Software Configuration Management: A Clear Case for IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest UCM

Roles and responsibilities

In this section we take a look at the various roles and responsibilities needed to perform the various SCM activities as described in the SCM process workflow (which by now you have written, of course).

In Table 6-1 we describe some of the roles and responsibilities that you could assign to your development and CM organization.

Table 6-1. Example ClearCase roles and responsibilities

SCM Role	Who	Responsibilities
Development Manager	John	Define development subsystems Define access control Define general policies Define integration milestones
CM Administrator	Pat (primary) Alex (backup)	Create CM repositories Perform ClearCase backups and recovery Perform ClearCase maintenance Perform ClearCase user management
Project Integrator/Release ...