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Formalizing SCM Use Cases within the Virtual Software Corporation

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This paper proposes a formalized use case approach by concentrating on the recording of informal information and formal scenarios about Software Configuration Management (SCM) processes within Virtual Software Corporations (VSCs).

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Ihme, T., Rahikkala, T. (2000). Formalizing SCM Use Cases within the Virtual Software Corporation. In: Bomarius, F., Oivo, M. (eds) Product Focused Software Process Improvement. PROFES 2000. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1840. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-45051-1_27

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