Quantitative Software Configuration Management In Software Development Process

For any software enterprise, it should pursue the goal that developing the high grade software product with which the consumers satisfy. Moreover, that the key to achieve it is establishing a steady and controllable software developing process. However, analyzing the present situation and anticipating the future has to be specific and quantitive so as to improve this process. These data will originate from survey of the process, while precondition and foundation of carrying on the effective measure is the quantification software configuration management.Although it is more and more definite recognize the significance of software configuration management during the process that improving the quality and reliability of software project. In the practical project software configuration management still has flaws existed as follow: Firstly, utilizing a software configuration management plan in the different projects, it neglects the fact that the projects have the different demand and complexity. An appropriate one may not be applicable to another one. Secondly, the recognition to the quantity and efficiency of the software configuration management originates from the effect which appears after a project finished. It quantitatively manages itself, while the research which for the advantage of the quantitative management has not started yet.This study adopts --definition, survey, analysis, and improvement--four quantitative management steps to research quantitative software configuration management. Above all, defining the measure points in the process of the software configuration management; and then, applying a well designed software configuration management plan into an actual project. When it implement, collecting the relational data. Anglicizing the progress of the project and the warp of work quantity which between the planned one from the actual one. Finally, summarizing the advantage that the quantitative management brings for the software configuration management; improving the insufficient aspects.