The Configuration Management Wiki-Web

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Topics you will find in the CM web

Definitions:

Tools:

CM Tools - Software and tools for Change and Configuration Control - HCM/SCM
CM Integrations - Integration of CM tools with other tools
Frequently Asked Questions

Concepts and theories:

ConfigurationManagementBodyOfKnowledge (a.k.a. CMBoK ™)
CM versus SCM - Thoughts on the differences between the terms CM and SCM
CM Metrics - What you could gain in time and money when using CM.
CM Metaphors and Analogies -- metaphors and analogies for describing CM

Processes and practices:

Agile Development and Agile SCM - Ideas on Agile Development and how it affects CM
Configuration Management Process
Change Management Process
Branching and Merging for Parallel Development
CM and Web Engineering
CM and Databases

Templates and Examples:

CM Templates - Quick templates to help you start implementing a CM solution

Vendors:

Other:

Suite Vs Best Of Breed
SCM Readings - Some recommended SCM books and papers
History of CM
WhosWhoInSCM

Starting points

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