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IBM® Rational® ClearQuest® gives organizations unprecedented control over software development, helping them fix defects, make enhancements, manage issues, update documentation, and deliver better products, faster. Now there's an easy-to-use ClearQuest deployment guide for every team member--in development, product management, field operations, support, and beyond. Implementing IBM Rational ClearQuest brings together all you need to integrate ClearQuest into an overarching change-management system that works. Drawing on decades of experience, the authors present a detailed, easyto-use roadmap for each step of ClearQuest deployment, from evaluating business cases through planning, design, and implementation. You will find the industry's clearest, most useful explanations of ClearQuest technology here, along with real-world examples, best practices, diagrams, and actionable steps. This book will help you Thoroughly understand the strategic and tactical challenges of change management Implement ClearQuest effectively, whether you're in a small team or a global enterprise Model your existing system: actors, use cases, activity diagrams, workflow, and reporting Define classes, states, transitions, deployment diagrams, and system-level design Install, configure, and use the Eclipse™ ClearQuest plugin Use multisite synchronization, mastership, and conflict resolution Efficiently handle testing, migration, administration, backup, and training Regardless of your role or previous experience, this book will help you shape and execute your ClearQuest rollout to drive maximum business value--now, and for years to come.

Table of Contents:
Preface      xv Why This Book?      xv The Goal of This Book      xvi Our Writing Style      xviii Who Should Read This Book      xix The Structure of This Book      xix About the Authors      xxii Chapter 1: Building and Maintaining the Feedback Loop with Customers      1Eye Protection Recommended      3 It's the Tools, Stupid      4 ClearQuest Roadmap      8 Chapter 2: The Value Proposition      11Understanding the Components      13 Defining Your Value Proposition      15 Getting Team Buy-In      19 Understanding Target User Scenarios      22 The Value of Improving Quality      25 developerWorks Links      27 Chapter 3: Selling Your Team on Change Management      29Understanding Change Requests      31 Tracking Change Requests      31 Is It the Process or the Tools?      32 How and What to Plug and Play      40 Making Your Business Case      43 developerWorks Links      44 Chapter 4: Moving Parts      45ClearQuest Fundamentals      47 Change Request Lifecycle      48 ClearQuest Components      50 Installation      52 Moving Around in ClearQuest      52 Administering and Customizing ClearQuest      58 Coming Up for Air      62 developerWorks Links      62 Chapter 5: Analyzing Your Company's Needs      63Actors      64 Use Cases      67 Activity Diagrams      70 Reports      73 developerWorks Links       74 Chapter 6: Designing Your System      75Classes      76 Statechart Diagrams      79 User Interface Design      82 developerWorks Links      84 Chapter 7: Implementation: Schema and Database Design      85Picking a Schema      86 Using ClearQuest Designer      88 Working with Users and Roles      89 Working with Existing Schemas      93 Creating New Schemas and Databases      94 Setting Up Database Options      98 Scripts (Basic or Perl)      105 developerWorks Links      106 Chapter 8: Implementation: Customizing the Schema and Creating Hooks      109Record Types      109 Record Type Families      110 Fields      110 Adding a Reference to Another Object as a Choice List      113 States      118 Forms      123 Hook Scripting      134 One Last Thing      134 developerWorks Links      137 Chapter 9: ClearQuest for Eclipse      139Installing and Configuring the ClearQuest Plug-in      141 ClearQuest Eclipse Plug-in Preferences      148 Using the Plug-in      149 Records      171 developerWorks Links       181 Chapter 10: ClearQuest Integrations      183Independent Integrations      184 Dependent Integrations      185 ClearQuest Packages      188 UCM Integration      198 Developing Your Own Integration      213 developerWorks Links      216 Chapter 11: Deployment and Administration      219Knowing Your Databases      219 Web Client or No Web Client?      227 Training      232 Legacy Systems and Data Migration      234 developerWorks Links       238 Chapter 12: Multisite Development      239ClearQuest MultiSite Concepts      240 ClearQuest MultiSite Design      249 ClearQuest MultiSite and Tool Integration      259 ClearQuest MultiSite Implementation      261 Syncups      264 Oplogs and Epoch Numbers      265 Managing a Replica Syncup      268 Keeping a Multisite Deployment Organized      273 developerWorks Links      274 Epilogue      277The Change Agent      278 Shameless Plug      279 Additional Resources      280 Index      283

About the Author :
Christian D. Buckley writes regularly about IBM Rational technology. He has helped develop offerings in industries ranging from software and finance to energy, working with clients including IBM, HP, Visa, and SBC. Darren W. Pulsipher has a rich background in development, IT services, and business operations. He consults widely with Fortune 500 companies on development best practices, and holds 12 patents. At Cadence, he introduced tools and processes that reduced build/test system cycles by 60%. Kendall Scott is a UML trainer and consultant. With more than sixteen years of experience as a technical writer, he is skilled in converting complex, technical material into understandable and easy-to-use manuals.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780321334862
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: IBM Press
  • Height: 231 mm
  • No of Pages: 320
  • Sub Title: An End-to-End Deployment Guide
  • Width: 181 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0321334868
  • Publisher Date: 24 Aug 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Spine Width: 20 mm
  • Weight: 612 gr


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