Achieving Software Build and Deployment Excellence

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Original Broadcast: 30 March 2005
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Iterative development practices and increasing product complexity are mandating an unprecedented level of speed and flexibility for software build and deployment processes. 

Some organizations have been successful making this transition from traditional approaches.  Many have not!  What are the secrets for success?

A panel of industry experts from the configuration management and software development communities will address critical build and deployment issues such as:
How How organizations can transition to a more iterative development process
Proven techniques to increase reliability and reduce build/release errors
Practical steps to shorten build times
Effective support for distributed development teams
Creating an integrated build/deploy environment using non-integrated tools

Kirk Knoernschild is a hands-on software consultant and author of Java Design: Objects, UML and Process (Addison-Wesley, 2001). He is also the founder of www.extensiblejava.com.

Steve Berczuk is a software developer and co-author of the book Software Configuration Management Patterns: Effective Teamwork, Practical Integration. He has an M.S. in Operations Research from Stanford University and an S.B. in Electrical Engineering from MIT.

Mario Moreira is a Director/Architect of Technology and author of Software Configuration Management Implementation Roadmap He has an MA in Mass Communication with an emphasis on communication technologies.

Michael O'Rourke is Vice President of Product Development at BuildForge, Inc and a veteran of the software industry with over 20 years of development and customer support experience.
 
Bob Setterbo is a Senior Computer Scientist for Adobe Systems, Inc with over 26 years of experience in technical, chief architect, and engineering management roles at companies ranging from industry leaders to small start-ups.