Identify configuration items, components, and related work products to be placed under configuration management.

Configuration identification is the selection, creation, and specification of the following:

·         Products delivered to the customer

·         Designated internal work products

·         Acquired products

·         Tools and other capital assets of the project’s work environment

·         Other items used in creating and describing these work products

Items under configuration management include specifications and interface documents that define requirements for the product. Other documents, such as test results, may also be included, depending on their importance to defining the product.

A configuration item is an entity designated for configuration management, which may consist of multiple related work products that form a baseline. This logical grouping provides ease of identification and controlled access. The selection of work products for configuration management should be based on criteria established during planning.

Configuration items may vary widely in complexity, size, and type, from an aircraft to commercial-of-the-shelf software to a test meter or a project plan. Any item required for product support and designated for separate procurement is a configuration item. Acquirer work products provided to suppliers such as solicitation packages and technical standards are typically designated as configuration items.

Typical Work Products

1.    Identified configuration items

Subpractices

1.    Select configuration items and work products that compose them based on documented criteria.

2.    Assign unique identifiers to configuration items.

3.    Specify the important characteristics of each configuration item.

4.    Specify when each configuration item is placed under configuration management.

5.    Identify the owner responsible for each configuration item.