Configuration Management Metrics

• Author : Frank B. Watts
• Publisher : William Andrew
• Release : 26 August 2009

Configuration Management Metrics: Product Lifecycle and Engineering Documentation Control Process Measurement and Improvement provides a comprehensive discussion of measurements for configuration management/product lifecycle processes. Each chapter outlines one of the most important measures of merit – the need for written policy and procedures. The best of the best practices as to the optimum standards are listed with an opportunity for the reader to check off those that their company has and those they do not. The book first defines the

• Author : Mario E. Moreira
• Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
• Release : 07 June 2004

SCM practices are recognised as core functional areas in assisting a project team to identify, control, audit, and report on all configuration items of a project. Consequently they are then better able to control changes to the working environment. Moreira presents a totally unique book, offering a “how-to” guide for SCM implementation for commercial and technology fields. A thoroughly practical approach; this guide includes examples and instruction of SCM tasks. This book has an easy to follow set of tasks

• Author : Jessica Keyes
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 24 February 2004

An effective systems development and design process is far easier to explain than it is to implement. A framework is needed that organizes the life cycle activities that form the process. This framework is Configuration Management (CM). Software Configuration Management discusses the framework from a standards viewpoint, using the original

• Author : Frank B. Watts
• Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
• Release : 21 April 2015

Configuration Management for Senior Managers is written to help managers in product manufacturing and engineering environments identify the ways in which they can streamline their products and processes through proactive documentation control and product lifecycle management. Experienced consultant Frank Watts gives a practitioner’s view tailored to the needs of management, without the textbook theory that can be hard to translate into real-world change. Unlike competing books that focus on CM within software and IT environments, this engineering-focused resource is

• Author : Jon M. Quigley,Kim L. Robertson
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 11 July 2019

The book provides a comprehensive approach to configuration management from a variety of product development perspectives, including embedded and IT. It provides authoritative advice on how to extend products for a variety of markets due to configuration options. The book also describes the importance of configuration management to other parts of the organization. It supplies an overview of configuration management and its process elements to provide readers with a contextual understanding of the theory, practice, and application of CM. The

• Author : Bill Stackpole,Patrick Hanrion
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 17 December 2007

The deployment of software patches can be just as challenging as building entirely new workstations. Training and support issues can haunt even the most successful software launch for months. Preparing for the rigors of software deployment includes not just implementing change, but training employees, predicting and mitigating pitfalls, and managin

• Author : Peter Brooks
• Publisher : Van Haren
• Release : 03 March 2012

This title is the sister book to the global best-seller Metrics for IT Service Management. Taking the basics steps described there, this new title describes the context within the ITIL 2011 Lifecycle approach. More than that it looks at the overall goal of metrics which is to achieve Value. The overall delivery of Business Value is driven by Corporate Strategy and Governance, from which Requirements are developed and Risks identified. These Requirements drive the design of Services, Processes and Metrics. Metrics

• Author : Susan Dart
• Publisher : Artech House Publishers
• Release : 05 June 2023

Authored by an internationally known expert in configuration management (CM) solutions, this unique new book examines CM from a "business value" perspective. The book provides a thorough overview of CM technology and reveals "best practice" techniques for selecting and deploying automated CM solutions. It also explores nine key challenges facing e-commerce and gives guidelines for avoiding common pitfalls that can quickly derail an e-business.

• Author : Richard C. Fries
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release : 21 November 2005

As medical devices increase in complexity, concerns about efficacy, safety, quality, and longevity increase in stride. Introduced nearly a decade ago, Reliable Design of Medical Devices illuminated the path to increased reliability in the hands-on design of advanced medical devices. With fully updated coverage in its Second Edition, this practical guide continues to be the benchmark for incorporating reliability engineering as a fundamental design philosophy. The book begins by rigorously defining reliability, differentiating it from quality, and exploring various aspects

• Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 05 June 1997

• Author : Claire Agutter
• Publisher : IT Governance Ltd
• Release : 20 July 2021

Service Integration and Management (SIAM™) Foundation Body of Knowledge (BoK), Second edition has been updated to reflect changes to the market and is the official guide for the EXIN SIAM™ Foundation certification. Prepare for your SIAM™ Foundation exam and understand how SIAM can benefit your organization!

• Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office. Chief Information Officer
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 05 June 1997

• Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 05 June 1997

• Author : United States. Patent and Trademark Office
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release : 05 June 1998

• Author : Daniel Epstein,Rich Maltzman
• Publisher : J. Ross Publishing
• Release : 07 November 2013

Foreword by industry legend Harold Kerzner! This book describes a completely unique step-by-step, workflow-guiding approach to project management which simplifies activities by enforcing execution of all required processes on time, and redirecting to an alternative path in the event of project issues. Since compliance with all project management processes is enforced by the workflow, product quality is significantly improved and life cycle errors are almost eliminated. Project Workflow Management: A Business Process Approach is the first and only book in