1. The quest for software lifecycle management

“To change and to change for the better are two different things.”

—German proverb

This chapter discusses the importance of software asset management (SAM), and the importance of managing it over the whole lifecycle[1].

[1] Lifecycle of the assets, includes the software development lifecycle

We also discuss why you need a software configuration management (SCM) tool and process to handle your software assets.

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