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IBM Rational - Banking

Helping banks meet the demands of evolving business needs



	Financial services overview \| Banking \| Insurance

As an IT Manager, you may need to ensure that your IT projects drive business results and speed to market. IBM Rational® software provides banks the ability to establish, implement, enforce and monitor governance policies and procedures to create consistency across the applications and processes that affect functional and operational risk.

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Optimize an IT infrastructure to provide more flexibility which delivers resiliency and consistently high performance.	Reduce development time, complexity and delivery costs using consistent, repeatable processes to evolve the application development infrastructure. Integrate and manage assets acquired through mergers and acquisitions with existing systems. Ensure that the deployed product satisfies the end user and minimizes re-work throughout the development cycle. Reduce risk and improve performance by refocusing activities from maintaining older siloed systems to consolidating and modernizing without sacrificing existing investments.
Ensure the quality of outsourced or off-shored software development through access to enhanced banking systems and services.	Improve internal and external communication and collaboration across distributed teams with consistent information and processes. Track, manage, prioritize and document activities to reduce the risk and ensure the quality of outsourced or off-shored software development. Ensure that the deployed product satisfies the end user through the emulation and automation of testing to enhance the performance and scalability of software applications. Standardize on best practices that complement reusable assets to create a flexible IT platform.