Configuration Status Accounting

Configuration Status Accounting of Application Software Configuration Items? What is that? Why do I need it? The Configuration Status Accounting system will provide for you a record of the following information for each application software configuration item (CI):

1. The planned and actual dates the:

• application software specification was released;
• allocated baseline was established;
• application software Test Plan for the CI was released;
• application software Test Plan for the CI was approved;
• application software design document was released;
• application software design document was approved;
• application software CI testing took place;
• application software test report for the CI was approved;
• application software Product Baseline was established.

2. The Configuration Status Accounting system will record all change requests made to the application software specification (the allocated baseline):

• the date of the change request;
• the title of the change request;
• the status of the change request;
• the approval date of the change request; and
• the planned and actual dates of change implementation.

This will ensure you have the latest and greatest version of your software within your archive and deployed to your customers. It also won't hurt you a bit if you have a SoX audit either :)