The Role of Control Boards in Configuration Management

The construction, implementation and exploitation of any data processing system normally present a series of problems generally associated with co-ordination and control that will affect not only the development phase, but also the exploitation and maintenance phases. These can be classified as: Designation and identification of component elements Change control of such elements Library management Different products versions management utilised for and in the development, either own or third parties Systems construction to be delivered Support tools etc.