The Software Configuration Management (SCM) process defines the need to trace changes, and
the ability to verify that the final delivered software has all of the planned enhancements that are
supposed to be included in the release. What are the procedures that must be defined for each
software project to ensure that a sound SCM process is implemented? Each correct answer
represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.
A.
Configuration status accounting
B.
Configuration change control
C.
Configuration identification
D.
Configuration audits
E.
Configuration implementation
F.
Configuration deployment
Explanation:
The SCM process defines the need to trace changes, and the ability to verify that
the final delivered software has all of the planned enhancements that are supposed to be included
in the release. It identifies four procedures that must be defined for each software project to
ensure that a sound SCM process is implemented. They are as follows: 1.Configuration
identification: Configuration identification is the process of identifying the attributes that define
every aspect of a configuration item. A configuration item is a product (hardware and/or software)
that has an end-user purpose. These attributes are recorded in configuration documentation and
baselined. 2.Configuration change control: Configuration change control is a set of processes and
approval stages required to change a configuration item’s attributes and to re-baseline them.
3.Configuration status accounting: Configuration status accounting is the ability to record and
report on the configuration baselines associated with each configuration item at any moment of
time. 4.Configuration audits: Configuration audits are broken into functional and physical
configuration audits. They occur either at delivery or at the moment of effecting the change. A
functional configuration audit ensures that functional and performance attributes of a configuration
item are achieved, while a physical configuration audit ensures that a configuration item is
installed in accordance with the requirements of its detailed design documentation.