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EIA 649 - National Consensus Standard for Configuration Management
Foreword
Configuration Management, a discipline popularized by its use in the acquisition of defense systems, is widely used for commercial products and services. When Configuration Management principles are applied using effective practices, return on investment is maximized and product life cycle costs are reduced. This standard is intended to be used when establishing, performing, or evaluating Configuration Management processes in any industry, business enterprise or governmental organization. This standard describes Configuration Management functions and principles and defines a neutral Configuration Management terminology for use with any product line. Sections 1 through 5 are normative. Annexes are informative.
This revision replaces all previous revisions of this standard in whole. Development of this standard began in 1994, when the Electronic Industries Alliance's (EIA) G-33 Committee on Data and Configuration Management initiated a task to develop an industry Configuration Management standard. A core-working group was established under ANSI project PN-3414. An interim EIA standard (EINIS-649) was published in August 1995 after completion of the committee letter ballot process and approval by the EIA Engineering Department Executive Committee (EDEC).
ANSI project PN-372 1 was initiated in March 1996, and a new core group revised EINIS-649 in whole. The EIA letter-ballot process was completed in June 1997. The ANSI Ballot process was successfully completed in May 1998, and publication of ANSUEIA standard 649 was approved. ANSI project PN-4766 was initiated in March 2000, and another revision core group was established to develop this Revision A.
Introduction
Configuration Management (CM) applies appropriate processes and tools to establish and maintain consistency between the product and the product requirements and attributes defined in product configuration information. A disciplined CM process ensures that products conform to their requirements and are identified and documented in sufficient detail to support the product life cycle. CM assures accurate product configuration information and enables product interchangeability and safe product operation and maintenance to be achieved. Although product configuration information does not include project or administrative types of information (e.g., schedules, plans, and cost information), these types of information may be placed under Configuration Control.
The small investment in resources necessary for effective Configuration Management is returned many fold in cost avoidance.
CM implementation requires a balanced and consistent implementation of CM functions, principles, and practices throughout the product life cycle. CM facilitates orderly identification of product attributes and provides control of product information and product changes used to improve capabilities; correct deficiencies; improve performance, reliability, or maintainability; extend product life; or reduce cost, risk or liability.
The term "product" in this standard should be interpreted as applicable to the generic product categories; e.g., documents, facilities, firmware, hardware, software, tools, materials, processes, services, systems (also see definitions).