Which term describes the process of managing changes to the system's configuration and baselines over time?

Which term describes the process of managing changes to the system's configuration and baselines over time?

• A. Change Control
• B. Requirements Traceability
• C. Configuration Management
• D. Quality Assurance

Answer: (C)

Configuration Management is the process of maintaining the system’s configuration and its baselines as changes occur. It identifies and documents configuration items, controls changes through an approved process, and keeps status accounting and configuration audits to ensure the current system reflects what has been approved. Baselines serve as stable reference points for development, testing, and deployment, and Configuration Management manages updates to these baselines over time so the system stays coherent even as it evolves. While Change Control handles the approval workflow for individual changes, and Requirements Traceability and Quality Assurance serve other purposes (tracking requirements and ensuring quality processes, respectively), the broader practice described here is Configuration Management because it encompasses identifying, controlling, and tracking configuration items and baselines throughout the project lifecycle.

Configuration Management is the process of maintaining the system’s configuration and its baselines as changes occur. It identifies and documents configuration items, controls changes through an approved process, and keeps status accounting and configuration audits to ensure the current system reflects what has been approved. Baselines serve as stable reference points for development, testing, and deployment, and Configuration Management manages updates to these baselines over time so the system stays coherent even as it evolves. While Change Control handles the approval workflow for individual changes, and Requirements Traceability and Quality Assurance serve other purposes (tracking requirements and ensuring quality processes, respectively), the broader practice described here is Configuration Management because it encompasses identifying, controlling, and tracking configuration items and baselines throughout the project lifecycle.