Sommerville-Software-Engineering-10ed

25
Configuration
management
Objectives
The objective of this chapter is to introduce you to software configuration
management processes and tools. When you have read the chapter,
you will:
■ know the essential functionality that should be provided by a
version control system, and how this is realized in centralized and
distributed systems;
■ understand the challenges of system building and the benefits of
continuous integration and system building;
■ understand why software change management is important and
the essential activities in the change management process;
■ understand the basics of software release management and how it
differs from version management.
Contents
25.1 Version management
25.2 System building
25.3 Change management
25.4 Release management