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Definition of Configuration Management |
CM is a discipline applying technical and administrative direction and monitoring to:
- identify and document functional and physical characteristics of a configuration item
- control changes to those characteristics
- record and report change processing status and product definition data
- verify compliance with specifications and other contract requirements
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Objectives of Configuration Management |
The objectives are:
- Continuous control of product specifically built situations
- Improvement of quality
- Active monitoring of changes instead of being driven by changes
- Cost-effective project management
- Harmonization of project- and organization-specific procedures
- Accurate definition of items affected by a change (i.e. design documents, contracts, parts and tools)
- Comprehensive and complete change history
- Complete design requirements per end-product
- Traceability between multi-level contract changes
- Elimination of data duplication, allowing for segregated data responsibility
- Continuous recording of the product specific design/build situation and deviation reportin
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Advantages of Configuration Management |
- Adherence to international standards such as ISO, DoD, MIL or best practices like the CMII
- Provides all necessary information for the whole organization
- Documentation of all change, removals and additions to a product over its entire life cycle
- Preparation in case of product liability
- Handling of comprehensive data
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Why Configuration Management |
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An important characteristic of CM is the labeling of the product to be produced as a configuration item, or CI. All activities in the framework of a CM system are directed at being able to provide information about the makeup, i.e. the configuration, of a product at any given point in its lifetime. In addition, information is collected concerning the activities which led to each configuration. This document trail is very important for a number of reasons, not the least of which are product liability concerns. |
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