Software configuration management scm a practical guide. This enables you to effectively build a multistage ecosystem, with production, development, and testing servers. Software configuration management software configuration management scm is the process of identifying and defining the scis in the system and coordinating the changes made to these items a formal definition. Software configuration management build and release management.
The process involves verifying that all the functional aspects of the software is complete and also the completeness of the delivery in terms of the right programs, documentation and data are being. Configuration management cm is a systems engineering process for establishing and maintaining consistency of a products performance, functional, and physical attributes with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life. Cc of the project will update the process database after the approval of the work product. This document provides a practical guide for integrating software configuration management disciplines into the management of software engineering projects. That includes functionality requirements, design requirements, and any other specifications. The completion of this process results in the configuration baseline for the project. Guenter teubner 154 software engineering fall 1998 3 why software configuration management. The book referenced above is an excellent source to understand configuration management, its definition and concept while also understanding the systemsoftware development life cycle sdlc. It is also very common to have manual processes outside of the tools control to. It can be used for the process of identifying, tracking, and managing of all the physical assets of a project. Understanding configuration management also provides you the process to identify product system, software, etc deliverables for the development. If something goes wrong, scm can determine what was changed and who changed it. Clearquest to extract this information and then work on clearcase is pretty. The process involves verifying that all the functional aspects of the software is complete and also the completeness of the delivery in terms of the right programs, documentation and data are being delivered.
Tool class 2 process oriented cm tools also supply management for software. In software engineering, software configuration management scm or sw cm is the task of tracking and controlling changes in the software, part of the larger crossdisciplinary field of configuration management. The cm process involves the use of a configuration management plan cmp, which is often used as a vehicle to create, implement and document configuration changes. Computer programs both source level and executable work products that describe the computer programs targeted at. Software configuration items are not only program code segments but all type of documents according to development, e.
Workshop on software configuration management scm 2005, held september 56. Flowchart for configuration management understanding. Jan 07, 2014 a simplified and fun explanation to help you understand the concept of scm software configuration management. The cm process is widely used by military engineering organizations to manage changes throughout the system lifecycle. A configuration management plan details how you will record, track, control, and audit configuration.
A simplified and fun explanation to help you understand the concept of scm software configuration management. This document is often part of the project quality management plan. Slightly more formally, software configuration management scm is a softwareengineering discipline comprising the tools and techniques processes or methodology that a company uses to manage change to its software assets. A software project is the complete procedure of software development from requirement gathering to testing and maintenance, carried out according to the execution methodologies, in a specified period of time to achieve intended software product. The paper provides new modeldriven approach for implementation of software configuration management.
Software configuration management is a key software development process, and is essential for doing software assurance. Software configuration management is the process of identifying and defining the software configuration items in a system, controlling the release and change of these items throughout the system lifecycle, recording and reporting the. Released systems custom configured systems different functionality systems under development wsoftware must run on. Slightly more formally, software configuration management scm is a software engineering discipline comprising the tools and techniques processes or methodology that a company uses to manage change to its software assets. Defining a software configuration management process to. Software configuration management in software engineering. The data design document is about the data flow between each form. An introduction to configuration management digitalocean. Branching in early versioning systems is done by adding additional version numbers to the existing release and level numbers. Configuration management is an information technology infrastructure library itil it service management itsm process to man age and control the baselines and configurations of an organizations enterprise hardware, software, and applicable documentation. The pm, configuration controller cc for the project, plml optional will constitute the scmg.
Cc along with pm pl shall be responsible for maintaining the process database according to the library structure defined by sqa, process database management process for the library. Without scm, source code would become so fragmented and. A fivestep model for configuration management techrepublic. The acronym scm is also expanded as source configuration management process and software change and configuration management. Template for software configuration management documents. Software configuration management encompasses the disciplines and techniques of initiating, evaluating, and controlling change to software products during and after the development process. This is the software configuration management guidebook which describes software configuration management in a way that is compatible with practices in industry and at nasa centers. Basic concepts of scm configuration management activities configuration management tools conclusions references introduction definition of scm. Software configuration management is the process of identifying and defining configuration items in a system, recording and reporting the configuration items and request for change, and verifying the completeness and correctness of configuration items. Principles and practices msc in software engineering program 2002. Configuration management is critical to maintaining order and keeping all hardware and software performing at optimum levels. Source code management or revision control is part of this.
Traditional software configuration management process. What is configuration management in project management. Heres an example of a simple progression of revisions. Understand how to define scm and discuss how to accomplish it. Computer programs both source level and executable work products that describe the computer programs targeted at both technical and end users data contained within the program or. For configuration management, a process flow chart, specifically the services process flow chart, is more applicable to represent the series of activities done or techniques used in the development lifecycle of a certain system. Figure 21 presents a diagram showing how the scm disciplines interact at the highest level. Jul 01, 2014 software configuration management scm is a software engineering discipline consisting of standard processes and techniques often used by organizations to manage the changes introduced to its software products. Change management in the software context is done using the disciplined approach of software configuration management scm. Wmits software configuration management plan 060600. It emphasizes the importance of configuration control in managing software production. Configuration management involves the development and application of procedures and standards to manage an evolving software product may be seen as part of a more general quality management process when released to cm, software systems are sometimes called baselines as they are a starting point for further development.
Nov 12, 2007 there are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. Configuration management is the management of features and assurances through control of changes made to hardware, software, firmware, documentation, test, test fixtures and test documentation of an system, throughout the development and operational life of a system. New approach is supported by set of models to describe software configuration management process from different sides. The time the development progress steps may last long. Software configuration management is a process independent of the development process largely because most development models cannot accommodate change at any time during development. Configuration management cm is a technic of identifying, organizing, and controlling modification to software being built by a programming team. Configuration controller cc can be identified for the project by pm during the kick off meeting or while requesting for the resource allocation. It simultaneously maintains the current state of the software called the baseline, while enabling developers to work on new versions for features or fixes. Software configuration management is a process to systematically manage, organize, and control the changes in the documents, codes, and other entities during the software development life cycle. Our new crystalgraphics chart and diagram slides for powerpoint is a collection of over impressively designed datadriven chart and editable diagram s guaranteed to impress any audience. Scm practices include revision control and the establishment of baselines. You can even use local virtual machines for development, built with the same provisioning scripts.
It is abbreviated as the scm process in software engineering. There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. Every improvement takes the shape of better control. Guide to software configuration management forward. In software projects where changes are not managed by implementing the scm process, there is a possibility of low productivity, more rework, and more errors to be able to plan for scm as a part of project management, it is. Department of energy quality managers software quality. Scm is an umbrella activity, applied throughout the software engineering process. Software configuration management is how you control the evolution of a software project.
When a process is automated, problems can be repeated and are much easier to diagnose and correct. The objective is to maximize productivity by minimizing mistakes errors. Software configuration management linkedin slideshare. In software engineering, software configuration management scm is the task of tracking and controlling changes in the software, part of the larger crossdiscipline field of configuration management. Software configuration management plans wieee 1042. Ppt software configuration management scm powerpoint. As discussed before, the software development process deals with different kinds of. However, configuration is generally understood to cover changes typically made by a system administrator.
These activities or techniques act as guides and are used to achieve successful implementation of the process. Software configuration management, scm is an activity which is used at every level and every part of the process of software engineering. Version control is not configuration management feb 11, 2002 spectrum software proprietary page 2 of 9 2. Software configuration management scm is a set of processes, policies, and tools that organizes the development process. Software configuration items are not only source files but all types of documents in some projects, not only software but also hardware configuration items cpus, bus speed frequencies need to be put under control. Scm helps in identifying individual elements and configurations, tracking changes, and version selection, control, and baselining. The configuration management process is a process of applying administrative and technical procedures throughout the software life cycle to. Software configuration management scm 1 software configuration management scm software configuration management scm the art of identifying, organizing and controlling modifications to the software being built.
Software configuration management scm is the discipline for systematically controlling the changes that take place during development. Software configuration management is the discipline of managing the evolution of complex software systems ieee std 1987. Cm is used to essential due to the inventory management, library management. Software configuration management build and release. The goal of scm is to improve the speed of and quality by catching errors early and enabling quick fixes when they occur. Software and hardware configuration management ivv 10 version. Software configuration management is the process of identifying and defining the software configuration items in a system, controlling the release and change of these items throughout the system lifecycle. Enterprise software configuration management solutions for distributed and. A better model for software configuration management that is clearly understood and is scaleable is the subject of this paper. It identifies the functional and physical attributes of software at various points in time, and performs systematic control of changes to the identified attributes for the purpose of maintaining. As the problems are corrected, we attain higher quality. Introduction for software configuration management training.
Software configuration management is the process of identifying and defining the software configuration items in a system, controlling the release and change of these items throughout the system lifecycle, recording and reporting the status of configuration items and change requests, and verifying. Software configuration management is the process of identifying and. All configuration requirements on a project should be identified and recorded. Configuration management procedures the prepared procedures are applicable to all hardware, software, and firmware components of systems or subsystems developed and acquired by the eed contract andor delegated to configuration management control by the operational sitelevel organizations.
Jan 25, 2018 software configuration management scm is a set of processes, policies, and tools that organizes the development process. New approach helps to organize existing solutions in parameterized way that increase ability of its reuse. A ci is an aggregation of hardware, software or both that is designated as a unit for configuration management, and treated as a single entity in the configuration management process. Software configuration management scm is a software engineering discipline consisting of standard processes and techniques often used by organizations to manage the changes introduced to its software products. Odysseyvcs is pretty adherent to the specification philosophy. Scm is the process of identifying and defining the items in the system, controlling the. Software configuration management can be functionally broken out into the areas of 1 version control, 2 document control, 3 change management 4 build management, and 5 release control. This is a discipline which controls betters and according to client need in software engineering. After you determine the list of items to be configuration controlled, assess the variety of tools appropriate to automate the management and control process e. Configuration authentication ca is the process of assuring that the new baseline has all the planned and approved changes incorporated. The traditional software configuration management scm process is looked uponby whom. The cm process for both hardware and softwareconfiguration items comprises five distinct disciplines as established in the mil. Lets examine the following three steps that deal with process.
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