions: Solve lifecycle management & governance challenges for industries, SOA, systems & more.
IBM Rational Unified Process
At the platform’s core is the IBM Rational Unified Process, or RUP, a flexible framework for establishing an iterative business process for software and systems delivery. Based on more than two decades of harvested best practices, RUP helps to reduce the risk of project failure and promotes consistency, predictability, productivity, and efficiency across the organization. IBM Rational software maintains a cadre of thought leaders who offer an array of services to assist clients with process transformation and related tool implementations.
IBM Rational software lifecycle products work together with RUP to provide the continuous visibility and control that organizations need to effectively govern the business process of software and systems delivery. Integrated and configurable, each reflects a unified vision for the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform, which is:
- Comprehensive.
IBM Rational software provides automated support for the development team as well as business and operations stakeholders throughout the software development and delivery lifecycle.
- Open.
Based on open standards, IBM Rational software solutions span the Microsoft Windows®, UNIX® and Linux® operating systems and mainframe platforms, and support a wide spectrum of programming languages, IDEs, and cross-development environments for real-time and embedded system developers.
- Modular.
Integrated products from IBM Rational software are adaptable to the unique needs of your team and technology environment — you choose the exact capabilities and adoption path that are right for your organization.
- Proven.
All Rational software products are based on technologies and best practices that have been field-tested and used by thousands of high-performance software teams.
In addition, IBM Rational software has an extensive partner ecosystem that provides capabilities for specific industry and technology needs. These include Ready for IBM Rational software business partner solutions that provide both product and consulting expertise to accelerate initiatives.
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