Who should read this book?

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The book is oriented toward several reader categories. The main purpose of this book is to build a better understanding between PDM and SCM users. Software developers and engineers in particular would be interested in descriptions of PDM, while system and hardware engineers would learn about basic SCM principles. Both user categories will find useful principles and concepts for PDM and SCM. Project and company managers are likely to be interested in the process and organizational aspects of the deployment and use of these tools. The case studies will provide useful information about challenges, pitfalls, and successes in the practical use of PDM and SCM and will be of interest to engineers, project managers, and system administrators. The book is also appropriate as a course book, primarily for graduate students or for undergraduate students in the later years of their studies. Researchers, within the fields of both PDM and SCM, would be interested in topics related to integrated environments and to integrated support of PDM and SCM.

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