IBM Rational and BigLever Software™ (link resides outside of ibm.com) have teamed to deliver a pragmatic and proven new generation systems and software product line engineering (PLE) solution that enables you to achieve new levels of innovation and economy of scale, gain competitive advantage, and ultimately, maximize product line profitability.
Integrations between the industry-standard BigLever Gears Software Product Line (SPL) Lifecycle Framework™ and the industry-leading IBM Rational® toolset provide the capabilities you need to develop, deliver and evolve your product line portfolio, seamlessly and efficiently, across the entire lifecycle -- from business case and analysis to requirements, design, implementation, testing, delivery, maintenance and evolution.
The IBM BigLever Solution includes
- Gears Automated Feature-based Production System (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Manage your entire product line portfolio as a single, automated production system – much like a manufacturing factory – that utilizes product feature profiles to assemble and configure the assets needed to produce your product line. - BigLever SPL Lifecycle Framework (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Utilize a common set of SPL concepts and constructs, for all tools and assets, to ensure that your product line engineering and development processes flow cleanly and efficiently from one lifecycle stage to another. - Pragmatic 3-Tiered Methodology (link resides outside of ibm.com)
Successfully transition to PLE with BigLever’s pragmatic, new generation 3-tiered approach: 1) feature-based variation management and automated production, 2) supply chain engineering for product line assets, and 3) feature-based portfolio management.
- Integrations into the Framework (PDF, 376KB)
Leverage technology and methodology integrations for the IBM Rational toolset, which currently include DOORS, Rhapsody, Synergy, ClearCase, Rational Publishing Engine, Focal Point, Team Concert and Rational Quality Manager. See datasheets on the Gears Bridges. - IBM Rational solutions for systems and software engineering
Learn how IBM’s proven methodologies and best-of-breed tools can help you develop, deliver and manage smarter products.
- IBM Rational® DOORS®
- IBM Rational Rhapsody®
- IBM Rational Team Concert™
- IBM Rational Quality Manager
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