Managing Application Portfolios - Webinar Series - Dec 5th, 2007 at 12pm

We are very excited to bring you this event as part of our Ready for IBM Rational software Comes to You series. Business Objects Provides Insight for Project Teams Managing Application Portfolios December 5th, 2007 - 12pm EST - sponsored by Business Objects Webinar Description: Already embedded in many of your Rational tools, Business Objects and Crystal Reports can transform your development process and the resulting applications. Many companies are automating IT portfolio management processes by implementing Rational Portfolio Manager (RPM), Business Objects solutions integrate with the data warehouse to enable high value reporting, analytics and performance management on real information from all aspect of all projects a company is considering. This session will walk through the use of the joint solutions, including Business Objects Enterprise and "WEBI" from the perspective of a Project Manager, a Resource Manager and a CIO. This webinar will clearly demonstrate the value of Business Object in analysis, collaboration and integration of disperse data that could transform the way business decisions are made today. The demo will take us through the day in the life of a company enabled with Rational and Business Objects solutions for advanced portfolio insight! If you are the IT Project Manager. How can you get to the data you need to efficiently manage the assigned project If you are the CIO, viewing the aggregate project dashboard, making decisions about overall project funding and resources. If you are the Resource Manager now tasked to drill into a specific project resource to help meet projected completion date. We will demonstrate Crystal reports, Business Objects Enterprise, WebI and Xcelsius integrated to provide advanced business intelligence with the IBM Rational Portfolio Manager datawarehouse solution. REGISTER The Rational Global User Group Community

  

SOA Governance - Webinar Series - Nov 28th, 2007 at 12pm EST

We are very excited to bring you this event as part of our Ready for IBM Rational software Comes to You series. Policy-based SOA Governance for Rational - Strategies for Effective SOA Development November 28th, 2007 - 12pm EST - sponsored by WebLayers Webinar Description: This session will discuss how to automate the design and deployment of a governance process that will guide development teams, as you transition to SOA. We will highlight WebLayers Center integration across the Rational Software Delivery platform with particular emphasis on use with IBM Rational Asset Manager. The WebLayers Center family of products provides a policy-based approach to automate what has traditionally been a manual, labor intensive process of defining and enforcing governance. WebLayers Center ensures compliance throughout the SDLC to provide the necessary visibility and guidance to govern effectively. WebLayers Center seamlessly integrates and provides governance across key products in the IBM Rational Software Delivery Platform, including IBM Rational Application Developer, IBM Rational ClearCase, IBM Rational BuildForge and the new IBM Rational Asset Manager. With broad support that spans across the IBM Rational software portfolio, as well as other IBM families of products, WebLayers governs the entire software development and SOA life cycles. Key takeaways: How to leverage and extend existing SDLC and IT management processes to meet new SOA challenges Types of policies, standards and best practices needed at various stages in the lifecycle How to apply the appropriate level of governance and automate enforcement How, where and when to enforce policy and maintain compliance Ways to encourage governance adoption by all constituents Gaining the visibility to effectively measure your governance efforts REGISTER The Rational Global User Group Community email: info@rational-ug.org web: http://www.rational-ug.org