Overview
The purpose of this activity is to determine what software configuration management (SCM) activities will be required during the project, and who will be responsible for performing them.
Roles and Responsibilities
The SCM manager is responsible for determining the SCM activities needed for the project, and who will perform them. The SCM manager documents this information in the SCM Plan (SCMP) (see Appendix E).
Controls
See parent activity 1.1.2 Plan Software Configuration Management.
Inputs
The completed Software Configuration Management Needs Form (see Appendix C).
The preliminary Software Development Plan (SDP) (see Appendix E), which describes the project’s organization and personnel (Project Organization and Resources section), products to be developed and delivered (SCM section), and project schedule (Schedules and Activity Network section).
Procedures
The SCM manager performs the following subactivities, using information from the Software Configuration Management Needs Form and the preliminary Project Organization and Resources, SCM, and Schedules and Activity Network sections of the SDP.
1) 1.1.2.2.1 Identify Software Configuration Management Roles And Responsibilities. In this subactivity, the SCM manager identifies the SCM roles on the project, and determines how they interface with or participate in the SCM process
2) 1.1.2.2.2 Set Up Software Control Boards. In this subactivity, the SCM manager establishes the control boards for the software project.
3) 1.1.2.2.3 Define Backup And Restore Procedures. In this subactivity, the SCM manager determines the mechanisms that will be used to ensure that all software products under configuration control are backed up and restorable, and the procedure for product restoration.
4) 1.1.2.2.4 Define Change Management Process. In this subactivity, the SCM manager defines the software change management process required to ensure that only approved changes are implemented into any baselined software product.
5) 1.1.2.2.5 Determine Configuration Audits To Be Performed. The purpose of this subactivity is to plan the physical configuration and functional configuration audits.
Outputs
A description of SCM activities to be performed on the project, which is documented in the SCMP.