Download or read book Implementing and Integrating Product Data Management and Software Configuration Management written by Ivica Crnkovic and published by Artech House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because today's products rely on tightly integrated hardware and software components, system and software engineers, and project and product managers need to have an understanding of both product data management (PDM) and software configuration management (SCM). This groundbreaking book offers you that essential knowledge, pointing out the similarities and differences of these two processes, and showing you how they can be combined to ensure effective and efficient product and system development, production and maintenance.