PLEASE NOTE: This course is also available as an Instructor-Led Online class: Essentials of Configuration Management with IBM Rational ClearCase V7.1 (YS303). Essentials of Configuration Management with IBM Rational ClearCase V7.1 is a one-day, instructor-led course designed to teach configuration managers how to implement ClearCase effectively in their development environments (Windows and UNIX). This course introduces participants to the discipline of software configuration management (SCM) and discusses the attributes of effective SCM. Participants learn what information is critical to include in a configuration management plan. They practice creating and implementing a usage model based on a simulated software development project. The usage model includes details about organizing project artifacts, branching strategies, and project process and policies.