Summary
In this chapter, we've seen the various concepts of the Team Collaboration, Work Items, and Dashboards. Initially, we saw how the collaboration supports seamless transparency in the working of the project teams. We saw how to configure instant messaging, events, and feeds from the Rational Team Server.
Later, we were introduced to Work Items. The Work Item is the integral part of Rational Team Concert. Especially during the development time, the Eclipse client My Work and Team Central views are very useful. You have also seen how to create queries and run them.
Finally, we saw how to leverage the Dashboards. Dashboards provide real-time data reporting UI widgets that helps the entire team to understand the project status better. You can add a new Dashboard tab and then add new portlets. You can also share the Dashboard depending on the need.
In the next chapter we will get introduced to Planning and Release Management. You will see basic concepts such as Iterations, Releases, and Sprints...
