Configuration Management Plan

Configuration Management Plan is template to use for putting together a CM Plan.

Configuration Management, CM, is a process model established to maintain the consistency and integrity of a system or software product throughout it's lifecycle.

CM can be defined as the control of changes made to a product's hardware, software and documentation.

1-2 pages on the future of Configuration Management

How to attack the consolidation of data in the enterprise

• Identify all Configuration Data Sources
• Gather Reporting Requirements
• Identify Business Owners of Application and Server data
• Make CMDB Recommendation

• Consolidate CMDB Data Sources where feasible
• Develop CMDB Audit Processes
• Provide Real-time Data Reports from the CMDB
• Create on-going CMDB Process Improvement

A CMDB is a repository of all the metadata related to systems and software in an organization.

It holds information such as owner, version number, server names, dependency information and much more.

A key success factor in implementing a CMDB is the automation of the collection of the information and on-going updates to the database.

Objective
The objective of the CM Plan is to ensure that the organization has adequate controls over all processes and project artifacts.
Scope
A CM Plan is required for all large system and software projects.
Process Description
Change Management - [Link to Change Management Documents] Release Management - [Link to Release Management Documents] CMDB - [Links to CMDB Documents]
Definition of Terms
Glossary of Definitions
CM Organization
Organizational Charts and Structures
CM Responsibility
Explanation of Responsibilities
CMDB
CMDB Data Model CMDB Relationship Diagram

Configuration Management CM is a process model established to maintain the consistency and integrity of a system or software product throughout it's lifecycle.

CM Audit This page outlines a CM Audit performed by an internal audit team. A CM Audit ensures that functional and physical attributes are accounted for in accordance with the requirements an applications or system.

Configuration Management Database CM Database, or otherwise known as CMDB, is a central repository for all configuration items that comprise an information system. A key goal of a CMDB is to understand the relationships between application and system components and track their configurations.

Configuration Management Plan This is a sample CM Plan. This CM Plan is a template to use for putting together a CM Plan. Feel Free to use this as a template for your own CM Plan.

CM Proposal This page is a CM Proposal for a company looking to more tightly integrate their CM team which includes their CMDB and their SCM Team.

Configuration Management Salaries CM Salaries - This page is dedicated to publishing salary information about CM Salaries.

Configuration Management Software CM Software are the Configuration Management Tools and Utilities used to create records, track changes, manage and control your environments. CM, is a process model established to maintain the consistency and integrity of a system or software product throughout it's lifecycle.

SCMWise Software Configuration Management SCMWise is dedicated to SCM. This site is a central repository for the collection of best practices, processes, methodologies and tools that surround SCM.