16 Critical Software Practices 
 
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Configuration Management

  
  • Does your lead supplier/developer have a software configuration management plan? If so, provide copies of the text in this plan that covers each of the following topics:
     
    • Identification of the baselines that are controlled by the customer
       
    • The participation of this project in interface control working groups for external interfaces
       
    • The role of CM in integration builds
       
    • CM of operating systems, middleware, COTS and Non-Developmental Item (NDI) application software and development environment tools
       
    • How the CM of the lead supplier/developer (prime or integration supplier/developer) is integrated with the CM of the other software suppliers/developers
       
    • The processes for accepting a product into the developmental baseline and for controlling changes to items in the developmental baseline
       
    • The role of CM in defect tracking and status reporting
       
    • Formal configuration audits

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