This is the stage where the independent Quality Assurance process earns its keep. When you are done you have tested the system in almost the reverse direction from the way you built it. And then suddenly you are about to hit that magic stage called Deployment . You aren't done yet. To be a complete design and a truly integrated system we need to know going in what our life cycle costs and procedures must be.
Many vendors use similar components but under different part and serial numbers.
You need to catalogue and analyze those bits, parts, and pieces that make up your system. You'll need to address not only initial capability training, but sustainment and growth training for your work force. And yes there is something missing here. The four basic elements of CM are Configuration Identification, Configuration Change Control, Configuration Status Accounting and configuration Identification. Effective CM requires efficient integration of many organizational responsibilities but the inherent differences between hardware and software as well as the unique standards and methodologies applicable to the two disciplines require separate approaches be applied.