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Software Configuration Management Resources It is essential that team members embrace SCM practices because coordination is necessary to achieve a reliable, productive product. After you determine which practices are appropriate, you can choose the right tool based on your needs and budget. |
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Preparing to Choose a CM Tool Do your homework when shopping for a CM tool. This article teaches you how to bypass the marketing hype to select the tool that will work best with your company's processes and tasks. |
William Rinko-Gay
July 31, 2002 |
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Go Configure! Configuration management problems can derail the best of software projects. Walk through the basics of how to make CM work for—not against—you. |
Dwayne Phillips
July 30, 2002 |
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Release Criteria: Is This Software Done? For any project, the big question is: "Is this software ready to release yet?" Explore how to answer that question with confidence, by learning how to define success and how to gain consensus on release criteria. |
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Small Change, Big Trouble Ross Collard researches the cause of coding errors, and recommends some process improvements companies should implement, including establishing the minimum amount of regression testing required for new releases. |
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Application Integration Building an integrated suite of applications can be complicated, especially when several groups are working on the project in different locations. Here are some risks, as well as recommendations for allowing planning, development, and testing artifacts to be shared between disparate groups. |
Sam Guckenheimer
June 26, 2002 |
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Juggling Concurrent Releases Every day you are faced with juggling resources and attention between customer escalations, current development projects, and planning for the future. With development cycles measured in weeks, you have at least three releases for each product. Multiply that by the number of projects under your responsibility, and you have a dozen or more releases to manage simultaneously. |
Neal Reizer
June 26, 2002 |
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Software Configuration Management Pat Wegerson recommends software configuration management resources AntiPatterns and Patterns in Software Configuration Management and the online CM Yellow Pages. |
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