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	November 14, 2005 The Forrester Wave™: Process-Centric Software Configuration Management, Q4 2005 Evaluation Of Top Process-Centric SCM Vendors Across 121 Criteria by Carey Schwaber with Laurie M. Orlov, Carl Zetie, Kimberly Q. Dowling

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Executive Summary

Process-centric SCM solutions unite software configuration management (SCM) and software change management, thereby enabling task orientation, traceability, and process automation throughout the development life cycle. To assess the state of the process-centric SCM market, Forrester evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of top process-centric SCM solutions across 121 criteria. The result: IBM's solution is both the strongest overall solution as well as the most widely used. The primary area in which IBM is weak — process customization — is a notable strength for the other vendors we evaluated. Microsoft's much anticipated market entry won't create much churn in installed bases, but it will grow the overall market — by providing smaller Microsoft shops that haven't previously used process-centric SCM with an affordable, tightly integrated alternative.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Process-Centric SCM: The Cornerstone Of Life-Cycle Management
• Process-Centric Software Configuration Management Evaluation Overview
• Vendor Approaches
• Characteristics Of A Leading Solution
• Vendor Profiles
• Microsoft Will Gain Customers Without Significantly Disturbing Installed Bases

RECOMMENDATIONS

• When Picking A Solution, Consider Tomorrow's Requirements As Well As Today's

WHAT IT MEANS

• The Microsoft Threat Will Continue To Loom Large
• Next Up: Change Management Across Development And Operations
• Supplemental Material
• Related Research Documents

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