Configuration Management
Standards
ISO 10007:2003
This international standard gives guidance on the use of configuration management within an organization. It is applicable to the support of products from concept to disposal.
It first outlines the responsibilities and authorities before describing the configuration management process that includes configuration management planning, configuration identification, change control, configuration status accounting and configuration audit.
Perhaps more than any other standard, configuration management requires tailoring and adapting to the needs of your organisation. Configurations should always be 'appropriate' to the asset, its use and the overall need. Any standard in configuration management should therefore be treated as a gudeline only.
