Devops And Agile Methods Integrated Software Configuration Management Experience

TL;DR

This paper explores how integrating DevOps and Agile methodologies enhances software configuration management by improving build times, automation, and accuracy, based on a project case study.

Contribution

It provides an empirical analysis of the benefits of combining DevOps and Agile practices in software configuration management, highlighting practical improvements over traditional methods.

Findings

Reduced build and deployment times

Enhanced automation and report generation

More accurate version control and system management

Abstract

The advancements in the software industry, along with the changing technologies, methods, and conditions, have particularly brought forth a perspective that prioritizes the improvement of all stages of the software development lifecycle by approaching the process through automation. In particular, methods such as agile methodologies and DevOps, which focus on collaboration, automation, and efficient software production, have become crucial for the software industry. In particular, the understanding of utilizing principles such as distribution management, collaboration, parallel development, and end-to-end automation in agile software development, and DevOps techniques has emerged. In this study, one of these areas, software configuration management, and the integration of modern software development practices such as agile and DevOps are addressed. The aim of this study is to examine the differences and benefits that innovative methods bring to the software configuration management field when compared to traditional methods. To this end, a project is taken as a basis, and with the integration of DevOps and agile methodologies, improvements are made and the results are compared with the previous state. As a result of monitoring software configuration management with the integration of DevOps and agile methodologies, improvements are seen in the build and deployment time, automated report generation, more accurate and fault-free version management, completely controlling the software system, working time and workforce efficiency.