Software Configuration Management Handbook
2nd Edition
Published on 30. November 2004
Book
Hardback
412 pages
978-1-58053-882-4 (ISBN)
Description
Other books on the market have explored the principles of software configuration management (SCM), but none have tackled the nuts-and-bolts of implementing an SCM system - until now. This completely revised edition of an Artech House bestseller goes far above and beyond other SCM books as the only complete guide that integrates SCM principles, advanced topics, and implementation procedures in one easy-access resource. The second edition is greatly expanded with new chapters on documentation control, product data management, and SCM standards, and explroes the latest advances in SCM tools, organization, operation, and maintenance as well as new software development methodologies.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Norwood
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Laminated cover
Illustrations
1, black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 261 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
871 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-58053-882-4 (9781580538824)
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01/2015
Artech House Publishers
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Previous edition
Alexis Leon
A Guide to Software Configuration Management
Book
04/2000
Artech House Publishers
€88.09
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Person
Alexis Leon is the managing director of L and L Consultancy Services Pvt. Ltd. He has extensive consulting experience in the areas of software product design, process improvement, project management, software configuration management, software quality assurance, etc. He received his master's degree (M.Tech) in industrial engineering from Kerala University, Kerala, India. He is a member of Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), IEEE Computer Society, Institute of Industrial Engineering (IIE), Computer Society of India (CSI), Modern Language Association (MLA), etc. He has written more than 35 books on various computer, IT and management topics. Two of his books have been traslated into Mandarin and many of his books are prescribed text book in many universities and training institutes in India, Nepal, Srilanka, China, Nigeria, Ethiopia, etc.
Content
The Software Development Process. Pitfalls in the Software Development Process. Need and Importance of Software Configuration Management. SCM - Basic Concepts. The Different Phases in Software Configuration Management. Configuration Identification. Configuration Control. Status Accounting. Configuration Audits and Reviews. SCM - Advanced Concepts. SCM Standards. Software Process Improvement Models and SCM. Software Configuration Management Plans. SCM Organization. Software Configuration Management Tools. Documentation Control. Product Data Management. SCM Implementation. SCM Operation and Maintenance. SCM in Special Circumstances. SCM Resources on the Internet.