Configuration Management is… Verification and Audit!
Imagine you’re managing a project – a new product introduction, a system upgrade, or just processing component end-of-life changes. Everything appears to be on track, but how can you be sure?
That’s where #Verification and #Audit step in, bridging the gap between confidence and chaos. Ensuring every component of your system is exactly where it should be, and it is documented to prove it.
In Configuration Management, verification ensures your #ConfigurationItems (CIs) are accurate, complete, and in compliance with established baselines. While audits validate that what’s on paper matches what’s deployed in reality. They’re not just about catching errors, they’re about building trust and ensuring #traceability.
But Verification and Audit requires #StatusAccounting to track, record, and report the current state of your configuration items.
How does your organization leverage Verification, Audit, and Status Accounting to maintain control and visibility over configurations? Share your thoughts on LinkedIn.
Note: the CM is… series posts are not intended to limit the scope of Configuration Management, but to create awareness of the breadth of CM. Each of these elements is part of good Configuration Management Practice.