Joe Townsend has been in the configuration management field for twelve years. He has worked for CNA Life Insurance, RCA, Boeing, UPS, and in state government. Joe has primarily worked with Serena tools, including PVCS Version Manager, Tracker, TeamTrack (Mashups), and Dimensions. He is an administrator for WebFocus and supports Eclipse users.
With DevOps a relatively young concept, Joe Townsend explores how configuration management fits into the big picture. Some professionals, however, might contend that CM conflicts with DevOps and agile methodologies.
Joe Townsend tackles why software defects in IT projects appear to be increasing in recent years. As the business side increases the pressure for faster and bigger results from IT, mistakes and defects will continue to go up.
Could Siri potentially be a valuable tool for CM professionals or is it just a novelty item? Joe Townsend explores the pros and cons of Apple's voice recognition helper.
Should agile expand to other areas of business functions, such as marketing, human resources, public relations, finance, etc.? Joe Townsend believes the answer is "yes," "no," and "it depends."
