Quality software creation and delivery is a key to effective value creation within IT organizations. IT delivers innovation to the business by building new software, extending existing software and customizing packaged applications to meet prioritized business needs. The following IBM software delivery capabilities enhance the alignment, control and efficiency of the software delivery process. They include:
Best practices and services
- Provide proven pathways and consulting for improving service management strategy and planning, design and implementation.
Process management
- Turns best practices into daily practices by leveraging the capabilities of a unified method architecture and unified processes.
A solid software delivery platform
- Streamlines team workflow, improve auditability and control over software delivery assets.
- Aligns business goals, best practices and projects for improved productivity and predictability leveraging portfolio management.
- Delivers a flexible process platform containing processes and tools for use in multiple business and IT dimensions and throughout the service management lifecycle.
Development efficiency tools
- Streamlines and accelerates practitioner tasks with business modeling, requirements management, architecture management and quality management.
Featured report
The Evolution of Build and Release Management
This in-depth survey of 18 Rational customers by Hurwitz Associates validates key industry trends impacting the software delivery organization. It explores the experiences of customers who set out to improve their build and release management process, and quantifies the resulting improvements in development speed, team productivity, and product quality.
Featured video
Creating Value through Software Delivery with IBM Service Management
An IBM Video with Scott Hebner, VP, Marketing and Strategy, IBM Rational
Featured report
The New Face of Service Management: Aligning Business, Development and IT Teams for Strategic Advantage
A Macehiter Ward-Dutton analyst whitepaper
Discover How IBM Service Management:
- Helps organizations optimize the IT lifecycle spanning development and operations
- Is built on service oriented architecture (SOA) to manage SOA
- Helps organizations better govern software and systems development
- Helps to monitor and optimize the performance of your information on demand environment
- Business and technology services as a key enabler to meet your quality of service delivery commitments
