Software Configuration Management

Software Configuration Management

This on-demand, web-based  course is designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge base and practical skills for anyone interested in implementing or improving Software Configuration Management (SCM) 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.

This course:

• Teaches attendees how to identify software configuration items and baselines, including methods for assigning unique identifiers to versions and revisions of different types of items and baselines
• Allows attendees to explore the use of different levels of configuration control and the roll of Configuration Control Boards (CCBs), including performing impact analysis on proposed changes
• Teaches the types of questions that a good configuration status accounting system should be able to answer.

This course includes:

• An overview of how to conduct functional configuration audits
• An overview of how to conduct physical configuration audits
• An overview of how to conduct in-process SCM audits
• It also discusses aspects of software release management.

Course objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:

• Understand the basics of software configuration management
• Establish a configuration management infrastructure, including libraries and tools
• Implement configuration identification
• Control change to your configuration items and baselines
• Report configuration status and conduct configuration audits
• Manage your software releases

For more information about bringing any of our courses onsite to you organization:
Visit our website at: www.westfallteam.com
Or call: 972-867-1172