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Baseline Configuration Management (CMMI Level 2 : CM

Release Manager

Participating Roles

Responsible:

Release Manager

Overview

Entry Criteria

  • Configuration management guidelines.

Activities

1

Review Configuration Management Guidelines

  • Examine Security Needs
  • Examine Reporting Needs
  • Examine Release Needs
  • Examine Change Request Sources
  • Examine Auditing Standards
  • Examine Size and Scope

2

Create Configuration Management Plan

  • Identify Team Project Configuration Management Objectives
  • Describe Roles and Responsibilities
  • Describe Tools, Procedures, and Supporting Infrastructure
  • Identify Configuration Items
  • Describe Configuration Item and Baseline Identification Scheme
  • Describe Baselining Strategy
  • Identify Baselines
  • Describe Change Control Process
  • Describe Configuration Data Safe-keeping Processes
  • Describe Configuration Item Release Processes
  • Describe Configuration Management Audit Plan
  • Describe Configuration Management Status Reports
  • Describe Configuration Management Milestones
  • Describe Configuration Management Training Plan
  • Review Configuration Management Plan

3

Establish Configuration Management Access Control Policy

  • Determine Groups and Permissions
  • Determine Check-in Policies
  • Determine Check-in Notes
  • Document Access Control Policy

4

Establish Configuration Management System

  • Establish Security Groups and Permissions
  • Establish Check-in Policies
  • Establish Check-in Notes
  • Configure Media Backup

5

Establish Configuration Management Records

  • Place Configuration Management Items in the Configuration System
  • Build Configuration Management Baseline Report

Exit Criteria

Configuration management plan.

Configuration management access control policy.

Configuration management baseline report establishing initial configuration management baseline.

Tailored configuration management guidelines for this team project.

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