CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

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Configuration management refers to the act of controlling and managing the physical and functional make-up of the configuration items that comprise the system. Configuration management is therefore a critical part of systems engineering management.
     The principal intentions of configuration management are to identify the functional and physical characteristics of configuration items during the Acquisition Phase, control changes to the characteristics of those configuration items, and record and report the status of the configuration items. Configuration management also maintains an effective history of the changes to configuration items, including the alternatives considered and the reasons for selecting the preferred alternative.
     There are four principal configuration management functions:
     1) Identification (of the items to be placed under control);
     2) Control (of these items through effective change management processes);
     3) Status accounting (accurate and up to date configuration information on each configuration item); and
     4) Audits (confirmation of correct operation of the configuration management process).
     Configuration management standards include MIL STD 973 and ANSI/EIA 649.

Other topics in our resources on Systems Engineering related to Configuration Management include: 
 
  • Verification And Validation (V&V)
  • Reviews
  • System Design
  • Test And Evaluation (T&E)
  • Baseline
  • Systems Engineering Tools
  • Training
  • Software
  • Acquisition Phase
  • Configuration
  • Systems Engineering Process
  • Change Management
  • Waiver
  • Logistics
  • Quality Assurance (QA)
  • Deviation
  • Systems Engineering Management
  • Interface
  • Requirements Engineering
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