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Rational software - Software and system development

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Mitigate risk. Manage systems complexity. Ensure quality and compliance. Mitigate risk. Manage systems complexity. Ensure quality and compliance
IBM Rational solutions for government can help meet these imperatives with an integrated approach to software & systems development that aligns line-of-business, development and operations teams to improve agency and contractor program success.


Navigate contractor and agency collaboration complexities. Construct mission critical defense systems. Modernize aging systems while eliminating costly stovepipes. Adhere to compliance mandates. Satisfy citizen stakeholder access to services.

Whether you are implementing a social services system, building architectures that support net-centric "system of systems" or managing a portfolio of customs & border management projects, you need to:

  • Mitigate risk
  • Manage systems complexity
  • Ensure quality & compliance

IBM Rational solutions for government can help meet these imperatives with an integrated approach to software & systems development that aligns line-of-business, development and operations teams to improve agency and contractor program success.

Third Party Distributed Development Learn how to improve agency and contractor collaboration and control. Establish process guidelines, maintain workflow and enable parallel development across geographic or contractor boundaries.

IT Governance Learn how to balance portfolios, prioritize investments, monitor and measure status, conduct earned value analysis, align resources with agency business case objectives.

Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture Design and Development - Learn how to design and develop service-oriented applications that automate and integrate agency processes. Achieve software re-use across systems. Align architecture with government frameworks.

Compliance - Learn how to ensure compliance with mandates & standards with solutions that span the needs of IT management, Software Development, and Risk Officer/Analyst.

Packaged Applications - Learn how to enable successful implementations with new test automation support combined with project management tools and COTS process guidance.

Defense Systems Development - Learn how to realize value by operationalizing DoDAF views, ensure traceability through net-centric system development, understand dependencies, and enable joint program management success.

Improving software development economics

This four-part article series examines the economics behind software development by summarizing the key approaches to improving the process and the patterns of success for transitioning project teams to new techniques, methods, and processes.


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Part I: Current Trends (109KB)
Part II: Reducing Software Product Complexity and Improving Software Processes (127KB)
Part III: Improving Team Proficiency and Improving Automation (121KB)
Part IV: Accelerating Culture Change Through Common Sense (96.6KB)



Highlights

Lockheed Martin & IBM Rational present Navy Aegis OA Best Practices at Navy Symposium

Case study: Florida Department of Health Relies on RUP and IBM Rational Tools

Article: 5 Steps to Successful EA Adoption

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Resources

White paper: Delivering Business Value through Enterprise Architecture (266KB)

Case study: Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

White paper: Unifying Software and Systems Teams: A Holistic Approach (10.2MB)

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Communities

developerWorks: IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform

PartnerWorld

Rational Global User Group Community

WebSphere® Global User Group Community

Rational Federal User Group

International Council on Systems Engineering (INCOSE)

Eclipse