The Configuration Management Plan explains how project products and configuration items will be identified, controlled, reported and handed over. It is particularly useful where delivery involves systems, documents, releases or multiple technical artefacts.
When to use this template
- Set the rules for configuration control
- Define status accounting and audit expectations
- Prepare for controlled handover
What it helps you capture
- Configuration procedure
- Issue and change control links
- Composition of records
- Roles, responsibilities and reporting cadence
Who usually owns it
- Project Manager
- Configuration Manager
- PMO
Practical use in an ICT project
Example: Configuration Management Plan is useful on an ICT project where the team needs a controlled, repeatable way to manage this area of delivery without adding unnecessary bureaucracy.
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