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Capgemini speeds time to market by 25 percent

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Professional Service Software
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Product Research & Development Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Computer Vision Manufacturing System Automation Predictive Maintenance
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Capgemini's Accelerated Delivery Center (ADC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, wanted to establish a more predictable and repeatable approach to agile development to keep up with customer demand. The center sought a solution that included strongly defined processes that incorporated set guidelines, templates, checklists, preferred practices and flexibility. The ADC also needed the solution to comply with its quality-control standards and Maturity Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) process-improvement approach. Finally, the business wanted a solution that could run in the Capgemini Rightshore global-delivery-model environment. Read More
About Customer	Capgemini is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, with more than 125,000 people in 44 countries. The group reported 2012 global revenues of EUR10.3 billion. Together with its customers, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business Experience, and draws on Rightshore, its worldwide delivery model. The Capgemini Accelerated Delivery Center (ADC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is one of a group of more than 20 state-of-the-art product-delivery facilities in 13 countries. In these specialized development environments, Capgemini assists customers with the methodologies and technologies necessary for designing, developing and implementing software solutions. Read More
Solution	To address its needs, the Capgemini ADC worked with IBM Software Services for Rational, implementing the IBM Rational Jazz platform along with IBM Rational Quality Manager, IBM Rational DOORS® Next Generation, IBM Rational Software Architect and IBM Rational Team Concert™ software. Using the applications, Capgemini can create models and deployment frameworks as efficient and repeatable methodologies for agile software development projects. As the foundation of the platform, the Capgemini ADC uses Rational Team Concert software’s configuration management and version control features, as well as its standardized templates. Further, the center uses Rational Software Architect software to support high-quality IT architectures, increase system flexibility and manage solution quality and risks. Capgemini implemented Rational Quality Manager software to manage product testing and quality and to support enhanced collaboration and productivity capabilities. To support collaboration and seamless information sharing, the center uses Rational DOORS Next Generation software to define and manage product requirements during development. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Professional Service

Software

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Product Research & Development

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Computer Vision

Manufacturing System Automation

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Capgemini's Accelerated Delivery Center (ADC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, wanted to establish a more predictable and repeatable approach to agile development to keep up with customer demand. The center sought a solution that included strongly defined processes that incorporated set guidelines, templates, checklists, preferred practices and flexibility. The ADC also needed the solution to comply with its quality-control standards and Maturity Level 3 of the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) process-improvement approach. Finally, the business wanted a solution that could run in the Capgemini Rightshore global-delivery-model environment.

About Customer

Capgemini is one of the world’s foremost providers of consulting, technology and outsourcing services, with more than 125,000 people in 44 countries. The group reported 2012 global revenues of EUR10.3 billion. Together with its customers, Capgemini creates and delivers business and technology solutions that fit their needs and drive the results they want. A deeply multicultural organization, Capgemini has developed its own way of working, the Collaborative Business Experience, and draws on Rightshore, its worldwide delivery model. The Capgemini Accelerated Delivery Center (ADC) in Utrecht, the Netherlands, is one of a group of more than 20 state-of-the-art product-delivery facilities in 13 countries. In these specialized development environments, Capgemini assists customers with the methodologies and technologies necessary for designing, developing and implementing software solutions.

Solution

To address its needs, the Capgemini ADC worked with IBM Software Services for Rational, implementing the IBM Rational Jazz platform along with IBM Rational Quality Manager, IBM Rational DOORS® Next Generation, IBM Rational Software Architect and IBM Rational Team Concert™ software. Using the applications, Capgemini can create models and deployment frameworks as efficient and repeatable methodologies for agile software development projects. As the foundation of the platform, the Capgemini ADC uses Rational Team Concert software’s configuration management and version control features, as well as its standardized templates. Further, the center uses Rational Software Architect software to support high-quality IT architectures, increase system flexibility and manage solution quality and risks. Capgemini implemented Rational Quality Manager software to manage product testing and quality and to support enhanced collaboration and productivity capabilities. To support collaboration and seamless information sharing, the center uses Rational DOORS Next Generation software to define and manage product requirements during development.

Impact #1	Project teams can use established templates and standards to get up and running quickly
Impact #2	The technology used for each project aligns with the project’s needs
Impact #3	Teams can use best practices to improve existing processes

Impact #1

Project teams can use established templates and standards to get up and running quickly

Impact #2

The technology used for each project aligns with the project’s needs

Impact #3

Teams can use best practices to improve existing processes

Benefit #1	Reduced operating and ownership costs by 25 percent
Benefit #2	Increased overall productivity, speed to market and overall product quality by 25 percent

Benefit #1

Reduced operating and ownership costs by 25 percent

Benefit #2

Increased overall productivity, speed to market and overall product quality by 25 percent

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Capgemini speeds time to market by 25 percent

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