Frequency:
The CM Plan needs to be written by the beginning of the Elaboration Phase
following project approval, and then re-visited through the project
lifecycle at the beginning of the Construction and Transition Phases.
Role: Configuration Manager
Workflow Details:
Configuration & Change Management
Plan Project Configuration
Write the CM Plan
Purpose
The Product CM Plan describes all CM related activities to be
performed during the course of the product/project lifecycle. It details
the schedule of activities, the assigned responsibilities, and the
required resources (including staff, tools and computer facilities).
The Artifact: Configuration Management
Plan describes the necessary input for an effective CM plan. The template is
intended to serve as a guideline. The intent of each section should be addressed
within the context of a given project/product. It should not be an onerous task
to produce the plan, nor is it intended that the plan impose undue ceremony and
bureaucracy on the project staff.
However, the plan is an important document that is used to ensure that
organizational assets are appropriately safeguarded.
Review and Approve the CM Plan
Purpose
To ensure that the plan is understood and adopted by the major
stakeholders.
The CM Plan is developed once the Project Vision has been
approved. It is written in parallel with other project planning documents by the
Project Manager, and is reviewed by all affected groups.
Although the CM Plan is approved by the Project Manager, it needs to be
reviewed by all affected parties. As such, it should be reviewed by the
Configuration Manager, key developers and integrators.
Maintain the CM Plan
Purpose
To ensure that the plan is current and relevant.
The Project CM Plan should be re-visited at the beginning of each phase
(construction and transition) to ensure that the overall CM strategy is still
relevant to how the project is being developed.
The Project CM Plan itself needs to be placed under configuration control,
and should be checked into the 'plans' sub-directory of the overall âProduct
Structureâ.