| Description |
1 online resource (xxxvii, 229 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part 1 : The core CM best practices framework -- Chapter 1 Source Code Management -- Goals of Source Code Management -- Principles of Source Code Management -- 1.1 Why Is Source Code Management Important? -- 1.2 Where Do I Start? -- 1.3 Source Code Management Core Concepts -- 1.4 Defect and Requirements Tracking -- 1.5 Managing the Globally Distributed Development Team -- 1.6 Tools Selection -- 1.7 Recognizing the Cost of Quality (and Total Cost of Ownership) -- 1.8 Training -- 1.9 Defining the Usage Model -- 1.10 Time to Implement and Risks to Success -- 1.11 Establishing Your Support Process -- 1.12 Advanced Features and Empowering Users -- Conclusion -- Chapter 2 Build Engineering -- Goals of Build Engineering -- Principles of Build Engineering -- 2.1 Why Is Build Engineering Important? -- 2.2 Where Do I Start? -- 2.3 Build Engineering Core Concepts -- 2.4 Core Considerations for Scaling the Build Function -- 2.5 Build Tools Evaluation and Selection -- 2.6 Cost of Quality and Training -- 2.7 Making a Good Build Better -- 2.8 The Role of the Build Engineer -- 2.9 Architecture Is Fundamental -- 2.10 Establishing a Build Process -- 2.11 Continuous Integration Versus the Nightly Build -- 2.12 The Future of Build Engineering -- Conclusion -- Chapter 3 Environment Configuration -- Goals of Environment Configuration Control -- Principles of Environment Configuration Control -- 3.1 Why Is Environment Configuration Important? -- 3.2 Where Do I Start? -- 3.3 Supporting Code Promotion -- 3.4 Managing the Configuration -- 3.5 Practical Approaches to Establishing a CMDB -- 3.6 Change Control Depends on Environment Configuration -- 3.7 Minimize the Number of Controls Required -- 3.8 Managing Environments -- 3.9 The Future of Environment Configuration -- Conclusion -- Chapter 4 Change Control -- Goals of Change Control -- Principles of Change Control -- 4.1 Why Is Change Control Important? -- 4.2 Where Do I Start? -- 4.3 The Seven Types of Change Control -- 4.4 Creating a Change Control Function -- 4.5 Examples of Change Control in Action -- 4.6 Don't Forget the Risk -- 4.7 Driving the CM Process Through Change Control -- 4.8 Entry/Exit Criteria -- 4.9 After-Action Review -- 4.10 Make Sure That You Evaluate Yourself -- Conclusion -- Chapter 5 Release Management -- Goals of Release Management -- Principles of Release Management -- 5.1 Why Is Release Management Important? -- 5.2 Where Do I Start? -- 5.3 Release Management Concepts and Practices -- 5.4 The Ergonomics of Release Management -- 5.5 Release Management as Coordination -- 5.6 Requirements Tracking -- 5.7 Taking Release Management to the Next Level -- Conclusion -- Chapter 6 Deployment -- Goals of Deployment -- Principles of Deployment -- 6.1 Why Is Deployment Important? -- 6.2 Where Do I Start? -- 6.3 Practices and Examples -- 6.4 Conducting a Configuration Audit -- 6.5 Don't Forget the Smoke Test -- 6.6 Little Things Matter a Lot -- 6.7 Communications Planning -- 6.8 Deployment Should Be Delegated -- 6.9 Trust But Verify -- 6.10 Improving the Deployment Process -- Conclusion -- PART II: ARCHITECTURE AND HARDWARE CM -- Chapter 7 Architecting Your Application for CM -- Goals of Architecting Yo |
| Summary |
Successfully Implement High-Value Configuration Management Processes in Any Development Environment As IT systems have grown increasingly complex and mission-critical, effective configuration management (CM) has become critical to an organization's success. Using CM best practices, IT professionals can systematically manage change, avoiding unexpected problems introduced by changes to hardware, software, or networks. Now, today's best CM practices have been gathered in one indispensable resource showing you how to implement them throughout any agile or traditional development organization. Configuration Management Best Practices is practical, easy to understand and apply, and fully reflects the day-to-day realities faced by practitioners. Bob Aiello and Leslie Sachs thoroughly address all six "pillars" of CM: source code management, build engineering, environment configuration, change control, release engineering, and deployment. They demonstrate how to implement CM in ways that support software and systems development, meet compliance rules such as SOX and SAS-70, anticipate emerging standards such as IEEE/ISO 12207, and integrate with modern frameworks such as ITIL, COBIT, and CMMI. Coverage includes Using CM to meet business objectives, contractual requirements, and compliance rules Enhancing quality and productivity through lean processes and "just-in-time" process improvement Getting off to a good start in organizations without effective CM Implementing a Core CM Best Practices Framework that supports the entire development lifecycle Mastering the "people" side of CM: rightsizing processes, overcoming resistance, and understanding workplace psychology Architecting applications to take full advantage of CM best practices Establishing effective IT controls and compliance Managing tradeoffs and costs and avoiding expensive pitfalls Configuration Management Best Practices is the essential resource for everyone concerned with CM: from CTOs and CIOs to development, QA, and project managers and software engineers to analysts, testers, and compliance professionals. Praise for Configuration Management Best Practices "Understanding change is critical to any attempt to manage change. Bob Aiello and Leslie Sachs's Configuration Management Best Practices presents fundamental definitions and explanations to help practitioners understand change and its potential impact." -Mary Lou A. Hines Fritts, CIO and Vice Provost Academic Programs, University of Mi.. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Information technology -- Management.
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Configuration management.
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Configuration management
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Information technology -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Sachs, Leslie A., 1961-
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| LC no. |
2010022175 |
| ISBN |
9780321685865 |
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0321685865 |
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9780321699985 |
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032169998X |
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1282700774 |
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9781282700772 |
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9786612700774 |
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6612700777 |
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0321700007 |
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9780321700001 |
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