Chapter 9

Software Configuration Management

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The First Law

No matter where you are in the system
life cycle, the system will change, and the
desire to change it will persist throughout
the life cycle.
Bersoff, et al, 1980

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What Are These Changes?

changes in
business requirements
changes in
technical requirements
changes in
user requirements

other
documents

software models
Project
Plan

data

Test

code

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The Software
Configuration

programs

The pieces

documents

data

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Change & SCM

Software Engineering
tools
methods
procedures
a TQM foundation

SCM
identification
version control
change control
auditing
reporting
construction

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Change Control

STOP

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Change Control ProcessI

need for change is recognized
change request from user
developer evaluates
change report is generated
change control authority decides
request is queued for action
change request is denied
user is informed
change control processII
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Change Control Process-II

assign people to SCIs
check-out SCIs
make the change

review/audit the change

establish a baseline for testing
change control processIII
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Change Control Process-III

perform SQA and testing activities
check-in the changed SCIs
promote SCI for inclusion in next release

rebuild appropriate version

review/audit the change
include all changes in release
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Auditing
Change
Requests

SCIs

SQA
Plan

SCM Audit

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Status Accounting
Change Change
Requests Reports

ECOs

SCIs

Status Accounting
Reporting
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