CM-tool evaluation and selection

Configuration management is critical to effective management, coordination, and control in an integrated software-development environment. Complex development environments require an integrated CM toolset. The CM tools you select and how you implement them will affect every phase of the life cycle in an integrated, team-oriented environment. The tools you select must facilitate the many diverse activities performed by separate teams and the management of those activities. The author considers the broad range of organizational and technical issues when selecting configuration management tools