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Curtis Yanko is a Configuration Manager at a fortune 100 company in Hartford CT. Thrown in to SCM work as junior developer in 1995, I have learned everything I know in the School of Hard Knocks. Having never been in a position to specify a comprehensive SCM solution I have always had to carve a niche within existing tools and processes while slowly changing the Software Engineering culture from within. In this blog I will share observations and musings from the front lines of Enterprise SCM where: Nothing is Easy and the Devil is in the Details as we earn credit hours in the School of Hard Knocks.
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Domain Specific Best Practices?
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
While attending SB Best 2007 it became painfully apparent that the Build & Deploy track just wasn't delivering the goods to it's audience. Sitting in the seats were programmers, release managers, QA folks and a buildmeister or two all looking for something to sink their teeth into. Everyone wanted that answer to "How do I... <insert typical question here>" to which we invariable  don't answer. Instead the answer begins with, "Well...  it depends..." and once pressed for an answer the solution doesn't seem to fit since their problem is bigger or just different and unique.
 
The BIG Picture
Thursday, 24 August 2006

No matter what facet of IT work you are involved it will always be important to keep the big picture in mind. In this entry I will give you my take on the roll of IT in the enterprise.

No matter what sector your company is in the role of IT is fundamentally the same. This role should serve as a constant reminder of who we are and just what it is we are supposed to be doing every time we undertake an initiative.

 

 

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