Summary of the SEI (Software Engineering Institute) Workshop on Softwear Configuration Management.

It is apparent to me that Software Configuration Management courses are essential to progress within Software Engineering today. SCM is tied to every stage of software product development. A good configuration management team could make the difference between products coming in on time and within cost, and those coming in late, full of bugs, and with greater costs. Education seems to be the place to start, but there seems to be much more involved than classroom development alone. What the group tried to do was begin a program that would teach software engineers that they need to learn the concepts of Software Configuration Management wherever that education may be available whether learning in the classroom or gaining experience in the field. It is conclude that what seems to be wrong in Software Configuration Management today is that too many software engineers dont seem to think they are missing much without a solid knowledge of SCM. If they can be shown the importance of SCM, then perhaps they will be more eager to learn its concepts and to use it more often and more effectively in the software development field today.