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Successfully Implement Highvalue Configuration Management Processes In Any Development Environmentas It Systems Have Grown Increasingly Complex And Missioncritical, Effective Configuration Management (Cm) Has Become Critical To An Organizations Success. Using Cm Best Practices, It Professionals Can Systematically Manage Change, Avoiding Unexpected Problems Introduced By Changes To Hardware, Software, Or Networks. Now, Todays Best Cm Practices Have Been Gathered In One Indispensable Resource Showing You How To Implement Them Throughout Any Agile Or Traditional Development Organization.Configuration Management Best Practices Is Practical, Easy To Understand And Apply, And Fully Reflects The Daytoday Realities Faced By Practitioners. Bob Aiello And Leslie Sachs Thoroughly Address All Six Pillars Of Cm: Source Code Management, Build Engineering, Environment Configuration, Change Control, Release Engineering, And Deployment. They Demonstrate How To Implement Cm In Ways That Support Software And Systems Development, Meet Compliance Rules Such As Sox And Sas70, Anticipate Emerging Standards Such As Ieee/Iso 12207, And Integrate With Modern Frameworks Such As Itil, Cobit, And Cmmi. Coverage Includes Using Cm To Meet Business Objectives, Contractual Requirements, And Compliance Rules Enhancing Quality And Productivity Through Lean Processes And Justintime Process Improvement Getting Off To A Good Start In Organizations Without Effective Cm Implementing A Core Cm Best Practices Framework That Supports The Entire Development Lifecycle Mastering The People Side Of Cm: Rightsizing Processes, Overcoming Resistance, And Understandingworkplace Psychology Architecting Applications To Take Full Advantage Of Cm Best Practices Establishing Effective It Controls And Compliance Managing Tradeoffs And Costs And Avoiding Expensive Pitfallsconfiguration Management Best Practices Is The Essential Resource For Everyone Concerned With Cm: From Ctos And Cios To Development, Qa, And Project Managers And Software Engineers To Analysts, Testers, And Compliance Professionals.Praise For Configuration Management Best Practicesunderstanding Change Is Critical To Any Attempt To Manage Change. Bob Aiello And Leslie Sachss Configuration Management Best Practices Presents Fundamental Definitions And Explanations To Help Practitioners Understand Change And Its Potential Impact.Mary Lou A. Hines Fritts, Cio And Vice Provost Academic Programs, University Of Missourikansas Cityfew Books On Software Configuration Management Emphasize The Role Of People And Organizational Context In Defining And Executing An Effective Scm Process. Bob Aiello And Leslie Sachss Book Will Give You The Information You Need Not Only To Manage Change Effectively But Also To Manage The Transition To A Better Scm Process.Steve Berczuk, Agile Software Developer, And Author Of Software Configuration Management Patterns: Effective Teamwork, Practical Integrationbob Aiello And Leslie Sachs Succeed Handsomely In Producing An Important Book, At A Practical And Balanced Level Of Detail, For This Topic That Often Goes Without Saying (And Hence Gets Many Projects Into Deep Trouble). Their Passion For The Topic Shows As They Cover A Wonderful Range Of Topicseven Culture, Personality, And Dealing With Resistance To Changein An Accessible Form That Can Be Applied To Any Project. The Software Industry Has Needed A Book Like This For A Long Time!Jim Brosseau, Clarrus Consulting Group, And Author Of Software Teamwork: Taking Ownership For Successa Must Read For Anyone Developing Or Managing Software Or Hardware Projects. Bob Aiello And Leslie Sachs Are Able To Bridge The Language Gap Between The Myriad Of Communities Involved With Successful Configuration Management Implementations. They Describe Practical, Real World Practices That Can Be Implemented By Developers, Managers, Standard Makers, And Even Classical Cm Folk.Bob Ventimiglia, Bobev Consultinga Fresh And