Software Configuration Management

This course is designed to provide a knowledge base and practical skills for anyone interested in implementing or improving 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.

Attendees will learn to identify software configuration items and baselines including methods for assigning unique identifiers to versions and revisions of different types of items and baselines. Attendees will explore the use of different levels of configuration control and the roll of Configuration Control Boards (CCBs) including performing impact analysis on proposed changes.

Attendees will learn about the types of questions that a good configuration status accounting system should be able to answer. This course provides an overview of how to conduct functional configuration audits, physical configuration audits and in-process SCM audits. It also discusses aspects of software release management.

CLASSROOM

No dates are scheduled for this course. Please contact ASQ for more information.

Member Price: $1,120 List/Forum/Division Price: $1,250

CEUs and ASQ RUs: 1.3

Need to train a group of five or more on this topic? Try On-Site training. ASQ is a GSA Contract Holder for select training.

Instructors
Theresa Hunt, CSQE
Linda Westfall, PE, CSQE, CQA
Tom Allen
Scott Duncan