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Managing software development information in global configuration management activities
Author(s) -
Capilla Rafael,
Dueñas Juan C.,
Krikhaar René
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
systems engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.474
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1520-6858
pISSN - 1098-1241
DOI - 10.1002/sys.20205
Subject(s) - software , software development , process management , software configuration management , quality (philosophy) , computer science , point (geometry) , product (mathematics) , systems engineering , business , risk analysis (engineering) , engineering , software construction , philosophy , geometry , mathematics , epistemology , programming language
Software Configuration Management (SCM) techniques have been considered the entry point to rigorous software engineering, where multiple organizations cooperate in a decentralized mode to save resources, ensure the quality of the diversity of software products, and manage corporate information to get a better return of investment. The incessant trend of Global Software Development (GSD) and the complexity of implementing a correct SCM solution grow not only because of the changing circumstances, but also because of the interactions and the forces related to GSD activities. This paper addresses the role SCM plays in the development of commercial products and systems, and introduces a SCM reference model to describe the relationships between the different technical, organizational, and product concerns any software development company should support in the global market. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Syst Eng