Course Description

Configuration Management Workshop

A Process Fundamentals Course

Overview

This one-day workshop, based on our comprehensive Configuration Management Guidebook, presents the fundamentals of an effective configuration management process. Participants discuss how the concepts and practices presented relate to their organization's requirements and environment. At the completion of the workshop, participants will be able to apply proven configuration management practices to their own projects and to initiate the definition of a standard process for the organization.

Intended Audience

Workshop Objectives

Workshop Outline

  • Configuration identification
  • Baselines
  • Repositories
  • Configuration control boards
  • Controlling changes
  • Status accounting
  • Configuration audits
  • Managing releases
  • CM planning

 

CMMI Areas Addressed

The Configuration Management Workshop addresses the Configuration Management (CM) Process Area.

Format

The general format is lecture combined with exercises and discussion designed to illustrate and reinforce the concepts and techniques presented.

About the Instructors

The instructors are experienced management consultants who have been helping software and systems organizations improve quality and productivity for more than twenty years.