Rational Harmony

IBM® Rational® Harmony™ for IT Software Development enables development teams to construct complex systems with fewer defects in less time. With the Rational Harmony for IT Software Development process, you can increase reliability and predictability by identifying and reducing risk factors at the earliest possible point in the development lifecycle and by promoting best practices, processes, and tools throughout the organization.

Our solution provides numerous principles and practices gleaned from years of working on real-world projects with our customers, enabling teams to improve at each step of the software development lifecycle (SDLC).

Additionally, Rational Harmony for IT Software Development facilitates the reuse, whenever possible, of best practice and processes, such as those from the Open Unified Process (OpenUP). By focusing on the evolution of requirements over the lifecycle, Rational Harmony for IT Software Development drives development to create products that provide maximum stakeholder value.

Rational Harmony for IT Software Development is founded on four core principles:

1. Improve quality by continuously obtaining and applying stakeholder feedback.
2. Apply intelligent automation to improve collaboration and productivity.
3. Use requirements to drive development.
4. Focus on the architecture early to minimize risks and coordinate development.

Integrated, online, tool support is available for IBM Rational DOORS®, IBM Rational Change™, IBM Rational Synergy™, and IBM Rational Tau®. IBM Rational Harmony for IT Software Development can be tailored to provide the same benefits for other tools specific to your development environment.

Related service offerings

IBM offers comprehensive professional services tailored to your needs:

• IBM Rational Harmony for IT Software Development process framework workshop
• Introduction to the Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) and OpenUP
• Introduction to Rational Harmony for IT Software Development process and tool support
• Process development mentoring
• Quickstart and rapid deployment packages

These professional services packages help both new and existing customers to launch projects, to achieve goals faster, and to deliver higher quality products that offer greater customer value.

Our consultants work with you to understand and enhance your core product capabilities and to improve your solution implementation processes. They help you identify potential pitfalls along the way, while helping you map the path to continuous improvement.