Configuration Management Goals

The goals of Configuration Management are generally:

• Configuration identification: Identifying configurations, configuration items and baselines
• Configuration control: Implementing a controlled change process. This is usually achieved by setting up a change control board whose primary function is to approve or reject all change requests that are sent against any baseline
• Configuration status accounting: Recording and reporting all the necessary information on the status of the development process
• Configuration auditing: Ensuring that configurations contain all their intended parts and are sound with respect to their specifying documents, including requirements, architectural specifications and user manuals
• Build management: Managing the process and tools used for builds
• Process management: Ensuring adherence to the organization's development process
• Environment management: Managing the software and hardware that host the system
• Teamwork: Facilitate team interactions related to the process
• Defect tracking: Making sure every defect has traceability back to the source