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Configuration Management Principles and Practice
By Anne  Mette Jonassen  Hass
Publisher	: Addison Wesley
Pub Date	: December 30, 2002
ISBN	: 0-321-11766-2
Pages	: 432
	Copyright
		The Agile Software Development Series
		List of Figures
		List of Tables
		Foreword by Kim Caputo
		Foreword by Alistair Cockburn
		Preface
			My Life as a Software Professional
			Creation of This Book
			Purpose of the Book
			Thanks
		Introduction
			Section I.1.   Configuration Management in Company Perspective
			Section I.2.   Configuration Management Between Companies
			Section I.3.   CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT IN A BROADER PERSPECTIVE
		Part  I.   What Is Configuration Management?
			Chapter  1.   Definition of Configuration Management Used in This Book
				Section 1.1.   Configuration Management Activities
				Section 1.2.   Identification
				Section 1.3.   Storage
				Section 1.4.   Change Control
				Section 1.5.   Status Reporting
				Section 1.6.   False Friends: Version Control and Baselines
			Chapter  2.   Configuration Management in Maturity Models
				Section 2.1.   CMM Version 1.1
				Section 2.2.   CMMI
				Section 2.3.   ISO 15504 (SPICE) and BOOTSTRAP 3.2
			Chapter  3.   Configuration Management in International Standards
				Section 3.1.   Overview of Related Standards
				Section 3.2.   BS6488, DOD, IEEE
				Section 3.3.   ESA PSS-05-09
				Section 3.4.   GAMP
				Section 3.5.   ISO 9001:1994, ISO 9000-3, AND ISO 9001:2000
			Chapter  4.   Organizations Working with Configuration Management
				Section 4.1.   Institutions and Companies
				Section 4.2.   Projects
			Chapter  5.   Scoping the Configuration Management Task
				Section 5.1.   Level of AmbitionCost/Benefit Analysis
				Section 5.2.   Examples
				Section 5.3.   Calculation of Profitability
				Section 5.4.   Pitfalls in Connection with Scoping
				Section 5.5.   How to Treat What is Kept Outside
		Part  II.   Configuration Management Data
			Chapter  6.   What Can Be Placed under Configuration Management
				Section 6.1.   Physical or Electronic Objects
				Section 6.2.   Types of Objects in Product Perspective
				Section 6.3.   Types of Objects in Project Perspective
				Section 6.4.   Types of Objects in Cross-Organizational Perspective
				Section 6.5.   Deliveries Under Configuration Management
				Section 6.6.   Deliveries for Planned Events Like Milestones
			Chapter  7.   What One Needs to Know about a Configuration Item
				Section 7.1.   Overview of Metadata for a Configuration Item
				Section 7.2.   Metadata for Unique Identification
				Section 7.3.   Metadata for Authorization
				Section 7.4.   Metadata for Relations to Other Configuration Items
				Section 7.5.   Metadata for Distribution
			Chapter  8.   What One Must Register for a Configuration Item
				Section 8.1.   Item Approval
				Section 8.2.   Release Request
				Section 8.3.   Event Registration
				Section 8.4.   Change Request
			Chapter  9.   What Information Is Available for Configuration Items
				Section 9.1.   Examples
				Section 9.2.   Configuration Management as Supplier of Measurements
		Part  III.   Roles in Configuration Management
			Chapter  10.   People and Configuration Management
				Section 10.1.   Configuration Management as a Career
				Section 10.2.   Managing Configurations is Everyone's Job
				Section 10.3.   Understanding Team Roles
			Chapter  11.   Configuration Management Roles
				Section 11.1.   Configuration Control Board
				Section 11.2.   Librarian
				Section 11.3.   Person Responsible for Configuration Management
			Chapter  12.   Organizational Roles
				Section 12.1.   Management
				Section 12.2.   Person Responsible for Assets
				Section 12.3.   Person Responsible for Operation
				Section 12.4.   Person Responsible for Process Management
				Section 12.5.   Person Responsible for Environments and Tools
				Section 12.6.   Support/Helpdesk
			Chapter  13.   Project-Related Roles
				Section 13.1.   Analyst
				Section 13.2.   Designer
				Section 13.3.   Programmer
				Section 13.4.   Integrator
				Section 13.5.   Tester
				Section 13.6.   Project Manager
				Section 13.7.   Person Responsible for Quality
				Section 13.8.   Person Responsible for Customer Contact
				Section 13.9.   Person Responsible for Subcontractor Contact
			Chapter  14.   External Roles
				Section 14.1.   Customer
				Section 14.2.   Subcontractor
		Part  IV.   Configuration Management in Practice
			Chapter  15.   General Principles
				Section 15.1.   Milestones
				Section 15.2.   Document Handling
				Section 15.3.   Emergency Changes
			Chapter  16.   Configuration Management in Development Activities
				Section 16.1.   Documentation Activities (Specifications and Design)
				Section 16.2.   Coding
				Section 16.3.   Integration
				Section 16.4.   Test
				Section 16.5.   Operational Use
				Section 16.6.   Maintenance
			Chapter  17.   Managing Configurations for Project Support Functions
				Section 17.1.   Project Management
				Section 17.2.   Configuration Management
				Section 17.3.   Quality Assurance
				Section 17.4.   Subcontractor Management
			Chapter  18.   Managing Configurations in Different Development Models
				Section 18.1.   Agile Development
				Section 18.2.   Frequent-Build Technique
				Section 18.3.   Integrated Product Development
				Section 18.4.   Iterative Development
				Section 18.5.   Sequential Development
			Chapter  19.   Managing Configurations for Different Product Types
				Section 19.1.   Composite Systems
				Section 19.2.   Multiplatform
				Section 19.3.   Multivariants
				Section 19.4.   Safety-Critical Products
				Section 19.5.   Size of Product (Large and Small)
				Section 19.6.   Web Applications
			Chapter  20.   Managing Configurations under Special Conditions
				Section 20.1.   Multisite Development (Geographic Distribution)
				Section 20.2.   Multiple Stakeholders
				Section 20.3.   Parallel Development
				Section 20.4.   Tool Support
			Chapter  21.   Managing Configurations for Cross-Organizational Functions
				Section 21.1.   Company Infrastructure
				Section 21.2.   Cross-Organizational Objects
				Section 21.3.   External Reuse Component Development
				Section 21.4.   Internal Asset Development (Product-Line Approach)
				Section 21.5.   Quality System, Including Process Management
		Part  V.   Improving Configuration Management
			Chapter  22.   Getting Started on Configuration Managementup to Capability Level 1
				Section 22.1.   How to Get Started from Nothing
				Section 22.2.   First Steps Toward Configuration Management
				Section 22.3.   Experiences in Implementing Configuration Management
			Chapter  23.   Planning Configuration Managementup to Capability Level 2
				Section 23.1.   General Planning Advice
				Section 23.2.   Table of Contents for a Configuration Management Plan
				Section 23.3.   Configuration Management Plan: Introduction
				Section 23.4.   Configuration Management Plan: Management and Relations to the Environment
				Section 23.5.   Configuration Management Plan: Activities
				Section 23.6.   Configuration Management Plan: Schedule
				Section 23.7.   Configuration Management Plan: Tools, Techniques, and Methods
			Chapter  24.   Processes for Configuration Managementup to Capability Level 3
				Section 24.1.   Processes in General
				Section 24.2.   Configuration Management ProcessesOverview
				Section 24.3.   Configuration Management ProcessModel Examples
			Chapter  25.   Continuous Improvement of Configuration Managementup to Capability Level 4 and 5
				Section 25.1.   General Software Process Improvement Advice
				Section 25.2.   Metrics for Controlling Configuration Management Performance
				Section 25.3.   Analyzing Metrics for Control and Improvement
			Chapter  26.   Tool Support for Configuration Management
				Section 26.1.   Classes of Tools for Configuration Management
				Section 26.2.   Organizational Considerations
				Section 26.3.   Selecting a Configuration Management Tool
				Section 26.4.   Requirements for Configuration Management Tools
				Section 26.5.   Requirements for the Tool Supplier
				Section 26.6.   Customizing Configuration Management Tools
			Appendix  A.   Configuration Management Process Model: A Software Code Example
			Appendix  B.   Configuration Management Process Model: A Tracing Example
				Using Tracythe Tracing Tool
			Appendix  C.   Agile SCM
				Keeping Agile Projects Safe
				Mapping Terms for the Agile Project
				Change Control
				Identification and Storage
				Change Authorization
				Integration and Build Management
				Status Reporting
		Glossary
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