Configuration Management Plan Section 11 - Model Text

11. SOFTWARE SPECIFIC CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT

11.1 General.

The task of controlling software is recognized as significant in a project that has widespread computer applications.

11.2 Types of software.

Software can be defines as one of the following types:

Safety critical;
Airborne;
Ground support system;
Test, production, evaluation, and test;
Software/System development environment;
Application software;
Etc.

11.3 Software development.

Because of the special requirement to maintain rigorous configuration control over the development of software (that is, during the 'Developmental Configuration' period) prior to the availability for official release.

Software configuration management shall be operated under the directions defined in the CSCI 'Software Development Plan'.

To Be continued

11.4 Control of software.

Approval of changes (Class I) to the agreed and established Software Functional, Allocated and Product Baselines will be performed through the Change process defined in this Configuration Management Plan.
Supplied software and firmware will be controlled during the 'Engineering and Manufacturing' phase by the relevant design authority using the change process defined in this document
During the development life cycle phases of software, changes to the suppliers developmental configuration will be processed in accordance with the methods and procedures described in the 'Software Configuration Management plan' which shall be consistent with this CMP.
A Functional baseline (FB) is a part of the 'Development Component Baseline' (DCB). Formally released software will be identified within the 'Baseline Build Standard' for production standard and within the Target Standard.
Within the drawing set, software (including firmware) for supplier items a part number will be identified within the component part number. Software releases will be identified to CSCI level within the drawing set, for each prototype and production aircraft.

11.5 Review procedures.

11.5.1 Software configuration control board.
The Software Configuration Control Board will be convened on a regular and periodic basis at the levels of Software Configuration Management identified below:

Software Management Group;
Design responsible supplier;
Areas affected be the proposed change (if applicable).

The Software Configuration Control Review meeting will be convened to: prepare and review all inputs to the Software Configuration Management Status Report; review, as necessary, all Problem/change Reports (PCR) received since the previous meeting; resolve and progress any software problem areas relating to Software Configuration Control; progress the status of outstanding queries and problems; progress the status of corrective actions to problems and queries

11.5.2 Software configuration management board.

The purpose of the Software Configuration Management Board will be to ensure that all Problem/change Reports (PCRs) submitted to Software Configuration Control are of sufficient quality to satisfy project standards.

A Software change can only be cleared on the unanimous approval of the Software Configuration Management Board.

11.6 Storage, handling, and release of project media.

A software library shall be established to furnish the necessary facilities for the controlled, secure storage, handling and release of all project media.

The functions are:

provide and control all software library areas during all phases of the system/software life cycle;
provide a document registration and release facility;
maintain a register of code and documents prepared;
provide a secure storage for all software and documentation media.

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