From the Editor
by Bob Aiello, Editor in Chief CM Journal
Thanks for joining me in sharing experiences on how to implement Software Configuration and Release Management process and best practices. CM Crossroads has been a major influence in my career for a very long time and I am extremely grateful to all of my colleagues who have helped me (by sharing their own experience) with implementing CM in large financial services firms. When I setup a source code management tool, implement a workflow system, or other process improvement initiative, people get my home phone number and are allowed to wake me up in the middle of the night. That means my methodologies have to work or I just don't get a night's sleep. CM and process improvement have been my passion for a very long time. Over the next few weeks I will be offering my thoughts on a number of key areas of CM. I hope that you will also offer me your own comments, questions and suggestions.
Some of the topics that I would like to cover in the near future are:
1. FastTrack plan for implementing CM in large organizations
2. Process Improvement - what it is and how to do it effectively
3. Overcoming resistence to change
4. Automating workflows and enforcing the process
5. Supporting compliance (e.g. SOX) or do you what version of the code is in production?
6. Repeatable builds and continuous integration
7. CM in the future - what's ahead and how you can contribute (and benefit)
Please do continue to share your views via our letters to the editor in the forums section of CM Crossroads.
I am looking forward to sharing my thoughts and ideas and I hope that you will join me!
Bob Aiello
http://www.linkedin.com/in/BobAiello
email :: bob.aiello [at] cmcrossroads.com
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Sunday, 28 June 2009 |
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Configuration Management is a very important area of specialization. CM experts are in hot demand during good times and even during downturns in the economy. It can also be argued that many of the tools and processes in CM have been around for a long time. Technology may change a lot, but CM seems to often stay pretty much the same. So what's really new in the CM world these days?
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Sunday, 11 January 2009 |
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I am working on the Calendar for 2009 (see below) and I would love to
get your input!
Here is the current proposed list. The first date is the due date for article submission and the second date is the publication date for the issue. If this is the first time that you are submitting an article then I strongly encourage you to get me a draft a week or two earlier than the due date. I will make every effort to help you with writing (e.g. spelling, grammer and word usage). The CM Journal is an excellent publication because all of our writers (including myself) are true trench level CM practitioners. We eat, sleep and drink Configuration Management so all of our articles are written from the powerful position of hands-on experience. We know what works and what doesn't. That also means that you don't have to be a polished writer, because we are always delighted to work with new (editorial) talent. Many of our writers go on to write books and all of our writers benefit from the experience of getting their articles published. (Consultants may find themselves a little overbooked!)
I am hoping that you will join us!
I am also always looking for people to contribute to short articles on CM tips & tricks for CM Basics.
Welcome to our Team!
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 04 March 2009 )
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Thursday, 02 October 2008 |
In CM Basics, we have been covering the use of Ant, Maven 1.02 and (soon) Maven 2. These are all excellent build tools and, along with Make/GNU Make, are the core ingredients in taking a buggy, unreliable build and bringing it down to a repeatable process that runs flawlessly in 1 – 3 hours (from what used to take 1 – 3 days). I have enjoyed playing the hands-on role in this process many times and, on my last build assignment, bet the CIO and the CTO that I could fix the build process in three iterations of their current release process. (I always watch, learn, and document the current procedures before I change anything!)
BTW - I won the bet!
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Sunday, 06 July 2008 |
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One of the most popular topics in the CM field always comes back to "how do I pick the BEST CM tool?" Most people believe that picking out the right tool will solve all the big problems - so the debate rages on. Should I go with IBM's ClearCase or an Open Source product like Subversion or any number of popular CM tools on the market today. Frankly, I am tools agnostic. I have seen the worst tools (from a technical perspective) work just fine on some teams and the best tools fail miserably (usually because the company would not invest in training). So how does one pick a good CM tool?
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 12 August 2008 )
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Thursday, 10 April 2008 |
One of the challenges with implementing a CM solution is deciding whether or not you should investigate industry standards for use by your organization. Many companies don't bother with standards and maybe that's actually a good idea. I have spent a considerable amount of time studying and working to implement industry standards and frameworks. Sometimes, they have lots of extra work that may not seem necessary or even valuable. Yet standards exist for good reasons. So should you consider using standards and frameworks when you implement your CM solution? Read on if you want to understand the do's and don'ts of adopting industry standards and frameworks.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 April 2008 )
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