Archive for category Configuration Management
Selling Configuration Management
Posted by Mark in Configuration Management on July 3, 2009
A common question from people wanting to introduce configuration management into their organisation is, “How do I sell configuration management?” By this they mean, how do I convince the decision maker in my organisation to invest in configuration management? The short answer should be, “configuration management should sell itself.” After all, if configuration management offers [...]
Basic Branching
Posted by Mark in Version Control on June 23, 2009
This article lays the foundation for a series on branching and the development management techniques it enables. A simple linear development progresses by building one version on another. So, version one is updated to produce version two, version two is changed to make version three, and so on. This form of version progression is well [...]
Making the CM Business Case: Part 3 – Audiences and data
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, Configuration Management on June 19, 2009
In the last part we looked at the basic outline of a fairly generic business case. I also stressed the importance of preparing your audience, especially for something that will be new to them – something like configuration management. I also stressed the importance of targeting your executive summary at the decision maker (the person [...]
Making the CM Business Case: Part 2 – The Simple Stuff
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, Configuration Management on June 13, 2009
Okay, where was I? Last time I pointed out that you are not going to convince anyone to introduce configuration management if you just present a business case. There’s much more to it than that. This time I’m going to discuss what goes into a business case. Hang on! Hold the phone! Didn’t I just [...]
Making a Business Case for Configuration Management
Posted by Mark in Business Cases, Configuration Management on June 11, 2009
This is the first in a series of, fairly informal, posts about making a business case for Configuration Management. Before I get stuck in to the topic I would like to make clear that much of what I am about to discuss applies to making a business case for anything, not just Configuration Management. So, [...]
CMDB and Configuration Management Process, Software Tools…
Posted by Mark in Book Review, Configuration Management on June 8, 2009
Title: CMDB and Configuration Management Process, Software Tools Creation and Maintenance, Planning, Implementation Guide Author: Gerard Blokdijk Publisher: Unknown Year: 2008 Amazon: UK, US Review in a Nutshell No.
