Getting Started - GBS Rational Portfolio Manager Enablement Home Page

http://w3.ams1.ibm.com/igsdf/tools_mgmt.nsf/Content/RPM_home

The GBS Rational Portfolio Manager Web site has been designed to walk users through startup, deployment, and support. Starting at the Home Page, and using the tabs from left to right, practitioners will be able to obtain the necessary information they need to use RPM effectively.

How to obtain access to RPM

http://ams1.sby.ibm.com/services/ams/competency/ams/tools_support/as_rpm_getting_started.html

The RPM client is not available through ISSI. Practitioners must submit a completed request form to the RPM administrative team identifying which repository access is required. There are multiple production repositories available for use, depending on your organization’s preference and/or business needs. The SANDLOT repository is the “playground,” or test environment, for users. It contains very few RPM components as compared to the production environments (Templates, Workflows, and so on). It is NOT a duplicate of the production environment, but can be used to learn the basics of RPM.

RPM Deployment Contacts

http://ams1.sby.ibm.com/igsdf/tools_mgmt.nsf/Content/RPM_Deployment

The list of deployment leaders is available to assist you in deployment of RPM. The list is updated often, ensuring current content. Use the list to locate your geography and/or organization. Deployment leaders are selected based on their experience and expertise in using RPM.

RPM Training

http://ams1.sby.ibm.com/igsdf/tools_mgmt.nsf/Content/RPM_RoleBased+Education

For a complete list of educational offerings and announcements, visit the GBS RPM Education page. The GBS Rational Portfolio Manager Enablement Team has worked in conjunction with the PM/COE, the Rational Adoption Program, and IBM Global Campus teams to develop a robust approach to RPM training. Begin your education experience by clicking on any of the icons in the training wheel. For more specific education requirements, select "Role-Based Education.”

RPM Solutions

http://ams1.sby.ibm.com/igsdf/tools_mgmt.nsf/Content/RPM_SolutionsFor

What can RPM do for me, my client, or my organization? What types of solutions does RPM offer for Project Control Books, Document Management, Scope Management, and so on? Find a variety of solutions that apply directly to your business needs.

Additional Communities of Support

http://ams1.sby.ibm.com/services/ams/competency/ams/tools_support/as_rpm_comm_resources.html

The RPM KnowledgeWeb (Knowledge Community) has been created to enable the sharing of knowledge and assets among the users of the RPM toolset within IBM.

• The Rational Communities of Practice (CoP) is a virtual team of practitioners, made up of technical specialists from the Rational Brand field, who share interest and expertise in a particular technology or practice area.  
   
• The Rational Knowledge Sharing Center was set up to be a page for starting to work with the different areas of the Rational Products.
   
• The purpose of the Rational Internal Deployment Team website is to serve as a technical repository for internal IBM teams planning to deploy or currently using Rational Software tools. This website should be used for technical production-related information.
   
• The target audiences for the Portfolio Manager Forums are staff members who are doing deployments of RPM to external customers who have purchased their own licenses and have RPM on their own servers. It is recommended that it be used as reference material only unless you are performing the specific external RPM Deployment leader role.