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Agenda

Introduction to ClearQuest 7.1

ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management (CQ ALM)



Rational ClearQuest – Adaptable WorkflowConfigure and Enforce Your Lifecycle

Support for Packaged Apps ClearQuest Extension to SAP

Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) out-of-the-box schema

Customize everything Modify forms

Configure State Transition

Add fields and control behavior

Extend your system

Custom coded hooks

Plug-in Model for Server Side Extensibility

Extend functionality using pre-defined Packages eSignatures

Audit Trail

Lifecycle Traceability

•ALM Schema•Plug-in Model for Server Side Ext



Pre-defined “Packages” Provide a Variety Of Functional Building Blocks

An Easy Way To Enhance Your Schema No Programming Required

Upgradeable Functionality with New Releases

Packages Include Capabilities Tool Integrations

Pre-defined Record Types

• Customer Data

• Lifecycle Extensions

• Enhancement Request

• eSignature

Rational ClearQuest – Adaptive WorkflowEasily Add Functionality With Pre-defined Packages



Agenda

Introduction to ClearQuest 7.1

Application Lifecycle Management with ClearQuest



Application Lifecycle Management



CQALM Agenda

Migration in place Customers using ClearQuest may want to modernize their ClearQuest schema and

ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management Packages can be added to their existing schema with immediate improvements

Performance

process flexibility

Earlier ClearQuest data is still at their fingertips



CQALM Agenda

Diverse workflows

ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management is a third generation approach to ClearQuest schema design

Gen 1: Monolithic records

Gen 2: MultiSited monolithic records

Gen 3: MultiSited parallel role-based records

With ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management , bringing all areas of your organization into one process no longer means everyone must follow the same workflow.

Workflows (Practices) can vary widely within a Project and across multiple Projects without losing general accountability of progress.

Component Based development, even tracking in combined Hardware and its embedded software with their differing workflows is supported



CQALM Agenda

Incremental Adoption of Jazz-based technologyClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management architecture was used as

a model for the design of Rational Team Concert Bridge to ClearQuest

Now with ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management and the Rational Team Concert Bridge to ClearQuest, you can take advantage of the power and flexibility of ClearQuest using your embedded knowledge base while supporting the early adaptors of RTC and RQM

all without losing the ability to track development in

– ClearQuest

– Rational Team Concert

– Rational Quality Manager.

The decision no longer needs to be an 'All or nothing' adoption of Jazz-based technology.



CQALM Agenda

Scalable Agility

Three dimensions of scalability:Functional scalability: ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management is

integrated with Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager, RequisitePro, ClearCase Unified Change Management (and other content management systems) and Build Forge.

User and record volume scalability: ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management is designed to support Large and small scale ClearQuest MultiSite for geographically distributed development as well as web-based ClearQuest single site.

Process scalability: Agile, normal and well-governed ClearQuest Application Lifecycle Management models are supported.



New or Existing

Real Results

Leverage IBM

•Deployment Ready Out of the Box•Fewer Databases to Satisfy Different Process Needs•Enables Some Self-Service

Reduce Administrative Changes to Support Enterprise UsersDelivered with v7.1 as Set of Packages & SchemaCan be Applied to v7.0.1

•Schema RequirementsReduced by 25%•Schema DesignReduced by 50%•Implementation Time Reduced by 66%•Training Time Reduced by 50%

ClearQuest – Adaptive WorkflowApplication Lifecycle Manangment (ALM) SchemaLowering Total Cost of Ownership



ClearQuest – Adaptive WorkflowDeployment-ready ALM SchemaIBM Expertise In Best Practices

Objective:

Reduce need for schema development

CharacteristicsDeployment-Ready out-of-the-box

Project/Application classification

Request management (Requirement, RFE, Defect…)

Basic Activity management

Configurable to customer needs

Provide Baseline performance measurements

Available for v7.0.1 on developerWorks

Available in 7.1



Core Concepts

Projects provide security, roles, and a context

Work is completed in the context of a project

There are system-wide settings that you can modify without having to change the schema

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Collaborative ALM Ecosystem

Create SketchManage Requirements

Plan Iteration w/ WorkItem

Reuse*, Develop, Test, Build and Deliver changes

Integrate and Build

QM

Plan Tests w/ WorkItem

Alternate UCM workflow

Test integration buildWatchFire AppScan integrated

Submit defect Rational Analyzer, ClearQuest and ClearCase integrated

IBM Rational Build Forge

IBM Rational Team Concert

IBM Rational RequisitePro IBM Rational RequisitePro Composer

IBM Rational ClearQuest

IBM Rational Quality Manager

Triage RequestsPlan Iterations

w/ Task & Activities

MicrosoftProject

IBM Rational ClearCase or UCM

IBM Rational Asset Manager

Discover & govern assetsfor reuse

Publish Iteration

build

Track Projects



Collaborative Application Lifecycle Management Redbook The Redbook provides a blueprint for

Collaborative Application Lifecycle Management by using an end-to-end reference scenario for deploying the new Rational products and ‘Agility at Scale’ into an existing enterprise environment.

Outline– Part A – Application Life Cycle Defined– Part B – Responding to a change request– Part C – Collaborative Development– Part D – Enterprise Integration Builds– Part E – Manage Quality– Part F – Solution Delivery– Part G - Measuring Team Success in ALM

PDF available for download Go to www.redbooks.ibm.com and search for “ALM”Or browse to >http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redpieces/abstracts/sg247622.html

- “This is an amazingly well done and provides depth detail on the ALM process in general, as well as appropriately positioning the Rational tools that are well suited

to supplement the process. The figures provided are excellent "snapshots" of parts of the process as well as for showing where the tools fit in the process steps.

Thanks so much for this Redbook!!!!!!!!!”



Summary: Activities, Builds & Baselines enable team collaboration & governance

BaselineBaseline

ActivityActivityActivityActivity

ActivityActivity

BuildBuild

ProjectProject

Baselines capture the set of completed activitiesBuilds track the status of the build

Testers use these to determine what to test

Baselines capture the set of completed activitiesBuilds track the status of the build

Testers use these to determine what to test

TaskTask



The Flow of Request, Task & Activity

Requests are triaged, Tasks are created for projectsActivities complete the task

A completed task is reviewed and the request is closed.

Requests are triaged, Tasks are created for projectsActivities complete the task

A completed task is reviewed and the request is closed.

Initiate Request

Process Request

Process Task

Process Activities

Problem information Close or Withdraw Request

Submit Request

Accept or Reject Request

Create Task

Create Activities

Accept or Reject Task

Complete Activities



System-wide settings

Type LabelType Label

Security PolicySecurity PolicyCategory Type LabelCategory Type Label

CategoryCategory

Role LabelRole Label

Release LabelRelease Label Work TypeWork Type

Iteration LabelIteration Label

Phase LabelPhase Label

Resolution Code LabelResolution Code Label

Status LabelStatus Label

System-wide labels

AdminAdmin

System-wide records

Labels let you use your vocabulary across the enterpriseSystem-wide records facilitate re-use & consistency across projects

Labels let you use your vocabulary across the enterpriseSystem-wide records facilitate re-use & consistency across projects



Provides Visibility to: RequisitePro for Requirements Management

& Trace Relationships

Asset Manager (RAM) to Cooperatively Develop & Reuse Assets

ClearCase/UCM for Version Control of Development Activities

Team Concert for Small, Agile Teams

Partner Extensibility for Inclusion of Complementary Solutions

Benefits:

Integrates with Rational Products Providing Full Development Lifecycle

Simplify Compliance Reporting

CQALM

ClearCase / UCM

Team Concert Quality &

Test Lab Manager

RequisitePro

RAM

Build Forge

Portfolio Manager

Rational ClearQuest – Not Just for ClearCase Anymore

CQALM Provides Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) Hub for Lifecycle Traceability

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