Architecture and design

Enhance cross-team collaboration on systems and software application design Read the white paper (PDF, 142KB)

Go from design to done faster

Applications, systems and products are becoming increasingly complex and interconnected as customers expect greater capabilities, improved performance, and higher quality. To meet the demands of a competitive marketplace, leading organizations are turning to design management to help them collaborate more effectively.

IBM Rational® solutions for collaborative design management help organizations to align the activities of a broad set of stakeholders—customers, subject matter experts, business analysts, operations, development teams, and others—to contribute to and influence the design of products, software and systems. This new level of collaboration can help improve quality, reduce design time, and drive successful business outcomes.

IBM® Rational® Rhapsody® with Design Manager and IBM Rational Software Architect with Design Manager provide intuitive, Web-based and IBM Rational Jazz-enabled design management to:

Engage all stakeholders in the design process through self-serve Web-based access to designs and design collaboration.
Unify designs for teams across the lifecycle by providing lifecycle integrations, multi-design search for review, analysis and reuse.
Accelerate project delivery readily accessible information, automated design reviews and automated reporting for audits and compliance.

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