1. IBM Software June 2011
Rational
IBM Rational Team
Concert
Improve team collaboration for more automated,
transparent and predictive software delivery
Software development organizations are facing increasing pressure
Highlights to promptly deliver high-quality software aligned with continuously
evolving business objectives. However, this is becoming increasingly diffi-
● Build better software by enabling and cult to achieve because of several factors: Teams are often expected to
accelerating full agile and traditional
deliver more applications with the same or even fewer resources; many
practice coverage
teams are geographically dispersed, which can make collaboration chal-
● Streamline development processes with lenging, and many organizations find it difficult to apply consistent
integrated source control, work-item and
processes and standards across disparate projects and groups.
build capabilities
● Enable real-time, contextual collaboration IBM® Rational® Collaborative Lifecycle Management is a ready-to-run
for distributed project teams
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution based on IBM Jazz™
● Improve software quality by promoting technology. This solution is designed to help organizations coordinate
consistent processes
their software development activities from business needs to system deliv-
● Improve project visibility with ery. IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management meets the five
real-time health information and ALM imperatives that Rational professionals (through their work with
status transparency
hundreds of customers on thousands of projects) have determined to be
● Boost flexibility with an open-standards- key to the consistent delivery of high quality applications on-time: real-
based platform time planning, lifecycle traceability, in-context collaboration, development
intelligence and continuous process improvement. IBM Rational Team
Concert™ software, together with IBM Rational Requirements
Composer software and IBM Rational Quality Manager software, repre-
sent the three core components of the IBM Rational Collaborative
Lifecycle Management solution.
IBM Rational Team Concert provides the essentials of a lean
collaborative lifecycle management solution with integrated planning,
work-item tracking, version control, build management and reporting.
The Rational Team Concert application is designed to increase
individual and team productivity for teams that follow agile or traditional
development processes.

2. IBM Software June 2011
Rational
Rational Team Concert software can support any size of Enhances team collaboration
development team, from small teams to large, geographically Rational Team Concert software follows a Web 2.0 approach to
distributed teams. It supports a wide range of servers, team collaboration with integrated planning, work-item track-
including Microsoft Windows, Linux (Intel, IBM Power ing, source control, build management, and project health
Systems™, IBM System z®), IBM AIX® and IBM iSeries® and transparency.
on IBM Power® and IBM z/OS® on System z. With
support for the Eclipse client, client for Visual Studio, and Using customizable portal views, team members can access
ISPF client, all developers can share a single repository for information about projects such as news and events, current
building and delivering software. The Web 2.0-based browser build status, work in progress and changes that have been
interface makes it possible for users to access project areas, requested. They can also see what their teammates are working
browse repository information, update tasks and plans, and on, view colleagues’ online status and access their teammates’
track work-item progress. availability for collaboration.
This solution is well suited for team leads, project managers and With Rational Team Concert software, it is easier to exchange
business stakeholders. It helps you to adapt to the way you want information directly in the context of the work you are doing.
to work by enabling developers, architects, project managers, And the software can automatically update stakeholders about
and project owners to work together effectively. any changes to the document or associated work item.
Rational Team Concert software is available
at no charge for up to 10 developers. Try it
A unified client UI
out on a pilot project.
Work Items Supports transparent work-item tracking
Rational Team Concert software automatically creates and
Planning tracks the progress of individual work items according to the
team process and project rules. This feature enables defects,
enhancements and conversations to flow efficiently across the
team, accelerating project progress. As work advances, the
SCM
Rational Team Concert software captures information (such as
who, what, when and why) that is associated with each work
Reporting item. This helps the team members to apply the much-needed
context for shared work items. Support for approvals and dis-
Build Management cussions helps to improve scheduling of code reviews and
One Tool! approvals and helps the team members remain in sync.
With unified storage DB LOGIC Rational Team Concert integrates and adds value to existing
change management systems, such as IBM Rational®
ClearQuest®, IBM Rational Change and Atlassian Jira.
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3. IBM Software June 2011
Rational
Supports your agile or traditional Provides automated process guidance
processes Rational Team Concert software includes process automation
Agile software development techniques have taken the industry and guidance features that can help you enforce optimal
by storm, with 76 percent of surveyed organizations reporting processes to ensure predictable results. And because not all
that their development teams had adopted agile techniques. projects or organizations are the same, this software enables you
Agile teams typically enjoy high success rates, produce high- to configure process rules to meet specific team, project or
quality software and systems, have greater levels of stakeholder organizational needs. You can start with any of three process
satisfaction, enjoy reduced development costs and have higher models that can be rapidly integrated, and then define and
productivity rates. refine rules as work occurs.
Rational Team Concert software includes advanced planning With Rational Team Concert software, your teams can adopt
capabilities for Scrum, Open Unified Process (OpenUP) and the core principles of high-performance software teams: Shorter
traditional teams, which make it easier for you to support or iteration cycles, adequate customer involvement, and frequent
extend your agile, iterative or traditional process adoption. and automated builds. Fully-customizable process guidance
automates the implementation of almost any software delivery
Delivers rich software configuration process and supports agile, iterative or traditional teams.
management capabilities
Rational Team Concert software delivers essential software Enables more efficient software builds
version control, workspace management and parallel develop- Rational Team Concert software offers comprehensive build-
ment support to individuals and teams. This IBM solution can management features that can help your team schedule and exe-
help improve productivity by automatically tracking changes to cute software builds efficiently. Built-in work-item and
artifacts and enabling rollback to any previous version. Teams change-set traceability makes it easy to identify precisely where
can strike the right balance between experimentation and the build breaks. Comprehensive build reporting automatically
transparency through combinations of private and public work- provides a detailed record of the team’s build activities. Support
spaces. Integrated stream management and server-based for continuous build integration allows agile and other teams to
sandboxes help individuals solve problems in a controlled envi- benefit from the productivity gains associated with continuous
ronment and easily contribute to the team’s regular builds. New build processes.
distributed source code management (SCM) capabilities help
improve collaboration with other lines of business and outside Improves visibility with real-time insight
suppliers who need to share component code changes into project health
across repositories. Automated data collection and reporting features provide real-
time insights to effectively govern your software projects, while
Rational Team Concert software integrates and adds value to reducing time-consuming reporting tasks. This makes it easier
existing software configuration management systems such as for you to stay on top of project progress, troubleshoot project
IBM Rational ClearCase®, IBM Rational Synergy, Apache problems and take corrective action early in the project
Subversion or Git. life cycle.
IBM Rational has the best current offering
according to The Forrester Wave: Agile
Development Management Tools Report,
Q2 2010 (May 2010).
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4. Orchestrating change across the product
and application lifecycle
Built on Open Services for Lifecycle Collaboration (OSLC),
Rational Team Concert collaborative change management
solutions provide leading change-management capabilities,
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