We ran across the article “Overcoming Resistance to Change by SCM” by Ben
Weatherall on CMCrossroads. The excerpts below exemplify the need for tools
like AccuRev that support changing processes and Agile adoption. Ben
Weatherall has kindly allowed us to re-post these excerpts so that we may
share his insight with all our readers.
Excerpts from “Overcoming Resistance to Change by SCM”
By Ben Weatherall
“As an industry, SCM is conservative – we hold the corporate jewels in
our hands and we are reluctant to let either processes, procedures or
personnel have a chance to mess them up. In fact, when they do get messed up
we tend to lose our jobs. Then along came Agile and the need to support it
while maintaining both technical and professional integrity.”
“Some of the old ve... (more)
LEXINGTON, MA -- (Marketwire) -- 01/26/10 -- AccuRev, Inc. today announced
AgileCycle, the first fully-integrated best-of-breed Agile ALM (Application
Lifecycle Management) solution incorporating Software Configuration
Management, Agile Lifecycle Management, and Build and Release Management.
AgileCycle consists of the award winning software development tools AccuRev
Enterprise, AnthillP... (more)
AccuRev announced that customers are taking advantage of the new feature,
usability and performance enhancements within its latest AccuBridge for
Eclipse plug-in. AccuRev allows developers to access process-centric software
configuration management (SCM) functionality directly within their familiar
Eclipse IDE integration platform, enabling more familiar user interface
options and increa... (more)
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air together serve 92 cities through an expansive
network throughout Alaska, the Lower 48, Hawaii, Canada and Mexico. Known for
embracing innovative technology to improve the customer experience, Alaska
Airlines has won numerous awards for its frequent flyer program and eCommerce
Website.
Background
For years, Alaska Air used a file-based branch and label SCM t... (more)
AccuRev and Coverity have announced a new technology partnership that will
help software development teams to improve the quality and security of their
applications in today's fast paced agile development environments. Leading
development organizations rely on Coverity's advanced source code analysis
products to ensure the integrity of their code and AccuRev's process-centric
software co... (more)
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