1. Comparison between EPF Composer and Rational Method Composer

2. Overview
EPF Composer - the little brother to Rational Method Composer - includes
core agile practices for small teams
core features needed for creating practices for sharing with the open source community
Rational Method Composer (RMC) - compatible with EPF Composer - adds:
Extensive library of practices translated to many languages
Features to support large method libraries and multiple authors
Integrations with other tools for modeling process, hosting discussions, enacting process
Usability / customization / reporting / publishing features
Simplified tailoring features for project managers
Additional authoring features (image maps, tagging, query-based categories…)
Support - Technical support and maintenance governed by SLAs.
Training and Services – Courses and services available from IBM 2

3. Extensive library of method content
Practices for:
Scaling agile software dev
governance, compliance, reuse, SOA, systems, …
9 international languages 3

4. Supports large method libraries and multiple authors
workspaces for multi-team, multi-library authoring support
Advanced error reporting and explanation
Advanced search capabilities (tag clouds, working sets, and more)
title:"Release" AND tags:nav_release_information AND uma.type:supportingmaterial
References view to analyze dependencies
RSS feeds 4

5. Integration with websphere business modeler
For BPMN-based modeling of processes 5

6. RTC: Work item templates
Generate template with RMC
Create matching work items in Rational Team Concert (RTC)

7. RTC: Link to process guidance
Practitioner has “at fingertips” guidance.

8. RTC: Comments / Discussions
Create discussion in website
Stored in RTC

9. RTC: Manage the work Progress/Close Change the type Assign responsible
Plan

10. RTC: Deliver process changes and republish
Changes are recorded against the work item

11. Other integrations Rational Asset Manager
For sharing and managing method assets
Rational Software Architecture / Rational Application Developer
For context-sensitive process guidance
Microsoft Project
for generating project plan templates 11

12. Customizable publication skins
change terminology and the look-and-feel of the published site
out of the box alternative skins vs 12

13. Reporting Integrates BIRT report designer
Store and interchange publication options 13

14. Customizable meta-model
User-defined types
User-defined relationships 14

15. Process builder
Configure a process by answering questions 15

16. Tailoring perspective for project manager
simplified UI for project manager to tailor a reference process for a project 16

17. Additional features of RMC
Tagging
to configure and search content in a more declarative way
Custom categories with queries
to dynamically create navigation views
Method Plug-in wizards and templates
to jump start adding content using templates for practices or copying existing content
Image Map Editor
Draw hyperlink hotspots for your images
Spell Checker
Check the spelling of all form fields
Horizontal activity diagrams
Draw activity diagram from left-to-right, right-to-left
User-defined icons for all elements
Assign your own images to represent elements in diagrams
Batch publishing 17

18. Closing slide to be included in all external presentations.
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