Implantação de práticas de gerência de configuração em uma fábrica de software: um estudo de caso

Abstract

The main objective of this work is to describe and to argue the implantation of Configuration Management practices in a software development process of a small business company. The software factory of the participant company of the research searched to implant activities related to the Software Configuration Management in function of the control lack on the development, of the precarious communication between the collaborators, of the excess of non conformity in softwares produced and of the great amount of re-work decurrently of losses of code-source and requirements already documented and implemented. In order to facilitate the development of this work the profile of the company was taken in consideration, that is, small business company, young, moderate resources (human, time and capital). Activities had been defined within the development process that gave support to the identification practices, control, and situation accounting and configuration audit. Although the process immaturity of software configuration management and the resistance caused for the organizational culture, the adoption of the practices defined pointed to an improvement in the organization process and product quality, reduction of re-work, greater productivity and rational use of resources.