Rational System Architect - Features and benefits

For organizations going through mergers and acquisition, consolidation and cost reduction initiatives, Rational System Architect provides the capabilities to support transformation planning, IT investment management and impact analysis to manage the risks in the execution of these initiatives.

For organizations with the goals of streamlining their business and turning strategy into execution, Rational System Architect provides the capabilities for decision support, process optimization, and integration into solution delivery to enable them to efficiently reach these goals.

Rational System Architect provides a platform for visualizing, analyzing and communicating your organization's enterprise architecture and business process analysis, increases your competitive edge by improving your real-time decision-making.

• Multiple modeling standards supported in one repository, including business process/strategy, IT portfolio, applications/services, and data to capture your current state

• Explorer-type visual impact analysis and analytics enable accurate planning and forecasting

• Standard frameworks for industry standard methodologies as well as a flexible framework manager to align with custom methodologies, including Zachman, TOGAF, DODAF, NAF, MODAF, and TMForum NGOSS eTOM/SID

• Web client for expanded team use and advanced publishing capabilities, including Microsoft® Office documents, XML, and detailed Web publishing

• Integrations with the IBM® software suite to truly make enterprise architecture and business process analysis actionable and relevant