IBM Rational Quality Manager (RQM) 6.0 brings both incremental improvements over v5 and a completely new dimension to managing test artifacts. On the incremental improvements front, the team has done a great job to continue to work closely with our customers to further improve the user experience on specific areas such as dashboard widgets or […]

It’s been an exciting time here for us in the Reporting team and we’re especially proud of the tremendous progress that’s been made to provide you with an easy-to-use, cross-project, cross-tool reporting solution.  We’ve built on the foundation of the Jazz Reporting Service and Data Collection component in 5.0 that many of you have helped […]

This is the third part of a series of blog posts describing what we’ve learned about the visual display of quantitative information as it relates to CLM predefined reports (continued from part 1 and part 2). How to show data effectively in graphs In part 1 we pointed out that effective design practices are aligned with […]

This is the second part of a series of blog posts describing what the coauthors have learned about the visual display of quantitative information as it relates to the design of graphs and tables (continued from part 1). How to determine which type of graph to use In part 1 we pointed out that effective […]

Sound the trumpets, ring the bells, wake the children, and shut the front door!  The day you have all been waiting for is here and we are certain you will agree, it was well worth the wait. We are very pleased and proud to announce the general availability of the Rational Solution for Collaborative Lifecycle […]

The Rational Reporting team is pleased to announce that the first phase of our new reporting data dictionaries is now available on jazz.net.  Through a collaborative effort between Rational and our clients, you’ve helped us to understand the challenges you face while developing effective reports with Rational Insight and Rational Reporting for Development Intelligence.  You […]

(This is part of a series of blog posts where we describe enhancements and changes planned for the upcoming release of our Collaborative Lifecycle Management solution, comprising: Rational Team Concert, Rational Quality Manager, and Rational Requirements Composer.*) One of the major focus areas for our upcoming CLM solution is reporting. We’re working on a solution […]

Throughout the early development of Jazz and Rational Team Concert we realized that, although we were accustomed to creating tables and graphs to manage milestones, we had little or no exposure to design practices that optimize their effectiveness. Many people who produce CLM reports might find themselves in the same circumstances. This post (and others […]

With the recent release of Rational Team Concert 2.0, we now ship more than 50 out-of-the-box reports that are ready to help you track the progress of your development. Having said that, and knowing how creative our users are, there is a whole world of potential reports that I’m sure you’d like to add to […]

If there’s one question that we ask ourselves frequently in software development, it’s “how are we doing?”. All stakeholders, from first-line developers to project managers, from executives to customers, have a keen interest in the progress. The development process, especially on a larger team, produces a lot of information about work items, source control, builds […]