Description:

One-of-a-kind book on an important process. This book goes far beyond traditional books on SCM by providing a methodical, complete view of the capture, versioning, build and release process. While the book focuses on what must be done to safely release a software product into production, the book also provides the necessary steps to assure product quality and integrity. Key milestones covered include defect tracking, change control and release tracking. ITIL Service Managers and Project managers will find the entire capture, versioning, build and release cycle description in the book useful for adding appropriate tasks and deliverables to project plans. If you follow the process cycle you will make sure that every milestone, task and deliverable in a development project is accounted for. This book is the only book of its kind, it is complete and covers every imaginable detail, and it addresses topics that are of interest to a wide audience.