Configuration information, including configuration baselines and historical changes to baselines and assets, is often consolidated in a configuration management database tool.

Configuration Management is the foundational conduit of all management processes that integrates and interfaces technical and administrative change activity throughout a program’s life cycle.

Aug 11, 2023 · Develop, document, and maintain under configuration control, a current baseline configuration of information systems referencing the Center for Internet Security (CIS) benchmarks, …

Establishes a process for identifying configuration items throughout the system development life cycle and for managing the configuration of the configuration items;

Design configuration data and the CM database for integration with other systems in the enterprise, from finance to engineering, manufacturing, release management, and maintenance.

Configuration Management Plan (CM Plan) is a comprehensive description of the roles, responsibilities, policies, and procedures that apply when managing the configuration of products and systems.

Organizations rely on configuration management (CM) because it enables administrators and software developers to understand how a change to one configuration item (CI) will affect other items.