December 30, 2008 - (Free Research) This paper is aimed at helping senior management address its product ROI in a manner that can be directly applied to their everyday management practices. In this report, EMF presents a methodology for calculating the ROI for a development based on the direct cost of development, associative costs, extrinsic costs and a process for estimating risk.
July 01, 2007 - (Free Research) This whitepaper details the challenges and solutions available for organizations wishing to improve their software development process, reduce costs, improve quality and increase reliability of planning.
March 31, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper explores requirements engineering and its groundbreaking role in product development and engineering for the industrial segment. It discusses the best practices and benefits of requirements engineering, and how automotive manufacturers can overcome today's quality and cost challenges using those best practices.
March 31, 2009 - (Free Research) The CDRH (Center for Devices and Radiological Health) is in the process of updating their standards and suggested practices. They are going to be more strict with medical device developers. The purpose of this paper is to present the medical device developer guidelines for complying with the "suggestions" of the CDRH.
April 25, 2008 - (Free Research) Application development professionals have better platform options to choose from than they might think. In this Forrester Research report, you'll learn about factors you should consider as application platforms evolve, four criteria that application development professionals should examine when selecting application server products, and more...
October 07, 2009 - (Free Research) Black Duck provides a framework that not only allows your software development organization to benefit from open source but also allows other enterprise stakeholders—including legal, IT, security, export and purchasing personnel—to access timely and relevant information to effectively manage business risks.
May 26, 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper considers the changing focus of the requirements space and how requirements definition differs from requirements management. A business analyst's struggles with defining requirements using common office software and tools are related. Finally, a requirements definition solution is introduced and discussed.
September 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper presents the key characteristics of successful agile managers as they introduce and scale agile methods. Learn what agile managers can do to help their teams and organizations adopt agile development practices to deliver real...
March 2009 - (Free Research) This paper analyzes the impact of the cloud on the IT Ecosystem and provides answers to what an organization needs to do in embracing a right cloud strategy.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This e-Kit is for anyone who wants to deliver effective software, while reducing costs and risks in this challenging economic environment. Our white papers, videos, webcasts, and customer success stories provide guidance and best practices while showing you how Rational solutions help you gain both short- and long-term value.
August 2008 - (Free Research) Over the last few years, BPM has seen rapid growth because it succeeds where earlier approaches have failed -— uniting business strategists and technologists together with a shared set of tools to accomplish common goals. The future promises even more explosive growth as BPM products continue to mature. Read on to learn more.
March 2009 - (Free Research) Requirements engineering is about more than just analyzing documenting requirements. It is an important and multifaceted part of systems engineering that broadens the product development process. Companies that successfully introduce a new requirements engineering process don't just change their process and technology; they change their thinking.
October 2009 - (Free Research) This paper helps software manufacturers wanting to embed BI functionality into their solution whether it is best to "build" or "buy".
October 2009 - (Free Research) BI capabilities are becoming a must-have for independent software vendors. But customers and prospects are no longer satisfied with basic home-built solutions and offerings from legacy vendors.
July 2008 - (Free Research) This white paper explains the different alternatives to open source data integration, and presents the visible and hidden costs of these alternatives, on several types of projects.
November 2009 - (Free Research) Building security into the software development lifecycle takes more than just a plan. You need the support of both the development and security/audit organizations to make it work. This podcast, featuring Diana Kelley, presents a plan for selling the value of security to all of the constituencies who matter in your organization.
March 2009 - (Free Research) In this transcript, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Hyper-V, providing details on what each product has to offer.
March 2009 - (Free Research) In this videocast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Hyper-V, providing details on what each product has to offer.
March 2009 - (Free Research) In this podcast, senior enterprise IT architect Nelson Ruest breaks down VMware ESX Server, Citrix XenServer and Hyper-V, providing details on what each product has to offer.
May 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper provides examples about how organizations can use BluePrinting technology to achieve a smooth global Web operation and explains how organizations combine Content Management technology with translation technologies for even greater efficiency.
November 2009 - (Free Research) This white paper provides everything the CIO and IT team must know to evaluate a CRM system based on the critical business and technical issues that matter to IT directors and chief information and technology officers.
August 2009 - (Free Research) View this on-demand Webinar to hear Ken Molay, president of Webinar Success, share tips to help you prepare and deliver Webinars that build enthusiasm among prospects, leading to easier sales communications and higher conversion percentages.
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