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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 Identification
1.1 Document overview
1.2 Abbreviations and Glossary
1.2.1 Abbreviations
1.2.2 Glossary
1.3 References
1.3.1 Project References
1.3.2 Standard and regulatory References
1.4 Conventions

2 Organization
2.1 Activities and responsibilities
2.1.1 Decisions process and Accountabilities

3 Configuration identification
3.1 Identification rules
3.1.1 Identification rules of configuration items
3.1.2 Identification rules of SOUPs
3.1.3 Identification rules of documents
3.1.4 Identification rules of a media
3.2 Reference configuration identification
3.3 Configuration Baseline Management

4 Configuration control

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4.2 Interface Management
4.3 Evolutions control of SOUP items

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5 Configuration support activities

5.1 Configuration Status Accounting

5.1.1 Evolutions traceability
5.1.2 Setting up Configuration status
5.1.3 Configuration status diffusion
5.1.4 Configuration status records storage
5.2 Configuration audits
5.3 Reviews
5.4 Configuration management plan maintenance

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Identification

This document amplifies the 4 Configuration management of the Project

Management Plan.
If you instantiate this document, leave empty the 4 in the Project Management
Plan and add a reference to this doc.
1.1 Document overview
This document contains the software configuration management plan of software
XXX.
1.2 Abbreviations and Glossary
1.2.1 Abbreviations
Add here abbreviations
1.2.2 Glossary
Add here words definitions
1.3 References
1.3.1 Project References
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Document
Identifier
ID

Document Title
Add your documents references.
One line per document

1.3.2 Standard and regulatory References

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Document
Identifier
ID

Document Title
Add your standards references.
One line per document

1.4 Conventions
Typographical convention.
Any other convention.

Organization

Describe the organization in which CM resides.

Eg: The SCM support department, shared by all projects of the company,
manages software configuration.
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The software configuration is managed by members of the project, with specific

tools. Responsibilities are shared between
The software configuration manager (SCM),
The project manager,
The technical manager.
2.1 Activities and responsibilities
Describe here the functions required to manage the configuration of the software
and responsibilities.
Activities when setting up the project
Person responsible
Identify the configuration items
SCM
Install the bug repository tool and set up the SCM
database
Install the software configuration repository tool SCM
and set up the database
Manage and structure the reference space
SCM
Define the configuration processes
SCM
Activities during the project lifecycle
Export components for modification, test or
delivery
Set under control validated components
Create version, write version delivery document
Approve reference configurations
Verify version to be delivered and authorise
deliveries
Backup spaces
Do configuration audits
Inspect configuration records
Archive reference version

Person responsible
SCM

Management activities
Manage versions and archives
Manage configuration records
Produce reports and statistics
Manage reference space and its access control
list
Manage spaces backup and archive media
Manage quality reports

Person responsible
SCM
SCM
SCM
SCM

SCM
SCM
Project manager
Project manager
SCM
Quality Manager
Quality Manager
SCM

SCM
Quality Manager

2.1.1 Decisions process and responsibilities

Responsibilities during reviews, audits and approvals are listed below:
At the end of an activity of the project
Activities
Person Responsible
Do a configuration freeze
SCM
Present a configuration state of the components SCM
impacted by the activity
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Activities
Present a documentation state
components impacted by the activity

of

Person Responsible
the SCM

During a configuration management process audit:

Activities
Do the configuration management process audit
Present the records of the configuration
management process
Present the quality records of the configuration
management process
Present the records of the documentation
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Person Responsible
Project Manager
SCM
Quality Manager
SCM

Configuration identification

3.1 Identification rules

3.1.1 Identification rules of configuration items
3.1.1.1Identification of a configuration item
The identification of configuration item is:
Give you identification scheme, eg:
XXX_Vm.n
where: "Vm.n a" is the version of the configuration item.
3.1.1.2Version number of a configuration item
The attribution of a version number is a prerequisite to any delivery of any
configuration item. This number shall be incremented before a new delivery, if
the product or its documentation were modified.
The definition rules of a version number are the following:
Explain your rules.
3.1.2 Identification rules of SOUPs
3.1.2.1Identification of a SOUP
Use you own ID like above or take ID of SOUP manufacturer
3.1.2.2Version number of a SOUP
Use you own ID like above or take ID of SOUP manufacturer
3.1.3 Identification rules of documents
3.1.3.1Description of documents identifiers
The identification of documents is described below:
XXX_<document type>_<document number>_<revision index>
where:
" document type " is:
Foo for FOO documents,
BAR for bar documents
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" document number " is a incremental number, with a separate list for each
document type,
" revision index " designates the approved iteration of the document. The revision
index is V1 for the first iteration, V2 for the second and so on.
3.1.3.2Definition and evolution of the revision index
The attribution of a revision index is a prerequisite to any delivery of a document
or file. This index shall be incremented before the diffusion of a modified
document.
The definition rules of a revision index are the following:
Describe your rules.
3.1.4 Identification rules of a media
A media is for example a tape, a CDROM.
3.1.4.1Internal identification
The identification of a media is described below:
<configuration item identification >/<media>/<volume>
where:
"media" is the media number,
"volume" is an incremental number to distinguish the media if the delivery
contains more than one media.
3.2 Reference configuration identification
Each reference configuration is defined by:
An identifier,
Its content listed in the corresponding Version Delivery Description
document,
The acceptation or validation reviews associated to the building of the
reference configuration.
A reference configuration is established for each design review and each test
review of the project.
3.3 Configuration Baseline Management
Describe what baselines are to be established. Explain when and how they will be
defined and controlled.
Examples of baselines :
functional baseline (FBL), which describes the system functional
characteristics;
allocated baseline (ABL), which describes the design of the functional and
interface characteristics,
product baseline (PBL), which consists of completed and accepted system
components and documentation that identifies these products.

Configuration control

Describe your process for managing configuration changes and variances in

configurations.

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4.1 Change Management

Describe the process for controlling changes to the baselines and for tracking the
implementation of those changes.
Example for problem resolution:
Changes requests are emitted from by the project manager according to
the problem resolution process,
When a change request is accepted by the project manager/product
manager, a branch is created in the SCM
The branch identification is
Branch content is
Example for multiple configuration:
Changes requests of configuration files are emitted by the product
manager according to the production procedure
When a change request is accepted by the project manager/product
manager, a branch is created in the SCM
The branch identification is
Branch content is
4.2 Interface Management
Optional, use it only if you have interfaces with 3 rd parties
Identify the interfaces to be managed and describe the procedures for
identification of interface requirements.
4.3 Evolutions control of SOUP items
Explain how you manage evolutions of SOUP.
A simple solution is to freeze SOUPS at the beginning of the project, not always
feasible.

Configuration support activities

5.1 Configuration Status Accounting

Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) is the process to record, store, maintain
and report the status of configuration items during the software lifecycle. All
software and related documentation should be tracked throughout the software
life.
5.1.1 Evolutions traceability
The traceability of modifications of items given their types:
Document: The modification sheet number identifies the origin of the
modification. The modified paragraphs in the document are identified, if
possible, by revision marks.
Source file: The software configuration management tool records, for each
source file or group of source files, a comment where is described the
modification.
Configuration item: The Version Delivery Description of the article
identifies the modification sheet included in the current version.

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The modification sheet describes the modifications done to the components with
enough precision to identify the modified parts.
5.1.2 Setting up Configuration status
The SCM sets up the state of all versions and of each configuration article with:
The label,
The version number,
The creation date of the VDD,
The SCM writes the VDD.
5.1.3 Configuration status diffusion
The SCM and the quality manager write the VDD.
5.1.4 Configuration status records storage
The records are stored in a configuration folder, which contains:
The requests sorted by record number,
The software documents,
The VDDs,
The configuration states sorted chronologically.
5.2 Configuration audits
Describe how peer review audits and formal audits are made to assess the
compliance with the CM Plan.
Examples of audits:
baseline audit, functional configuration audit, software configuration audit.
5.3 Reviews
Describe how the technical reviews during the project relate to the establishment
of baselines, branches and so on, and explain the role of configuration managers
in these reviews.
5.4 Configuration management plan maintenance
Describe the activities and responsibilities for continued configuration
management planning during the life cycle of the project. Who is responsible for
what, periodicity of updates

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