Configuration Management Standard & Plan

The following is the table of contents of the Statement of User Requirements and Acceptance Criteria. It is intended to indicate the scope and level of detail of the document.

1. Introduction 2

2. Scope 2

3. Objectives 2

4. References 3

5. Sources 3

6. Definitions & acronyms 3

7. Responsibilities 4

8. Standard / procedure description 5

8.1. Software configuration management issues 5

8.1.1. Context of software configuration management 5

8.1.2. Software entities managed 5

8.1.3. Which entities to manage? 6

8.2. Software configuration management process 6

8.2.1. Source code 7

8.2.2. Levels of control 7

8.2.3. Software libraries 8

8.2.4. Configuration control board 8

8.3. Software configuration management tools 9

8.3.1. Basic tool set 9

8.3.2. Advanced tool set 9

8.3.3. On-line tool set 9

8.3.4. Integrated tool set 9

8.4. Software configuration management plan 10

8.4.1. Table of contents 10

8.4.2. Introduction (section 1) 11

8.4.2.1. Purpose (section 1.1) 11

8.4.2.2. Scope (section 1.2) 11

8.4.2.3. Definitions, acronyms and abbreviations (section 1.3) 12

8.4.2.4. References (section 1.4) 12

8.4.3. Management (section 2) 12

8.4.3.1. Organisation (section 2.1) 12

8.4.3.2. Software configuration management responsibilities (section 2.2) 12

8.4.3.3. Interface control (section 2.3) 13

8.4.3.4. Software configuration management plan implementation (section 2.4) 13

8.4.3.5. Applicable policies, directives and procedures (section 2.5) 14

8.4.4. Software configuration management activities (section 3) 14

8.4.4.1. Configuration identification (section 3.1) 14

8.4.4.2. Configuration control (section 3.2) 15

8.4.4.3. Configuration status accounting (section 3.3) 17

8.4.4.4. Audits and reviews (section 3.4) 18

8.4.5. Tools, techniques and methodologies (section 4) 19

8.4.5.1. Configuration control tools (section 4.1) 19

8.4.6. Supplier control (section 5) 19

8.4.6.1. Vendor provided software (section 5.1) 20

8.4.6.2. Subcontracted software (section 5.1) 20

8.4.6.3. Vendor and subcontractor software (section 5.3) 21

8.4.7. Records collection and retention (section 6) 21