Configuration Management in Product Development

Configuration management relies on good version control or management. It is not possible to have configuration management unless there is information on the versions of the software products and each product part that all maintenance, operations, and information security people can use to make sure all the part versions are compatible. Initial compatibility information is provided by the development team, confirmed in the testing processes, and managed by the product managers. The compatibility information indicates which versions of elements of the software system are known to integrate successfully together. Using this version information, the maintenance team can confirm they received the right ...

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