Please review the following presentations, preferably in the order presented below. After you feel comfortable with the content and concepts, you will be ready to take the Rational Process & Portfolio Management Technical Sales Mastery Test. The answers to the test questions will have specific or implied references in the materials below. Time estimates are a guide and actual time spent will vary based upon your existing expertise.
I. Rational Method Composer
A. Review the following education
B. Email deborah_campbell@us.ibm.com for access to the materials below Rational Method Composer What You Need to Know Document (15 minutes) Rational Method Composer Data Sheet (15 minutes) Rational Method Composer FAQs (30 minutes) RMC Core Sales Training (30 minutes) RMC Sales Presentation (20 minutes)
II. Rational Portfolio Manager
A. Review the following education Supporting the Project Management Lifecycle (10 minutes) Supporting Enterprise-Based Business Models (10 minutes) Introduction to Tool Functionality>Security (30 minutes)
B. Optional fee-based material Logging On>A Web Application (1 hour) Work Management and My Portal Views>The Tool Interface (1 hour) Printing and Exporting the Work Management ViewOverview of Print and Export Functions (1 hour) Using the Portfolio ViewerGenerating Reports (1 hour) Starting Your ProjectMethods for Creating a Project WBS (30 minutes) Entering Project Data>Choosing Project Type and Description (30 minutes)
III. Rational Unified Process
A. Review the following education Rational Method Composer Feature Overview (see section I above) Rational Method Composer Web Page (see section I above)
B. Email deborah_campbell@us.ibm.com for access to the materials below Rational Unified Process Services Solution Sheet (30 minutes) Rational Method Composer Presentation/Demonstration script (1 hour) Rational Method Composer Enablement Material (1 hour) White paper: The 10 Essentials of RUP (15 minutes)
C. Optional fee-based material Introduction to RUP Navigating RUP Disciplines Phases and Iterations Tailoring RUP
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