The Rational Unified Process: An Introduction (3rd Edition)

SUMMARY

• The purpose of the configuration and change management workflow is to maintain the integrity of the project artifacts as they evolve in response to change requests .

• Configuration management deals with the product structure, identification of elements, version, valid configuration of elements, and workspaces.

• Change request management encompasses the process of modifying artifacts in a consistent fashion.

• Status and metrics can be extracted from configuration and change management information to assist in status assessment.

• Tools such as ClearCase and ClearQuest automate the most tedious aspects of this workflow.