Solution Description

• Quickly search for relevant information from a single interface, regardless of where the information is stored and managed
• The user performs a plain-text search to discover information relevant to his/her current task
• View discovered information from multiple tools/repositories/domains in context

Symptoms

The following symptoms indicate a need for improvement in finding relevant information:

• Need to log in to multiple tools/repositories to find relevant information
• Inconsistent or non-existent search mechanisms provided in each tool
• Easy to miss important information
• Difficult to see discovered information in context 

Tools

• IBM® Rational® Engineering Lifecycle Management

With support from:

• IBM® Rational® Team Concert®
• IBM® Rational® DOORS
• IBM® Rational® Rhapsody
• IBM® Rational® Quality Manager®  

Solution Benefits by business objective     

• The primary focus is to reduce Engineering cost by:
  • Reduce wasted time spent finding relevant information
  • Increase time spent on analysis of information and other productive engineering tasks
• The secondary focus is to Improve Quality:
  • Reduce likelihood of missing important information with subsequent associated costs
  • Quality improvement through less errors because of usage of wrong data