Configuration Management System
The discipline of identifying the components of a continually evolving system to control changes to those components and maintaining integrity and traceability throughout the life cycle. [ ISO/IEC/IEEE 24765 ]
- A subsystem of the overall project management system. It is a collection of formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to:
- * identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product, result, service, or component;
- * control any changes to such characteristics;
- * record and report each change and its implementation status; and
- * support the audit of the products, results, or components to verify conformance to requirements.
:It includes the documentation, tracking systems, and defined approval levels necessary for authorizing and controlling changes. [ IEEE 1490 ]