Business Partner Enablement Roadmap for IBM Connections

ISSL has created this IBM Connections Road Map to aid with foundation and core product enablement. You may also be interested in the Business Partner Enablement Calendar for IBM Connections.

Skills have been divided into:

Foundation Enablement - Designed for all Business Partner personnel to be able to interact with customers and each other in regards to IBM Connections
Core Technical Skills - Designed to focus on the underpinning technology that runs IBM Connections
Infrastructure - Designed to provide deeper technical skills on the infrastructure related to IBM Connections
Application Development - Designed to focus on advanced development skills related to IBM Connections

Note that all technical resources should have the following core skills from project delivery experience with:

Topic	Enablement Objective	Notes and Links
General Fundamental Skills
WebSphere Application Server	Basic knowledge of WebSphere Application Server as the platform/application server on which IBM Connections runs	Introduction to WebSphere Application Server - Part 1 (note, IBM Connections requires a Network Deployment topology) Introduction to WebSphere Application Server - Part 2 WebSphere Application Server v7: Technical Overview
Light Weight Directory Access Protocol) LDAP	LDAP fundamentals required of most enterprise products available today	Understanding LDAP - Design and Implementation (chapters 1-4)
Tivoli Directory Integrator (TDI)	Basic understanding of what Tivoli Directory Integrator is and how it is used in IBM Connections	TDI Getting Started Tutorial
DB2	Foundational skills for working with DB2 as one of the backend services storing data that IBM Connections relies upon	Best Practices: Deploying IBM DB2 Products Best Practices: Tuning and Monitoring Database System Performance
Connections Product	Describe the features and capabilities of IBM Connections Demonstrate the relationship between the features/capabilities of IBM Connections and value to users	IBM Lotus Connections 3.0 Reviewer's Guide IBM Lotus Connections business value promotional video luxsit - Let there be light Blog entry

	Enablement Objective	Notes and Links
Fundamental SkillsTopic
Understanding Social	Recognize Social Business Concepts Recognize the Benefit of Social Business	What is a Social Business? (Sandy Carter - 3:06) How do you become a Social Business (Sandy Carter - 3:30)
Sales Mastery Exam	Demonstrate familiarity with product features and capabilities.	Test M196: Social Software and Unified Communications Sales Mastery Test v1
IBM Connections Product	Basic reference to understand and bookmark key knowledge about IBM Connections	Overview of WebSphere Application Server terminology for Lotus Connections administrators Knowledge of the Detailed System Requirements
IBM Support	Basic reference and background to support the IBM Connections product	Knowledge of Fix Central Awareness of IBM Support Assistant Lite for Lotus Connections Lotus Connections Support page

	Enablement Objective	Notes and Links
Skills Topic
Installation	Demonstrate ability to install IBM Connections 3.0	Enterprise 2.0 Hero: A Beginner's Guide to Installing IBM Lotus Connections 3.0 Lotus Connections 3.0: Social computing for business (for PartnerWorld members) Social Networking with IBM Lotus Connections 3.0 Workshop (non-PartnerWorld members)
Deployment	Describe different deployment scenarios and where to find proven patterns	Product Wiki Deployment Scenarios
Customization	Understand how to customize and brand the IBM Connections product	Customizing Lotus Connections 3.0 (AD304 at LS11) Slide share link Customizing IBM Lotus Connections 3.0 (DeveloperWorks White Paper)
Integration	Learn to customize and brand the IBM Connections product	Extending IBM Connections 3.0.1 (product documentation)
Performance Tuning	Learn best practices for performance tuning IBM Connections	IBM Lotus Connections 3.0 Performance Tuning Guide (product wiki)
Technical Certification	Demonstrate detailed knowledge of IBM Connections configuration best practice and configuration	Obtain Certification Test LOT-917: Administering IBM Connections 3.0

	Enablement Objective	Notes and Links
Skills Topic
iWidget Development	Develop and deploy simple iWidgets	Product Wiki documentation on iWidget Development Guide Smarter collaboration for the education industry using Lotus Connections (series)
REST API Development	Develop simple applications that access IBM Connections resources	Product Wiki documentation on Developing with the REST APIs
IBM Connections Event SPI	Understand how to create and deploy an event handler using the SPI	Product Wiki documentation on the Event SPI
Integrating web applications into IBM Connections	Understand how to integrate iWidgets into the IBM Connections user interface for Communities, Home page and Profiles components	Product Wiki documentation on integrating web applications into Lotus Connections

	Enablement Objective	Notes and Links
Skills Topic
Lotus Technical Talks	Current information from Lotus Sales and Technical Sales enablement calls	Lotus Technical Talks
Recommended reading list: Java EE and WebSphere Application Server	Index of currently published suggested reading for technical audiences interested in WebSphere Application Server & Related tpoics	developerWorks Reading List

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