Formal Change Request processing with ECP/ECO workflows, CCB governance, and comprehensive impact analysis for technical, cost, and schedule considerations.
Configuration Control is the systematic evaluation, coordination, approval or disapproval, and implementation of all approved changes in the configuration of a configuration item after formal establishment of its configuration baseline(s).
It ensures that changes to configuration items are properly identified, documented, evaluated, approved, incorporated, and verified. This discipline is critical for maintaining technical integrity and ensuring all stakeholders are working from the same baseline.
CR submitted by authorized personnel
Technical, cost, schedule evaluation
Engineering Change Proposal created
Configuration Control Board approval
Engineering Change Order issued
Change incorporated and verified
The CCB is a formal group responsible for evaluating and approving/disapproving proposed changes to configuration items. The board composition varies based on change classification and program requirements.