As the critical differentiator for your business's competitive strength, software innovation will play a leading role in your company’s future. Over the years, we've worked with the best and brightest innovators in software and systems delivery. Together, we've learned what works, what doesn't, and we've captured those insights in the papers and other media that you'll find on these pages.
IBM white papers
The IBM Rational® organization is dedicated to helping customers improve their business by realizing greater value from their investments in software. These papers explain the concepts behind Rational's methods and practices, all focused on better results at the bottom line.
New! Five benefits of agile practices in software-intensive systems development (PDF, 831KB)
by Leslie Ekas, Worldwide Development Manager, IBM Rational
Learn how software-intensive systems development teams can gain the same benefits of using agile techniques as IT teams have enjoyed for the past decade.New! Empowering the CIO: Enabling smarter decisions with Application Portfolio Management (PDF, 904KB)
by Per Kroll, Chief Solution Architect–Application Portfolio Management, IBM Rational
This paper explains the business case for application portfolio management. It describes a number of scenarios for implementing APM and illustrates how the technique can help organizations optimize their IT investments.New! Spanning people, processes, and technologies: The business case for Collaborative DevOps (PDF, 346KB)
by Michael Rowe, Strategy and Market Development, IBM Rational
and Peter Marshall, Strategy and Planning, IBM Tivoli
Collaborative DevOps capabilities help organizations achieve their desired business outcomes by bridging the gap between the processes, metrics, technologies, and data used by each team. This paper presents the advantages of a well-coordinated DevOps implementation.Disciplined Agile Delivery: An introduction (PDF, 499.7KB)
by Scott Ambler, Chief Methodologist for Agile, IBM and Mark Lines, Agile Mentor and cofounder of UPMentors
Once considered viable only for small, co-located teams, agile software development practices have caught the attention of larger teams seeking improvements in product quality, team efficiency, and on-time delivery. This paper introduces an approach to agile that incorporates the added discipline larger teams need for success in software and systems delivery.Measuring Agility and Architectural Integrity (link resides outside of ibm.com)
by Walker Royce, Chief Software Economist, IBM
in International Journal of Software and Informatics
What does true agility look like? A well-accepted tenet of waterfall-based software engineering states, "The later you are in the life cycle, the more expensive things are to fix." But this should not apply if you have transformed to agile software delivery with a well-architected system. This paper explains this assertion and presents metric patterns to demonstrate.Recent archives
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In the media
Rational experts regularly publish or are interviewed by external media. Below you will find links to selected content regarding software and systems delivery.
Case study: Agile transformation helps IBM Software Group save USD300 million
Read how IBM Software Group deployed IBM Rational® software to create a more responsive, collaborative and Agile development process.Aligning Software Development Teams through Collaborative Design Management (link resides outside of ibm.com)
by Paul Urban, Market Segment Manager, IBM Rational
in Electronic Design
Paul Urban outlines how collaborative design management can bring together a broad set of stakeholders in an organization—customers, line-of-business managers, operations, development teams, and others.Finding The Right Tool For The Agile Job (link resides outside of ibm.com)
by Victoria Reitano (with Scott Ambler)
in SD Times
Choosing an agile methodology? That’s easy. Scaling across a large enterprise? That’s hard, and a real challenge for the most seasoned Scrum Master or agile team.DevOps Set to Change Development/Operations Equation: Outlook 2012 (link resides outside of ibm.com)
by Jack Vaughan (with Scott Ambler)
in SearchSOA
The correct philosophy of DevOps is like yin and yang, where opposing forces exist separately but are effectively unified and mutually dependent.A Deep Look Into IBM's Mobile Development Strategy (link resides outside of ibm.com)
by Dan Rowinsky
in ReadWriteWeb
Featuring an interview with Leigh Williamson, a Distinguished Engineer at IBM and a member of the CTO Team for mobile software strategy development.Securing software for the smart grid: Analyze early and often (link resides outside of ibm.com)
by Andy Bochman and Irv Badr
in Embedded Computing Design
With the proliferation of the smart grid, companies in the energy and utilities sectors will need strict cyber security measures enacted for software-based systems.Mobile Computing Meets the Mainframe (link resides outside of ibm.com)
featuring commentary from Jamil Bissar, Program Director, IBM Rational.
in The Future of IT Architecture Blog
In this article, Bissar discusses the challenges IT organizations face in delivering applications for users of smartphones and tablets.
Archives from The Rational Edge
Back issues of The Rational Edge ezine offer eight years of thought leadership and technical innovation from experts inside and outside the IBM Rational organization.
