1. IBM Rational User Group UK Welcome Julian Holmes - Capgemini 2nd March 2006 In collaboration with

2. IBM Rational User Group UK 1 Welcome  First UK RUG of 2006  Great feedback from last year’s sessions  Third time in my role as chair Still keen to hear ideas on how we should drive its development  Today, a number of guest presenters Most put themselves forward with their presentations  Please provide your feedback or submissions

3. In collaboration with IBM Rational User Group UK 2 Other Upcoming Rational Events  Rational Software Development Conference 4-8 June 2006, Orlando http://www-306.ibm.com/software/rational/events/rsdc2006/  User Group events are posted on the global site http://www.rational-ug.org  IBM Software UK Events http://www-306.ibm.com/software/uk/events/rational_all.html

4. In collaboration with IBM Rational User Group UK 3 IBM Rational Industry News  IBM Rational Method Composer The next evolution of RUP v7.0, restructured for SPEM 2 Complete with methods authoring tools and revised plug-ins  The Eclipse Process Framework (EPF) Project extensible framework and exemplary tools for software process engineering exemplary and extensible process content  Basic Unified Process  The next IBM Rational Tools Release (aka Baltic) A complete Eclipse software development platform solution? A fully web-enabled toolset for distributed collaborative working?

5. In collaboration with IBM Rational User Group UK 4 Today’s Presentations  IBM Rational Strategy Roadmap Anthony Kesterton, IBM Rational  RUP Requirements and Architecture Christine Cooper-Bland, VOCA  Case Study: Introducing RUP into systems delivery for DWP Mark Mamone & Nick Paulton, BT  Experiences in the Adoption of RUP and Rational Tools Panel Discussion  Closing Words  Challenging the Assumptions in Performance Testing Simon Mills, Ingenuity  Enabling Geographically Distributed Development with IBM Rational Tools Julian Holmes, Capgemini John Evans, Lamri

6. In collaboration with IBM Rational User Group UK 5 Evaluation Forms  Please complete your forms  Use the form to provide suggestions for future RUG’s  Presentation slides will be made available on the global Rational User Group website www.rational-ug.org

7. In collaboration with IBM Rational User Group UK 6 Logistics

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