Configuration Identification

Definition

Configuration Identification

the configuration management task of identifying configuration items and baselines

Classification

As illustrated in the preceding figure, Configuration Identification is part of the following inheritance hierarchy:

• Type: Abstract
• Superclass: Configuration Management Task
• Subclasses:
  • None

Responsibilities

The typical responsibilities of Configuration Identification are to:

• Identifying and designating data, software, or hardware components as configuration items.
• Identifying and designating baselines of one or more configuration items.

Preconditions

Configuration identification typically can begin when the following preconditions hold:

• The configuration management team is staffed.
• The configuration management members are adequately trained in configuration identification.
• Some work products are ready to be identified as configuration items.

Completion Criteria

Configuration identification typically is complete when the following postconditions hold:

• All configuration items are identified.

Steps

Configuration identification typically involves the following teams performing the following steps in an iterative, incremental, and parallel manner:

• Configuration management team:
  • Evaluate components as potential configuration items.
  • Determining if these components are appropriate configuration items.
  • Uniquely identify and designate the appropriate components as configuration items
  • Identify baselines associated with milestones.
  • Determine the constituent configuration items that make up the baseline.

Techniques

Configuration identification typically can be performed using the following techniques:

• TBD

Work Products

Configuration identification typically results in the production of the following work products:

• Configuration Items
• Baselines
• Configuration Identification Report

Guidelines

• TBD