Perform configuration audits to maintain integrity of the configuration baselines.
Configuration audits confirm that the resulting baselines and documentation conform to a specified standard or requirement. Audit results should be recorded as appropriate. (See the glossary for a definition of “configuration
audit.”)
Examples of audit types include the following:
· Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) – Audits conducted to verify that the as-tested functional characteristics of a configuration item have achieved the requirements specified in its functional baseline documentation and that
the operational and support documentation is complete and satisfactory.
· Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) – Audits conducted to verify that the as-built configuration item conforms to the technical documentation that defines it.
· Configuration management audits – Audits conducted to confirm that configuration management records and configuration items are complete, consistent, and accurate.
Typical Work Products
1. Configuration audit results
2. Action items
Subpractices
1. Assess the integrity of the baselines.
2. Confirm that the configuration management records correctly identify the configuration items.
3. Review the structure and integrity of the items in the configuration management system.
4. Confirm the completeness and correctness of the items in the configuration management system.
Completeness and correctness of the content is based on the requirements as stated in the plan and the disposition of approved change requests.
5. Confirm compliance with applicable configuration management standards and procedures.
6. Track action items from the audit to closure.
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SP 3.2 Perform Configuration Audits