Software Configuration Management

Software Configuration Management

This live virtual course is designed to provide an excellent knowledge base and practical skills for anyone interested in improving Software Configuration Management techniques and practices in their organization.

This course starts with an overview of SCM basics, including definitions, a discussion of the benefits of SCM and an overview of the management of the SCM at the organizational level and the project/program level. 

In this course, attendees will learn about the different types of software configuration libraries and how they are used to balance the needs for both flexibility and stability in the software development process.  There will be a discussion of SCM tools, including guidelines for evaluating and selecting the right SCM tools for your organization. 

Attendees will learn to identify software configuration items and baselines, including methods for assigning unique identifiers to versions and revisions of different types of items and baselines.  Attendees will explore the use of different levels of configuration control and the roll of Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), including performing impact analysis on proposed changes.

Attendees will learn about the types of questions that a good configuration status accounting system should be able to answer.  This course provides an overview of how to conduct functional configuration audits, physical configuration audits, and in-process SCM audits.  It also discusses aspects of software release management.

For more information about bringing any of our courses onsite to you organization:
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