Defined functionality Replaceable as an entity Unique specification Formal control of form, fit and functionality . Each CI should have an identified manager and may have CI-unique design review s, qualification certification , acceptance review s, and operator and maintenance manuals . The acceptance of a CI by the system integrator that authorize s the CI to be integrated into the system for further verification testing and system acceptance . A management discipline that applies technical and administrative direction to the development , production and support life cycle of a configuration item . This discipline is applicable to hardware , software , process ed material s, services and related technical documentation .
CM is an integral part of life-cycle management .
The process of defining the configuration item s in a system , controlling the release and change of those items throughout the project , record ing and reporting the status of configuration item s, and verifying the complete ness of configuration items. The CM process must be carefully tailored to the capacity, size, scope , nature and complex ity of the system involved, and its phase in the project life cycle . The process of design ing, making and assembling the components of a project 's deliverable in order to achieve the required functionality . The process of ensuring that the project delivers everything it is supposed to - physical product s and assets , quality product s, documentation , deliverables etc. It is part icularly concerned with managing the status of pending and approved changes to the project deliverables and with managing the information that define the configuration status .