IBM Rational® software can help you align software development processes with commonly accepted IT and systems management best practices, such as Control Objectives for Information and related Technology (COBIT)™, Capability Model Maturity Integration (CMMI)® and the IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL)® standards.
Industry best practices such as these are designed to help you improve software development processes and implement better business controls, and can become an important part of your enterprise risk management strategy.
IBM Rational software can also support improved documentation and tool automation you need to achieve the high standards required by compliance management.
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Apply the de facto industry standard software development process.
Make your process easy to access and use with a Web interface.
Customize a standards-based process to your organization by adding process variants or practices.
Ensure that all members of your systems development teams get the same information at the same time and know what to do next.
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IBM Rational Unified Process® (RUP®) methodology - process guidance content included in the IBM Rational Method Composer framework that delivers proven best practices in a configurable architecture.
IBM Rational Method Composer - allows you to easily customize the RUP solution. You can select and deploy only the process components you need for each stage of your project and then publish them through the Internet.
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Manage a program that is implementing one of the frameworks or standards.
Improve the use of resources with the ability to prioritize, track and manage projects at the portfolio level.
Increase performance with the ability to analyze expected and actual return on investment.
Proactively monitor progress against milestones.
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IBM Rational Portfolio Manager - a real-time process and portfolio management solution that helps you maintain IT and systems alignment with the business, with process efficiency and with resource effectiveness.
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Automate compliance management of frameworks and standards
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IBM Rational Team Unifying Platform™ solution - an integrated suite of infrastructure tools and processes that helps unify the team by providing common access to development assets, communication alerts and workflow processes.
IBM Rational ClearCase® - configuration management software that manages and controls software development assets.
IBM Rational ClearQuest® - change management software that automates and enforces development processes for better insight, predictability and control of the software lifecycle.
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Manage compliance with a variety of requirements, including CMMI requirements, by using a proven best practices approach to managing change in software development from requirements to release.
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IBM Rational ClearCase® - configuration management software that manages and controls software development assets.
IBM Rational ClearQuest® - change management software that automates and enforces development processes for better insight, predictability and control of the software lifecycle.
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COBIT is a trademark of the Information Systems Audit and Control Association and the IT Governance Institute.
Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) is a registered trademark of Carnegie Mellon University.
ITIL is a registered trademark, and a registered community trademark of the Office of Government Commerce and is registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
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