PRINCE2 Configuration Management 

Configuration Management? – It’s just Version Control!

If you get confused about the term Configuration Management in your PRINCE2  Foundation or Practitioner exams – then help is at hand!

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Okay, let’s review the main points:

The Five core activities of Configuration Management and version control are:

1. Planning.  The level of CM control required by the project and how that is to be achieved. It includes aspects such as a documentation management system and access control

2. Identification. Specifying and identifying all project’s products and establish a coding system to uniquely identify each product any variants

3. Control. The ability to record, monitor and report product status progress

• A system to file and retain authorised master copies
• A system to distribute and record holders of copies
• Providing a safe and secure environment for aspects such as access control and backups
• A system to establish authorized baselines and a change control system

4. Status Accounting. The reporting of all current and historical data for each product via a Product Status Account. Used at end of project and each stage and when examining issues and risks

5. Verification and Audit. Reviews and audits to compare the actual status of products against their state as recorded in the configuration records

This also checks that CM is being carried out as per the Configuration Management Strategy

The Configuration Management Strategy. Forms part of the Project Initiation Documentation, and describes:

• How and where products are stored?
• What storage and retrieval security?
• Identification used for products and their versions?
• How will change control be used for the products?
• Who is responsible for Configuration Management?

Configuration Item Records. Used to provide a record of:

• Product history
• The product status
• The product version
• Any variants?
• Relationship with other products

 Product Status Account. Provides information about the state of products within defined limits