R020 Configuration Management

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R020 Configuration Management

This workshop explores configuration management in a software development project. You will learn the roles and responsibilities related to configuration management, and how to implement a periodic build system, with repeatable daily or periodic builds. You will also see an example of a light and effective configuration management system.

Benefits
After completing this workshop, you will know how to implement a configuration management system, and how to integrate the role of configuration manager into your development structure.

Topics Covered

What is a configuration?

What is source control?

Characteristics of a configuration management system

Metrics and tracing

Analysis of work done

Technical risk assessment

Who Should Attend
Anyone involved in software development including Testers, Test Leads, Developers, Developer Leads, Managers, Directors and Executives.

Learning Approach
Lecture, Team, Group, Examples, Walkthrough

Suggested Prerequisites
M040 A Service-Based Software Engineering Team

About the Instructor
Robert Sabourin, P. Eng. has 20+ years management experience leading teams of software development professionals to consistently deliver projects on-time, on-quality and on-budget. He is a well-respected member of the software engineering community who has managed, trained, mentored and coached hundreds of top professionals in the field. He frequently writes and speaks to conferences around the world on software engineering, SQA, testing, management and internationalization.