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Developing and Maintaining the ClearQuest Schemas PDF Print E-mail
Saturday, 28 March 2009

The concept of this project is to identify and remotely satisfy market needs in the sphere of software development using IBM Rational tools.

CM-Consult, LLC provides a large number of remote services within the Rational-Tools.com project:

  1. Develop and maintain the ClearQuest schemas of any complexity
    1. Perform primary development of new ClearQuest schema.
    2. Add features and capabilities upon customers' and users' requests.
    3. Maintain and perform regular upgrades of a ClearQuest implementation that includes all change request types (defect, task…).
    4. Perform management under ClearQuest/ClearCase and another systems integration and Unified Change Management.
    5. Improve of the ClearQuest performance.
  2. Manage Perl and Basic scripts
    1. Enhance ClearQuest schema (using original ClearQuest solutions).
    2. Optimize scripts for the extended performance.
  3. Perform administrative functions
    1. Transfer user databases.
    2. Manage ClearQuest Multisite.
    3. Import and export data.
    4. Create public queries, charts, and reports.
    5. Setup security controls.
    6. Create and manage e-mail  rules, and perform integration with MS Outlook or IBM Lotus Notes.
    7. Migrate ClearQuest Schema and User Database on most RDBMS (Oracle, DB2, MS SQL).
    8. Setup exchange of user data between databases.
    9. Integrate ClearQuest with HP Servise Desk, ERP and more.
    10. Perform migration from competitive systems (PVCS tracker, Jira, and more) to IBM Rational ClearQuest.
  4. Assist with designing project reporting
    1. Design and adjust reports using Crystal Reports.
    2. Design and adjust reports using Excel.
    3. Design and adjust reports using Project Console.
    4. Design and adjust reports using SoDA.
    5. Design and adjust reports using custom scripts (htm, csv).
    6. Develop a process for producing scheduled reports using MS Excel, SharePoint or Crystal Reports, assist in reporting project metrics to the management.
  5. Prepare technical and project documentation
    1. Prepare and maintain user guides and manuals.
    2. Prepare release notes related to any schema upgrades.
    3. Prepare and support process overview in Rational Method Composer.
    4. Develop process documentation (CM Plan).

 

Company expertise, qualifications and certificates:

 Expertise:

  • More than 14 years of software development expertise.
  • More than 8 years of expertise and qualification in Configuration Management and IBM Rational tools.
  • More than 25 successful projects for implementing IBM Rational and Microsoft tools, and over 600 qualified specialists.
  • Experience in developing applications using Perl ClearQuest and other Rational tools.
  • Experience in administering ClearQuest under Rational UCM (Unified Change Management).
  • Significant experience with ClearQuest customization using VB Scripting and PERL.

Knowledge and skills:

  • Strong knowledge of Software Development Lifecycle.
  • Knowledge of Configuration Management concepts.
  • Knowledge of Rational Unified Process, CMMI, IEEE 828 and ITIL.
  • Expert knowledge of ClearQuest schema design and maintenance.
  • Strong Crystal Report development skills.
  • Strong knowledge of API and Architecture Microsoft tools (Office, MS Project, Project server).
  • Strong knowledge API and Architecture IBM Rational tools, Microsoft tools.
  • Excellent customer communication skills.

Certificates:

  • IBM Certified Administrator -- Rational ClearCase Windows v2003 (more than 4 specialists).
  • IBM Certified Administrator -- Rational ClearQuest v2003 (more than 4 specialists).
  • IBM Certified Administrator -- Rational UCM Fundamentals v2003 (more than 5 specialists).
  • IBM Certified Solution Designer - IBM Rational Unified Process V7.0 (one specialist).
  • IBM Certified Specialist -- Rational Requirements Management w/Use Cases v2003 (one specialist).
  • Rational Change & Release Management Technical Sales Professional (v1).
  • Carnegie Mellon, Institute of Software Research:"Quality Assurance".
  • Carnegie Mellon, Institute of Software Research: "Introduction to CMMI  (Staged and Continuous)".
  • Carnegie Mellon, Institute of Software Research: "Project Estimation".
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