Topic Embedded Systems at CMConf

Title of the presentation: Accounting and auditing - the added value of SCM

Category: Technical presentation
 
Level: Advanced

Date and Time: Thursday, 16th October 2008, 11:55 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.

Abstract: This presentation will focus on the added value of Configuration Status Accounting and Baseline Auditing to a project.
 
More and more companies have been implementing CMMI lately, resulting in a booming interest for Software Configuration Management (SCM). As a result of this, plenty of papers have been written on the importance of having SCM, selecting the appropriate tools and on SCM strategies.  
 
However, to reach a higher maturity level in CMMI, also Configuration Status Accounting and Baseline Auditing are required. This session will give some good practices and examples how Configuration Status Accounting and Baseline Auditing can be executed.
 
These examples are based on information that can be gathered from the change- and configuration management system. By applying some metrics on this information, a lot of useful information can be extracted. This information (presented in an audit and/or accounting report) can be used by project management and team leaders to manage their project in a pro-active way.

Pascal van Kempen is working for Topic Embedded Systems BV in the Netherlands. He has over 11 years experience in Configuration Management, of which 7 years in software configuration management.

Within the boundaries of software configuration management, he has experience in the daily SCM work, but also in SCM architecture, reporting, metrics and branching patterns. Also SCM related areas are part of his interests, resulting in experience with build management, process improvement, lifecycle management and CMMI.

Besides the day to day SCM business, he also is giving lectures on SCM related topics, writes SCM related articles and is member of the iNTCCM.