If you are a SAFe groupie like I am, you know by now that a new version of the Scaled Agile Framework® was introduced last week by Scaled Agile, Inc.. For those of you whose lives don’t revolve around SAFe, I’ll provide a quick summary before explaining how the Rational solution for Collaborative Lifecycle Management  […]

Since the initial delivery of  IBM’s support for scaled agile methodology based on Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) 4.0 in Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0.3, we’ve been working to improve some of the capabilities and build great reports so that your scaled agile transformation can progress as smoothly as possible. Some of the changes come directly […]

It’s official. IBM’s support for Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) 4.0 is now “in the box”! You can read more about the highlights of the Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0.3 release in Daniel Moul’s blog: Highlights of 6.0.3. We’ve been working diligently with several early adopters who have provided great feedback since we posted the first […]

We’ve been busy with key enhancements to IBM Rational Team Concert 6.0.3 including enterprise agile planning with SAFe® 4.0, improved work item collaboration with rich text support and enhanced usability for the Jazz SCM. For more details, see New & Noteworthy. I. Get up and running quickly with SAFe® 4.0 your way: In IBM Rational […]

Are you interested in trying out the SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework®) support in IBM’s Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution, but don’t know how to get started? Maybe you think it is just too hard, or too expensive, especially if you are just in the exploration phase. Consider the new SAFe in a Box Software as […]

The Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) is the industry-leading methodology for organizations of all kinds looking to scale lean and agile principles across the business. SAFe 4.0, specifically, addresses the needs of large regulated IT and systems engineering organizations by adding more rigor to solution elaboration as part of an overall planning and execution process. Whether […]

Support for the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe) methodology in IBM’s Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) solution was delivered in CLM 6.0.1 for SAFe 3.0 and beta support for SAFe 4.0 is now available for CLM 6.0.1 and later. But, what if you aren’t on the correct version of CLM to take advantage of the out-of-the-box support? […]

IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management (CLM) 6.0.2 was just announced today and is available for you to use!  With the early feedback that we received from many of you through our Design Partner Program, Jazz.net, InnerCircle, and Innovate, we believe that this is a high-quality release with many powerful capabilities that you will want to familiarize […]

Do you struggle with the planning and coordination of work across many interdependent teams to deliver value to your customers? Do you even track the notion of value? Are you able to align engineering investment with business strategy and make informed trade-offs when urgent business needs interrupt planned delivery? Maybe you don’t plan at all […]

I am excited to announce the availability of support for SAFe 4.0 in IBM Collaborative Lifecycle Management 6.0.1 and later. You can find all of the SAFe 4.0 assets related to our support on the SAFe landing page on jazz.net by following the link under Documentation located at the bottom of the page. Today, we announce the availability […]