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The purpose of the configuration and change management discipline 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 measures can be extracted from configuration and change management information to assist in status assessment. -
Tools such as Rational ClearCase and Rational ClearQuest automate the most tedious aspects of this discipline. |