Update: Jam voting has been extended to June 13th! Vote now at jazz.ideajam.net. Hey all of you “jazzers.” The first ever Jazz Plan Jam is well underway. We kicked off the Jam yesterday and the feedback is starting to roll in! The Jam ends on June 6th June 13th so be sure to jump in on […]

Update: Jam voting has been extended to June 13th! Vote now at jazz.ideajam.net. Are you chock full of ideas and looking for a means to express them? Do you have a wish list or some pet peeves about our products? Are you looking for a way to let your voice be heard? Well then, I’m […]

This is the first in a series of blogs discussing the enhancements we’re delivering in the upcoming release of our Collaborative Lifecycle Management solution, comprising: Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager, Rational Requirements Composer, and beta integration with Rational Software Architect Design Manager. The team chose the race car theme for this blog series, and […]

Failure happens all the time. It happens every day in practice. What makes you better is how you react to it. -Mia Hamm, first female FIFA World Player of the Year Practice does not make perfect. Only perfect practice makes perfect. -Vince Lombardi, head coach of the Green Bay Packers We would all like to […]

No matter how rough the sea, a lighthouse is always shining in the distance to help you find your way. – Unknown In the days of simple software projects in someone’s garage, we didn’t worry too much about steering projects. Now, even small projects amass large amounts of data. As we improve our collaboration and […]

About a dozen years ago, Tim Berners-Lee coined the term “Semantic Web”. Wikipedia states “The main purpose of the Semantic Web is driving the evolution of the current Web by enabling users to find, share, and combine information more easily.” With Lifecycle Traceability, we not only share and combine information about our projects, we ensure […]

Planning is bringing the future into the present so that you can do something about it now. – Alan Lakein, writer It’s a bad plan that admits of no modification. – Publilius Syrus, Roman slave and poet (circa 100 BC) When we start a software project we can’t possibly predict all of the possible activities […]

“At some point, you take a step back, and you realize you have an awful lot of siloed systems that are limiting transparency across strategic projects.” Development Director, Temenos, Inc. Back when I was making my career decision, I chose to avoid the medical field. Software, I thought, was safe. I wouldn’t harm anyone if […]

I’m pleased to announce that the first release of Design Management has arrived! Design Management 3.0 makes collaboration capabilities for users of Rational Software Architect (RSA) and Rational Rhapsody a reality. Our initial release allows you and your teams to search, browse, comment, discuss, and review your architecture and designs from both the existing rich […]

I’m thrilled to announce the addition of the Design Management project here on Jazz.net. We’re excited to join the community, and we look forward to engaging with you and getting your early feedback! What is design management? For the last several years, we’ve talked with customers about the notion of “collaborative architecture management” and how […]