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 Many companies are required to utilize Standards and Frameworks as part of their software development practices. What does this mean to you and what do CM practitioners need to know about them?
Standards and Frameworks are basically wisdom on how a particular task (or set of tasks) should be done effectively. In the CM world we have the IEEE 828 standard which explains how to write effective CM Plans. There is also the EIA 649-A National Consensus Standard on Configuration Management. Both of these standards provide guidance on a number of important CM practices including how to write an effective CM plan. The isaca Cobit 4.1 framework provides excellent guidance on how to perform Configuration Management tasks including: ·
Learning about Standards and Frameworks moves your CM job straight into being one of the most critical roles in any financial services firm. Bob Aiello is the Editor-in-Chief for CM Crossroads and an independent consultant specializing in Software Process Improvement including Software Configuration and Release Management. Mr. Aiello has over 25 years experience as a technical manager in several top NYC Financial Services firms where he had had company-wide responsibility for CM, often providing hands-on technical support for enterprise Source Code Management tools, SOX/Cobit compliance, build engineering, continuous integration and automated application deployment. Bob is a long standing member of the Steering Committee of the NYC Software Process Improvement Network (CitySPIN), where he serves as the chair of the CM SIG. Mr. Aiello holds a Masters in Industrial Psychology from NYU and a B.S. in Computer Science and Math from Hofstra University. You may contact Mr. Aiello at raiello@acm.org or link with him at http://www.linkedin.com/in/bobaiello .
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