A guide to software configuration management

This new book is a comprehensive explanation of software configuration management (SCM). It provides all the information from the basic definition of SCM as a scientific tool that brings control to the development process, to the procedures for SCM implementation in an organization.

The software development process. Need and importance of software configuration management. SCM : basic concepts. Configuration identification. Configuration control. Status accounting. Configuration audits and reviews. Software configuration management plans. SCM organization. Software configuration management tools. SCM in very large projects. Trends in SCM : the future directions.