>> but when software is essential to your system, you should have that team at the table in your planning and budgeting efforts. I like to tell them that softw

>> but when software is essential to your system, you should have that team at the table in your planning and budgeting efforts. I like to tell them that software should be on the BoM even though the marginal cost in $0.00. Having it noted as a component helps get people on board with proper versioning, and also raises visibility for something otherwise unseen.