Implementation of Source Code Management Does Not Guarantee On–Time
Software Releases
Seapine Software Quality-Ready Survey Results Show that Integrating
SCM with Other ALM Tools is Essential for Quality
MASON, Ohio (Business Wire EON/PRWEB ) August 26, 2008 --
According to results from the Seapine Software Quality-Ready Assessment
(QRA), adoption of source code management (SCM) tools is nearly
universal. Eight-one percent of software development professionals
indicated that their companies have an SCM application.
Results from the survey also show that companies with SCM in place
scored higher in all other application lifecycle management (ALM)
competency areas. When evaluated on issue tracking criteria, companies
that used a change management system scored 62 percent higher than
companies without one.
Yet organizations still struggle to release software on time. More than
one-third of the individuals surveyed said their organizations release
on time and on budget less than 75 percent of the time.
“Organizations often lack the traceability and
efficiency benefits of an integrated solution,”
says Richard Riccetti, president and CEO, Seapine Software. “While
most companies use a source code management application, few integrate
it with their issue management tool to create a complete change
management solution.”
According to the QRA, only 15 percent of organizations have integrated
change and issue management systems. As a result, correlating code
changes with defects is often a time-consuming, manual process. Poor
integration between systems also hinders regulatory compliance and
increases risk.
To increase the positive impact of change management, Riccetti
recommends the following:
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Expand the use of change management to all areas of the enterprise.
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Store all information resources in the source code management tool.
The benefits of versioning and branching are just as valuable for
other documents as they are for source code.
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Integrate change management with your issue and test case management
systems. This integration lets you see relationships between the code
and issues and results in better planning and more realistic deadlines.
About Seapine Software
With over 8,500 customers worldwide, Seapine
Software, Inc. is the leading provider of quality-centric
application lifecycle management solutions. Headquartered in Mason,
Ohio, with offices in Europe and Asia-Pacific, Seapine solutions help
companies reliably and efficiently develop quality software
applications. Seapine's products support best practices, integrate into
all popular development environments, and run on Microsoft Windows®,
Linux®, Sun Solaris®,
and Apple Macintosh®
platforms.
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