Rational Change

Integrated lifecycle change management

• Integrates disparate sources of change data into a secure, reliable and consistent environment.
• Supports distributed teams with a web-based interface for change requests and task submissions.
• Provides traceability and impact analysis from business change requests through to systems and software implementation tasks.
• Reduces the time needed to propagate changes throughout the system and decreases the risk of unwanted or unauthorized changes.

Robust change management reporting

• Provides high-level views into your development schedule, and offers quality assurance metrics to monitor change management data.
• Delivers historical trend analysis, status indicators, prioritization capabilities, multiple charting and visualization options, and powerful querying abilities.
• Helps reduce costs, defects and delays by providing CMMI level 3 and level 4 change management reporting.

Change management best practices

• Get started quickly with best practice templates and processes to support your organization’s workflow.
• Improve efficiency with Rational Enterprise Change Process, a tool for monitoring and managing process improvements, quality initiatives, software enhancements and defects across the organization.
• Improve productivity and process control by implementing repeatable processes for CMMI and Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) compliance.

Integrates with other IBM lifecycle management software

• Integrates with leading configuration management solutions, such as IBM Rational ClearCase® and Mylyn Subversion, to provide an integrated view of your project.
• Integrates with IBM Rational System Architect to enhance enterprise architecture, business process analysis and SOA implementations.
• Integrates with IBM Rational DOORS® to automate the requirements workflow.
• Integrates change management data with other IBM lifecycle solutions such as IBM Rational Team Concert™ for matching change requests with corresponding work items.