Adaptable Process Model Checklists: Assessing the SCM Process
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	Assessing the SCM Process Software configuration management (SCM) (SEPA 5/e, Chapter 9) is intended to help control software engineering work products and the changes that are often made to them. The checklist that follows is NOT intended as a complete SCM audit, but the more questions that elicit a negative response, the lower the likelihood that an SCM audit would be successfully passed (see also the questions noted in SEPA 5/e, Section 9.6). Have you developed an SCM plan for the project? Are the procedures defined in the SCM plan followed by the software project team? Have you developed an identification scheme for all work products? Is the identification scheme used? Has a repository or library been established for configuration items (objects)? Have baselines been established? Has a change control authority been defined? Does a written change control procedure exist? Is it followed by all project teams? Are "check in" and "check out" procedures used for all SCIs. Is every change request accompanied by documentation? Are change reports and/or engineering change orders generated for all change requests that are approved? Does a version control process exist? Is it followed by all project teams? Can an existing SCI be retrieved in less than 5 minutes? Can the version of the SCX be identified immediately? Is it possible to identify all related SCIs in less than 5 minutes? Is a change log maintained? Are changes reported to those with a need to know? Are formal reviews conducted prior to the release of a changed SCI? Return to Checklist Table of Contents