Robert Cowham
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24 years 4 monthsRobert Cowham has long been interested in software configuration management while retaining the attitude of a generalist with experience and skills in many aspects of software development. A regular presenter at conferences, he authored the Agile SCM column within the CM Journal together with Brad Appleton and Steve Berczuk. His day job is as Services Director for Square Mile Systems whose main focus is on skills and techniques for infrastructure configuration management and DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) - applying configuration management principles to hardware documentation and implementation as well as mapping ITIL services to the underlying layers.
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| Lean Development Principles for Branching and MergingBy reworking lean principles for the branching and merging arena, we're able to create automated builds and unit tests to increase effectiveness and improve quality in software configuration management. Individual developers and teams alike can benefit from this process-improving strategy. | |
| The Renaissance BuilderThis month we would like to turn the spotlight on to that oft neglected and under-valued specimen the build engineer. In the physical world, the term “building” has traditionally inspired status and respect. We just have to think of structures from the pyramids to medieval cathedrals to skyscrapers. | |
| A Christmas (Configuration) Carol (Abridged)W | |
| Agile SCM and RequirementsThe process of eliciting software requirements is a specialist area with many of its own techniques and practices. This month the authors look at how agile software configuration management fits in with software requirements. | |
| Agile SCM: Martial Arts Principles The authors look at software configuration principles in terms of how they might relate to the martial arts. They discuss ways to learn new skill and master them, how to handle conflict, energy, efficiency, and timing. |
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| Release Management—Making It Lean and AgileRelease management is an awesome responsibility that plays a vital role in the success of a software development project. Releasing is often considered to be an activity that happens near the end of the process—a necessary evil, perhaps, but no more. | |
| National Treasures of Agile Development Introduction |