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Dear Reader,
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303-242-8412
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CM Crossroads
What does process really mean?
Written By Bob Aiello
Tuesday, 03 February 2009
Reprinted here with permission from
CM Crossroads
What does it mean to be process oriented? I have had many times when a
colleague patiently explained to me that his group's process is to do one
thing or another. The only problem is that I quickly ascertained that there
really was no "process" in place at all. My colleague was really trying to
tell me how his team was working. Now defining a process is not always
necessary or even valuable at times. I shocked a colleague recently when I
argued that a checklist was better than defining a process for some tasks.
His expression of shock and dismay indicated that I had suddenly become a
heretic in his eyes. Read on if you would like to understand what processes
are all about and when it is appropriate to use them.
Read Full Article Here!
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CRUG Reminder!
This is a reminder that the bi-monthly Colorado Rational User's Group Meeting
will be held on Thursday, February 19th from 6pm-8pm. We have changed the
location for this month the meeting is now at:
Fairfield Inn Denver North/Westminster
12080 Melody Dr.
Westminster, CO 80234
303-255-3100
Our speaker is ReleaseTEAM's own Martina Reidel, her presentation will be:
"Where did siteprep go? Installing Rational ClearCase 7.1 and Rational
ClearQuest 7.1 in an Enterprise environment".
We are still hoping to hear that her talk is approved for RSDC 2009, but you can
get a sneak preview of this exciting topic BEFORE the conference this year!
The presentation will include a live demo and a disscussion Q/A to follow.
We will also be raffling prizes, the winner gets an iPod!
Our sponsor is Certeon, creators of the aCelera application, designed to speed
up your ClearCase environment over a WAN, You can view more information about
Certeon here! Director Mark Steele will be on site to introduce Certeon and
answer any questions.
Please sign up for this meeting in the user's area of the Global Rational User
Group Community
HERE.
Or you can email your RSVP to:
sales@releaseteam.com
We hope to see you (and a friend) at the meeting!
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IBM News
Rational Team Concert for i Enablement
Live class
February 23-25, 2009
This class focuses on Rational Team Concert for i and change management for
application development on IBM i (formerly AS/400, iSeries, System i).
Topics include: common change management practices found on the IBM i, how
to present and demonstrate Rational Team Concert for i, a detailed
examination of its functional capabilities, and how to install, configure,
and implement IBM i change management using Rational Team Concert for i.
Attendees must take the Rational Team Concert Launch Class (excluding the
PoT) prior to attending. This training will be offered Classroom style at
the IBM Toronto Software Lab, Canada but can also be attended remotely.
To register and to get more information please send an email to:
yantzi@ca.ibm.com
Collaborative Change, Configuration, and Release Management for System z
with RTCz
Live Class or Web conference
February 23-27, 2009
The class will be presented live in Lexington, MA and will be available via
web conference (details to be provided upon request) which will be recorded
for subsequent replay.
Objectives include:
Understand how Rational Team Concert for z adds governance, collaboration
and tracking to Enterprise Application Development
How and when to propose RTCz, ClearQuest/ClearCase/BuildForge or both.
How to position ClearQuest, ClearCase and Build Forge in Competitive SCM for
z Takeout.
To register and to get more information please send an email to:
dlaw@us.ibm.com
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IBM Tech Notes
If you would like more information or would like a copy of the IBM Tech Notes
emailed to you, please send us an email at:
info@releaseteam.com
1. Rational Build Forge Enterprise Edition: Technotes(Troubleshooting)
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2. Rational ClearCase LT: Technotes(Troubleshooting)
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3. Rational ClearCase MultiSite: Technotes(Troubleshooting)
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4. Rational ClearCase: Technotes(FAQs)
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5. Rational ClearCase: Technotes(Troubleshooting)
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6. Rational ClearQuest: Technotes(FAQs)
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7. Rational ClearQuest: Technotes(Troubleshooting)
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A Better Solution
Release of
ClearReplica 8.1 and ClearTrig ger
12.3.4.
ABS has just released ClearTrigger 12.3.4! ClearTrigger 12.3.4 is a performance
patch
release for ClearTrigger that implements a new cache algorithm which
significantly lowers the network calls to the clearbits file and also saves data
between ClearTrigger calls. These changes lead to a 40-60% performance
improvement!
You can read more on ClearTrigger
HERE.
Click
HERE to view the full press release
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AccuRev-ReleaseTEAM Joint Webinar
 Thu,
Mar 12, 2009 1:00 PM EDT
Developing ever more complex software products faster, better and cheaper
requires the adoption of distributed development, parallel development, and
multiple development processes. Most software configuration management
strategies and tools buckle under the strain of these new requirements.
With AccuRev, organizations can choose to use a mature, professional SCM tool
that features an existing integration with other software development tools and
all the ease of use and functionality required to manage the most complex
development scenarios, such as geographically distributed development, managing
multiple releases in parallel or multiple processes (Agile, Scrum, XP, RUP,
Lean) as teams grow or turn over.
Join us for this Webinar and you will see:
· Use case scenarios and best practice examples of managing development
processes across heterogeneous environments
· A demonstration of how easy it is to introduce AccuRev into a ClearCase
environment, while preserving your investment in scripts, builds, tests, and
other elements of the software development lifecycle
· How to automate processes that are currently manual and therefore more
error-prone
Click
HERE to register!
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Thank you for your continued interest in ReleaseTEAM. Do not hesitate to
contact me directly if you have any questions or comments regarding this
newsletter.
Sincerely,
Beth Beese
Sales Manager
ReleaseTEAM
303-242-8412
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