Hazel Woodcock

Nov 262013
 
Customization with scripting for DNG

Client side scripting is coming to DOORS Next Generation.  If you go to the jazz.net downloads you can get an early release candidate of version 4.0.5 which has a technology preview of client side scripting.  This is not a fully comprehensive feature yet, but this is a good start. The API documentation is here and […]

Nov 192013
 
UK Hands on workshop

UPDATE: There is now an additional date of 5th December also in Warwick One of my colleagues, Fraser Chadburn, has organized a hands on workshop for the Rational tools for 4th December in Warwick.  This includes DOORS Next Gen as well as DOORS 9.x, Quality Manager, Team Concert, Rhapsody and Publishing Engine.

Nov 112013
 

I was at UK IBM Innovate last week and one very interesting presentation was from Jeremy Dick of Integrate.  Jeremy highlighted some of the key differences between DOORS Classic and DOORS Next Generation.  I will draw from that discussion here, but also add my own commentary.

Oct 212013
 

IBM developerWorks Ecosystem of Communities is written on a wiki. This paper was presented at IBM Innovate in June 2013, but has not been formally published in white paper format. Introduction Much has been written about the management of online communities, but rather less about the management of ecosystems of connected communities. Each group has […]

Jul 212012
 

This paper was presented at the 2011 INCOSE international symposium. X-driven development: finding the right combination of approaches for systems engineering Copyright © 2011 IBM Corporation 2011. Published and used by INCOSE with permission. Abstract. This paper explores the relationship between requirements-driven, model-driven and test-driven development, the value that each technique can provide and the […]

Jul 212012
 

This is a paper that I co-wrote on The systems engineering balancing act: choosing an optimum development approach. It is available for download from the IBM website. The systems engineering balancing act Summary:    This thought leadership white paper proposes a combination of requirements-driven, model-driven and test-driven approaches as a mechanism for delivering systems development […]

Jul 212012
 

This is a short paper that I wrote on Making TMMi practical with IBM Rational Software.  It is available for download from the IBM website Making TMMi Practical Summary The TMMi Reference Model presents a staged maturity model for test process improvement and has been developed by a diverse group of individuals and organizations. This […]