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Software Configuration Management: Formal Interfaces and Standards Good software configuration management practices require discrete, recognizable methods applied consistently. In this article discusses the need for these methods, which he calls Formal Interfaces and Standards .
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CM Tools and Transparency in IT Governance When it comes to IT governance, a key issue is transparency of process and data, all the way up the chain.
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Transparency improves Governance The article discusses IT governance and compliance, which tends to suggest more formal and rigorous processes. The authors explore how you can agile practices with in the framework of governance and compliance rules and regulations.
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Standards That Are Worth Following Conventional wisdom tells us that standards are a good thing. They are based on best practices and provide guidance to help people do their jobs well. They are so widely accepted that their worth almost goes without saying. As with most things that go without saying, though, standards are not always what they are built up to be. In spite of the plethora of standards in the software industry, we still struggle to achieve successful projects. Even in organizations that are standard-centric, projects end up in challenged (or worse) states.
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Software Configuration Management: Software Assembly A Software Assembly is a collection of multiple ‘built' configuration items, some or all of which have their own development process and their own release identifiers. These complete items are incorporated together into an assembly. The assembly aspect is the key to this technique, which is outlined in this article.
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What the Next Standard of CM Will Look Like When will the ultimate software configuration management (CM) standard emerge? Although Joe Farah suspects that it may never happen, he recommends the next standard: one that will be very well defined, highly flexible, and will cater to agile development, automation, CMMI, and more.
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Software Configuration Management Challenges: Capability and Finance Part of managing software development is dealing with the challenges that arise. This article discusses the most basic software configuration management, capability to manage different configurations and the financial costs to do so.
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How the Next Generation of CM and ALM Solutions Will Influence the Market CM architecture has the ability to influence the market even more so than vice versa. The complexity of CM and ALM forces vendors to take the lead in market development. But the market will have its influence, and those solutions with strong architectures will be in the best position to serve that market. Last year at this time, I identified where I thought the CM solution space was heading generally. Looking back two and three years ago, I painted a bit of a picture of what defines 3rd and 4th generation CM/ALM solutions. Over the next couple of years, we should expect to see competitive and market pressures push the industry into the 3rd generation.
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Agile SCM - Review of 2007 and Predictions for 2008 In this January article, the authors look back at the software development landscape in 2007 and make predictions for 2008.
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Software Configuration Management: Getting Started If you are not yet practicing software configuration management and just getting started, this article is written for you. There aren't any prerequisites or requirements for implementing "No CM," other than keeping people who know better from implementing some kind of CM system behind your back. Costs are fortunately low, as "No CM" costs absolutely nothing.
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