Ad hoc planning and operational management. The module of the visualization of the ClearQuest tasks hierarchy as Gantt diagram  The module is made in the form of Plug-in for IBM Rational ClearQuest 7.0 and upper. This module is intended for every person who uses IBM Rational ClearQuest and is short of project management capabilities. The module does not substitute for existing project management tools but adds the operational sections into IBM Rational. For the most experienced users the functions of this module will be absolutely enough for ad hoc planning and operational management of their projects. The module has no analogues in the world!
CM-Consult GanttChart is featured in the IBM Global Solutions Directory ID 41151
GanttChart for ClearQuest 1.4 is fully compatible with IBM Rational ClearQuest v. 8.0
Solution type: Plug-in for IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse.
Prerequisites: Requires IBM Rational ClearQuest installed in the system.
Delivery type: Multiplatform package.
Compatibility: Compatible with ClearQuest 7.0 and upper.
Multilanguage support: Yes (English, German, Russian).
GanttChart for ClearQuest 1.4 is fully compatible with IBM Rational ClearQuest v. 8.0
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AnnotationThose who works are used to work with IBM Rational ClearQuest obviously have a sense of a small limitation of its capabilities in the area of clear activities planning for change requests (tasks, bug reports etc.). That is they can set up the requests to show task chain, dates, workload etc but all this will be shown as usual list of tasks. And to change anything in several tasks they should enter every task separately and fulfill the number of monotonous actions. This problem related to the work with complex hierarchical tasks and plans can be easily settled with the module GanttChart for ClearQuest.
GanttChart for ClearQuest can be applied interesting for everyone who uses IBM Rational ClearQuest and is in shortage of the project management capabilities. Our module doesn’t substitute for existing project management tools but adds the operational sections into IBM Rational tools instead (perhaps in next versions we’ll cope to transfer the most of MS Project functions into ClearQuest).
The module considerably simplifies the management of the complex hierarchical tasks. This allows freeing project managers of routine operations and focusing on the main task.
GanttChart for ClearQuest – is the new generation module that is intended for concerted operations with IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse. All project management functions of the module are available immediately after its installation in the standard menu of IBM ClearQuest.
GanttChart for ClearQuest - is the very flexible solution which allows setting up any change requests with any relations and any nesting level, granting meanwhile the fine tuning of additional fields.
Here are the fundamental capabilities of GanttChart for ClearQuest: - Multiplatform. Our module is being incorporated into the Eclipse client of IBM Rational ClearQuest and works on different platforms of Widows and Unix.
- There is no necessity of additional software. Everything works in one tool - IBM Rational ClearQuest. The exceptions are the functions of budgeting, resource distribution and portfolio management.
- The only one data source and the synchronization in real time. The module allows showing the real state of projecting activities basing on the last changes in IBM Rational ClearQuest. There is no necessity to make additional synchronization or data duplication for it. All visualization functions are real time.
- All functions of IBM Rational ClearQuest are still accessible. Because of module embedding into IBM Rational ClearQuest the user has an access to the planning capabilities by Gantt diagram and to all the functions of IBM Rational ClearQuest (building requests, reports, graphs etc) at the same time.
BenefitsBenefits for project managers and administrators: - Analyzing the project status in real time scale.
- Agile correcting the project plan.
- Saving project manager’s time for the replanning of request groups (change requests and extension requests). Especially within service oriented approach when a great number of requests every day require a special attention.
- Effectively distributing the resources.
- Transferring requests from one state to another on-the-fly.
- Shifting the groups of tasks and requests (change planned dates) in drag-and-drop mode.
Benefits for project members:
- To see their own workload on the whole pool of requests at once (tasks, defects, requests etc).
- To work with task plan comfortable and as usual.
Testimonials
| | The GanttChart for ClearQuest tool has proved to be a very successful add-on for the ClearQuest system. It significantly simplifies the planning process in ClearQuest. Standard integration of IBM Rational ClearQuest and MS Project allows solving a number of same tasks that GanttChart solves, but with GanttChart it is much more convenient to work with a large number of heterogeneous relations between change requests, including hierarchical and sequential relations. Besides, there is no need to use two tools at the same time – a project manager can well do with ClearQuest with GanttChart add-on installed.
Our experts have gained much use from this tool. GanttChart flexible settings allow configuring the necessary representation of a Gantt chart to be displayed. Every user has got an opportunity to build “their own” Gantt chart, where they can see the set of tasks assigned to them, and every task can be highlighted by a necessary color depending on its status, that allows the user to organize their working time in the better way. Additionally GanttChart has particularly flexible creating a Gantt chart with any queries.
| | | | Christian Häussler,
IT Software Development Manager, HUK Coburg AG, Germany.
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| This solution was developed as a result of an effort of both our specialists and our clients. The idea to create such solution has emerged as a result of close cooperation with our customers and deep understanding of their business problems. In most companies we have cooperated with the planning horizon for tasks and works is measured in months and quarters, but not years. Project managers have often to modify work schedule, update it, establish priorities, and set responsible persons. ClearQuest is a powerful tool that simplifies this process, but it has its limits. In ClearQuest, planning and representation of tasks is performed in flat view, but all managers are used to using the Gantt chart for planning. Unfortunately, the standard ClearQuest package does not provide users with such opportunity. GanttChart for ClearQuest allows managers to save a lot of time while preparing plans of work/tasks and exercising operational control over the project. In absolute terms, a manager spends about 12-16 minutes on rescheduling the average group of connected tasks without using GanttChart. Using GanttChart for ClearQuest, the same operation takes 10-15 seconds. So, using GanttChart for ClearQuest results in increasing the manager’s efficiency and manageability of the whole project. We are greatly pleased to have gained recognition of our contribution from IBM Corporation |
| | | Alexander Novichkov,
CEO, CM-Consult, IBM Rational ClearQuest certify specialist.
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| | | CM-Consult’s GanttChart is a product that was wanted by many project managers using IBM Rational ClearQuest. It allows executing almost every PM’s task within IBM Rational ClearQuest in a new and agile way.
| | | | Vasily Razuvaykin,
Former Rational sales specialist, IBM (2005-2007).
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| | | With GanttChart module my team achieved possibility to plan tasks for change requests resolving right after acceptance, in the same tool, without any intermediate steps. I recommend this tool as a rapid-planning extension to all teams, which use ClearQuest.
| | | | Rustam Zaydullin,
Lead analyst, SCM Specialist, TatNeft (Oil company).
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| | | This is a usefull and successful solution allowing to simplify a life to ClearQuest users who got used to work with Gantt charts. Visualisation of hierarchy and relationships of change requests of different types allows to accelerate the analysis of a current tasks' status and to make a decision faster.
| | | | Dmitry Lapygine,
Rational Technical Specialist, IBM EE/A, SWG Department.
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| | | The major advantage of the GanttChart tool is the ability to graphically represent states of activities. When you have a large number of activities it is difficult to visually represent and estimate them using the grid view only. In such case, a chart is very useful.
Another advantage is the possibility to modify dates of activities in graphic view (i.e. in a chart itself) that simplifies data updating in ClearQuest.
| | | | Jesuino Jose de Freitas Neto,
IT Executive Manager, Banco do Nordeste do Brazil, Federal Bank of Brazil
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CM-Consult GanttChart is featured in the IBM Global Solutions Directory ID 41151 Realization Plug-in module for IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse. Requirements IBM Rational ClearQuest (any version starting from 7.0) is installed. FeaturesDisplaying - Displaying a calendar grid and a plan in a separate view of the ClearQuest client for Eclipse
- Displaying a hierarchy and relationships between change requests in form of summary tasks and an execution sequence
- Displaying a completion rate (in percent) of every change request
- Displaying an owner of every change request on a Gantt chart
- Displaying planned shifts when editing a plan
- Displaying shifts between actual and planned dates
- Displaying brief information about a task in form of tooltips
- Displaying an UML state diagram for every task (upon a command from the right-click menu)
- Displaying change requests on basis of executed queries. Allows displaying a plan of any ClearQuest change request execution on basis of an existing query. For example, for executing the "A" Change Request or Defect a plan is generated; also plans on basis of change request "B" and "C" are generated. Pool of tasks for change request execution is generated.
- Project manager can generate a query that displays controllable change requests. In this case, the module will display a list of active tasks for the aggregate of change requests, providing a complete plan with all the owners.
This functionality allows managers to both control a composition of tasks and compare a list of tasks with a list of Change Requests or Defects
- Visualization of change requests using different colour schemes depending on a completion rate and ratio of planned to actual dates. Color coding allows differentiating tasks by statuses, for example: green – the task has been completed; yellow – the task is in progress; red – the task has not been not started and the planned start date is past due; crimson – the task is in progress but the planned finish date is past due; blue – the task has been planned; grey – new unplanned task
- For composite change requests, splitting a Gantt chart into sections eases the analysis of tasks by a separate request in the plan
- Displaying upon double-click a fully functional ClearQuest form where you can modify a state of a change request or edit a change request
- Displaying a workload of an owner (or owners) on the basis of a selected chart or in aggregate by projects (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
- Custom displaying of fields in a chart (ID, Record Type, Headline and any other custom fields) (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
- Visualization of change history for a selected change request (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
Management- Available Operations for Change Requests:
- Modifying planned start and finish dates from within a Gantt chart
- Dragging tasks within the calendar grid on a Gantt chart
- Modifying task owners from within a Gantt chart considering possible owners for a selected change request
- Grouped operations:
- Selecting groups of tasks and performing aggregate modifications of planned dates (prolongation, changing execution dates)
- Selecting related tasks and performing aggregate modifications of planned dates
- Modifying planned dates for child tasks owing to shifting of an summary task within a Gantt chart
- Assigning owners for change requests from within a Gantt chart
- Ability to cancel the last operation (Undo functionality)
- Preview mode (developing a plan without saving changes to the ClearQuest database) allows saving drafts of a plan (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
- Creating new change requests from within a Gantt chart (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
- Creating links between an execution sequence and a change request hierarchy from within a Gantt chart (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
Navigation- Navigating to the beginning of a plan to the first task
- Navigating to the end of a plan to the last task
- Navigating to the current date in a plan
- Selecting any date in a calendar plan and highlighting the aggregate of tasks to be executed on this date (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
Additional features
- Flexible configuration of functions
- Export and import configuration for replication
- Access restriction to configuration for general users
- Automatic building of a Gantt chart on the basis of selected queries
- Printing a plan to a printer
- Export and import a plan to MS Project format
- Export and import a plan to MS Excel format (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
- Specifying a working calendar for a project (the feature will be available in v. 1.3)
- Support of ALM schema
- Support of any custom ClearQuest schema in case this schema’s change requests contain fields necessary for planning
- Multiplatform (executable on all platforms that support IBM Rational ClearQuest Client for Eclipse)
Fully Functional GanttChart for ClearQuest Trial Media Complete demonstration (youtube video and audio comments) Scenario of the video: - Connecting to the ClearQuest database
- Configuring the GanttChart for ClearQuest module
- Mapping fields for ALMAcivity
- Mapping fields for ALMTask
- Mapping fields for ALMRequest
- Configuring relations between ALMActivity, ALMTask, ALMRequest
- Planning works according to the ALMRequest change request using GanttChart for ClearQuest
- Creating a new ALMRequest change request
- Executing a query for the new ALMRequest change request
- Starting the GanttChart for ClearQuest module
- Building the Gantt chart on basis of the executed query
- Creating the ALMTask child tasks for ALMRequest
- Importing the results of tasks creation into the Gantt chart
- Creating the ALActivity child works for ALMTask
- Importing the results of works creation into the Gantt chart
- Planning dates for the new ALMActivity, ALMTask, ALMRequest
- Saving the results of the planning
- Analyzing and correcting possible mistakes made while working with the mandatory fields
- Saving the results of the planning
- Demonstrating the results of the planning in ClearQuest
- Simulating the developer’s work
- Starting to work with ALMActivity (specifying the actual start date)
- Finishing to work with ALMActivity (specifying the actual finish date)
- Building the Gantt chart on basis of several ALMRequest change requests
- Enabling sections for the Gantt chart
- Executing query for all ALMRequest change requests
- Starting the GanttChart for ClearQuest module
- Building the Gantt chart on basis of the executed query
- Demonstrating the results of building the chart
Screenshots
GanttChart in ClearQuest menu 
Tasks hierarchy visualization. Russian UI 
Tasks hierarchy visualization
Selecting groups of tasks and performing aggregate modifications
of planned dates (prolongation, changing execution dates)
Displaying an UML state diagram for every task (upon a command from the right-click menu) 
Tasks hierarchy visualization and plan decomposition at high-level tasks:
requests and bugs reports grouped by tasks and activities 
Color highlights allow decomposing the tasks by their status: e.g. green - done, yellow – in progress, red – is behind time, blue - planned 
Tasks hierarchy visualization Task’s properties pop-up during cursor positioning 
GanttChart for ClearQuest on Linux.
Configure Synchronization 
GanttChart for ClearQuest on Linux.
Tasks hierarchy visualization Export to MS Project
Preferences Solution type: Plug-in for IBM Rational ClearQuest Eclipse.
Prerequisites: Requires IBM Rational ClearQuest installed in the system.
Delivery type: Multiplatform package.
Compatibility: Compatible with ClearQuest 7.0 and upper.
Multilanguage support: Yes (MUI)
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