Module 1: Introduction to IBM Rational Team Concert (RTC)

• Overview of IBM RTC and its features
• Understanding the need for an integrated development environment
• RTC’s role in Agile project management and collaborative development
• The components of RTC:
  • Source Control Management (SCM)
  • Work Items
  • Build and Deployment
  • Agile Planning and Reporting

Module 2: Getting Started with IBM RTC

• Installation and configuration of RTC
  • Setting up RTC in an enterprise environment
  • Installing Eclipse-based RTC Client
  • Accessing RTC through a web interface
• Workspace management and setup
  • Working with local and remote repositories
  • Creating and managing workspaces and streams
• Understanding RTC’s architecture
  • RTC Server
  • RTC Clients (Eclipse, Web, CLI)
  • Databases and repositories

Module 3: Version Control with RTC SCM

• Introduction to source control management in RTC
• Creating, configuring, and managing Team Repositories
• Streams and Workspaces
  • Difference between streams and workspaces
  • Creating and managing streams and workspaces
• Check-ins and Check-outs
  • Performing check-ins, check-outs, and resolving conflicts
  • Best practices for managing source code changes
• Change Sets
  • Understanding and managing change sets
  • Associating change sets with work items
  • Submitting and committing changes
• Labeling and Versioning
  • Creating and using labels to mark important milestones or releases
  • Version history and change tracking

Module 4: Work Item Management

• Introduction to Work Items
  • Types of work items: Defects, Tasks, User Stories, and more
  • Customizing work item types
• Creating and Managing Work Items
  • Creating work items and assigning them
  • Transitioning work items through different states
  • Work item attributes and custom fields
• Work Item Queries
  • Creating and managing work item queries
  • Filtering, sorting, and categorizing work items
  • Saving and sharing queries
• Work Item Collaboration
  • Adding comments, attaching files, and linking work items
  • Associating work items with source code changes and builds

Module 5: Agile Planning and Execution

• Understanding Agile methodologies and how RTC supports them (Scrum, Kanban)
• Setting up Agile projects in RTC
  • Creating and managing projects
  • Working with Scrum or Kanban boards
• Iteration and Sprint Planning
  • Setting up and managing iterations (sprints)
  • Planning tasks and assigning work items to iterations
• Backlog Management
  • Creating and managing product backlogs
  • Prioritizing and grooming the backlog
• Tracking Progress
  • Using the Plan view for managing work
  • Burndown charts and velocity tracking

Module 6: Builds and Continuous Integration

• Introduction to RTC Build Engine
  • Setting up build definitions and workspaces
  • Running automated builds
  • Managing build results and logs
• Build Automation
  • Continuous integration using RTC Build
  • Configuring build triggers and schedules
• Build Definitions and Work Items
  • Linking build results to work items
  • Resolving build failures and using build results to manage tasks
• Build Results and Reporting
  • Analyzing build performance and failure reports
  • Debugging build issues

Module 7: Collaboration Features in RTC

• Team Collaboration
  • Communicating with team members via RTC
  • Setting up and using team dashboards
  • Real-time notifications and activity feeds
• Reviewing and Sharing Changes
  • Code reviews and work item reviews
  • Sharing and reviewing changes within RTC
• Integrating with Other Tools
  • Integration with other IBM Rational tools (ClearCase, ClearQuest, etc.)
  • Integrating with third-party tools (JIRA, Jenkins, etc.)
  • Version control integrations (Git, Subversion)

Module 8: Reporting and Dashboards

• Customizing Dashboards
  • Creating and configuring team and personal dashboards
  • Adding widgets for tracking progress, builds, and work items
• Advanced Reporting
  • Creating custom reports in RTC
  • Using query-based reports to monitor team and project health
• Analytics and Metrics
  • Analyzing performance, velocity, and resource allocation
  • Generating custom metrics and reports for project stakeholders

Module 9: Advanced RTC Topics

• RTC Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Working with RTC through the command line for automation and scripting
• Customizing RTC
  • Customizing work item types, workflows, and attributes
  • Creating custom reports and plugins
• Security and Permissions
  • Setting up user roles and permissions
  • Managing access control and security for workspaces, streams, and repositories