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Implement configuration management
Implement configuration management
Unit of competency
National Code
ICAB4076B
ICAB4076B
State Code
D0044
D0044
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
29/11/2007
Field of Education
020103 - Programming
Original Release Date
29/11/2007
Nominal Hours
25
Description
This unit defines the competency required to implement administrative and technical procedures throughout the software development and documentation life cycle.No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Identify and clarify configuration management requirements
- 1.1. Develop and/or assemble identification standards for the naming and version control of software and documentation, and provide to stakeholders
- 1.2. Identify the softwareconfigurationtools and procedures for the required level of integration into the programming environment
- 1.3. Identify responsibilities for configuration management within the project and for ongoing support, including approval of changes
- 1.4. Take action to ensure that stakeholders are aware of their roles
- 1.5. Identify the point at which items are subjected to configuration control with stakeholders
2. Employ appropriate control mechanisms
- 2.1. Identify and document the method for identification and recording of change requests in line with organisationalrequirements and ensure this is maintained during development process
- 2.2. Take action to ensure that the evaluation criteria and process for approval of change requests are employed according to organisationalrequirements
- 2.3. Take action to ensure that other management, security and access control criteria are employed according to organisationalrequirements
- 2.4. Implement controls to ensure that necessary audit trials and alerts for variations or non-conformance are continuously maintained during development
3. Implement monitoring mechanisms
- 3.1. Implement controls to ensure that mechanisms to identify the status of software throughout the software development life cycle are continuously maintained
- 3.2. Document the development and maintenance of records and status reports required to show the history of baselines and their links to back-ups
- 3.3. Take action to ensure that the level of detail required in the status reports, and identification of target audiences, meets the configuration management procedures, ISO/IEC/AS standards and organisationalrequirements
- 3.4. Integrate configuration management into general project management processes for monitoring and control purposes and document
4. Manage release of product
- 4.1. Take action to ensure the physical and functional completeness of items for the purpose of release to all stakeholders
- 4.2. Identify and implement the requirements for formal control of software products
- 4.3. Determine and document policies for retention of baseline/master copies, taking into account safety and security, legislative requirements and organisationalguidelines
RANGE STATEMENT
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Documentation may follow:
ISO/IEC/AS standards
audit trails
naming standards
version control
project management templates
report writing principles
Stakeholders may include:
sponsor
user
development team
management
testers
project team
Requirements may be in reference to:
business
system
application
network
people in the organisation
Organisational requirements may include but is not limited to:
how and what the organisation wants in regard to work environment
problem solution processes
preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy, roles and technical responsibilities in the IT department
vendor and product service-level support agreements
Software may include but is not limited to:
commercial software applications
organisation-specific software
packaged software
in-house or customised software
Softwareconfigurationtools may include:
PVCS Version Manager
PVCS Version Manager PLUS
PVCS Configuration Builder
Version Stamper
Baseline +Plus
Version +Plus
ClearCase
Continuus/CM
SCCS
RCS
Source Integrity
TeamWare
CVS
Organisationalguidelines may include but is not limited to:
personal use of emails and internet access
content of emails
downloading information and accessing particular websites
opening mail with attachments
virus risk
dispute resolution
document procedures and templates
communication methods
financial control mechanisms
The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.
Documentation may follow:
ISO/IEC/AS standards
audit trails
naming standards
version control
project management templates
report writing principles
Stakeholders may include:
sponsor
user
development team
management
testers
project team
Requirements may be in reference to:
business
system
application
network
people in the organisation
Organisational requirements may include but is not limited to:
how and what the organisation wants in regard to work environment
problem solution processes
preventative maintenance and diagnostic policy, roles and technical responsibilities in the IT department
vendor and product service-level support agreements
Software may include but is not limited to:
commercial software applications
organisation-specific software
packaged software
in-house or customised software
Softwareconfigurationtools may include:
PVCS Version Manager
PVCS Version Manager PLUS
PVCS Configuration Builder
Version Stamper
Baseline +Plus
Version +Plus
ClearCase
Continuus/CM
SCCS
RCS
Source Integrity
TeamWare
CVS
Organisationalguidelines may include but is not limited to:
personal use of emails and internet access
content of emails
downloading information and accessing particular websites
opening mail with attachments
virus risk
dispute resolution
document procedures and templates
communication methods
financial control mechanisms
EVIDENCE GUIDE
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
Assessment will confirm knowledge of quality processes, audit trails and version control.
Assessment will confirm the ability to implement and maintain reliable and valid configuration management procedures for technical and administrative procedures for use during the software life cycle.
To demonstrate competency in this unit the person will require access to:
Configuration tools
Evaluation criteria
Process for approval of change requests
Templates for status reports
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Implementation of configuration management will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures, the results of previous configuration projects may be used to assist in understanding configuration management in a global context.
The breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge and skills in this competency would cover a broad range of varied activities or application in a wider variety of contexts most of which are complex and non-routine. Leadership and guidance would be involved when organising activities of self and others as well as contributing to technical solutions of a non-routine or contingency nature.
Assessment must ensure:
Performance of a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provision of some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills would be characteristic.
Applications may involve responsibility for, and limited organisation of, others.
Method of assessment
The purpose of this unit is to define the standard of performance to be achieved in the workplace. In undertaking training and assessment activities related to this unit, consideration should be given to the implementation of appropriate diversity and accessibility practices in order to accommodate people who may have special needs. Additional guidance on these and related matters is provided in ICA05 Section 1.
Competency in this unit should be assessed using summative assessment to ensure consistency of performance in a range of contexts. This unit can be assessed either in the workplace or in a simulated environment. However, simulated activities must closely reflect the workplace to enable full demonstration of competency.
Assessment will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures and/or performance in a project context as well as questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills. The questioning of team members, supervisors, subordinates, peers and clients where appropriate may provide valuable input to the assessment process. The interdependence of units for assessment purposes may vary with the particular project or scenario.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
An individual demonstrating this competency would be able to:
Demonstrate understanding of a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts
Apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems
Identify and apply skill and knowledge areas to a wide variety of contexts, with depth in some areas
Identify, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources
Take responsibility for own outputs in relation to specified quality standards
Take limited responsibility for the quantity and quality of the output of others
Maintain knowledge of industry products and services
To demonstrate this unit of competency the following should be addressed:
Track changes to all software components
Support parallel development of different components
Control the entire project and its evolution over time (e.g. releases and variants)
Manage the approval of changes (e.g. promotion process)
The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.
Overview of assessment
Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit
Evidence of the following is essential:
Assessment will confirm knowledge of quality processes, audit trails and version control.
Assessment will confirm the ability to implement and maintain reliable and valid configuration management procedures for technical and administrative procedures for use during the software life cycle.
To demonstrate competency in this unit the person will require access to:
Configuration tools
Evaluation criteria
Process for approval of change requests
Templates for status reports
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Implementation of configuration management will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures, the results of previous configuration projects may be used to assist in understanding configuration management in a global context.
The breadth, depth and complexity of knowledge and skills in this competency would cover a broad range of varied activities or application in a wider variety of contexts most of which are complex and non-routine. Leadership and guidance would be involved when organising activities of self and others as well as contributing to technical solutions of a non-routine or contingency nature.
Assessment must ensure:
Performance of a broad range of skilled applications including the requirement to evaluate and analyse current practices, develop new criteria and procedures for performing current practices and provision of some leadership and guidance to others in the application and planning of the skills would be characteristic.
Applications may involve responsibility for, and limited organisation of, others.
Method of assessment
The purpose of this unit is to define the standard of performance to be achieved in the workplace. In undertaking training and assessment activities related to this unit, consideration should be given to the implementation of appropriate diversity and accessibility practices in order to accommodate people who may have special needs. Additional guidance on these and related matters is provided in ICA05 Section 1.
Competency in this unit should be assessed using summative assessment to ensure consistency of performance in a range of contexts. This unit can be assessed either in the workplace or in a simulated environment. However, simulated activities must closely reflect the workplace to enable full demonstration of competency.
Assessment will usually include observation of real or simulated work processes and procedures and/or performance in a project context as well as questioning on underpinning knowledge and skills. The questioning of team members, supervisors, subordinates, peers and clients where appropriate may provide valuable input to the assessment process. The interdependence of units for assessment purposes may vary with the particular project or scenario.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended.
An individual demonstrating this competency would be able to:
Demonstrate understanding of a broad knowledge base incorporating some theoretical concepts
Apply solutions to a defined range of unpredictable problems
Identify and apply skill and knowledge areas to a wide variety of contexts, with depth in some areas
Identify, analyse and evaluate information from a variety of sources
Take responsibility for own outputs in relation to specified quality standards
Take limited responsibility for the quantity and quality of the output of others
Maintain knowledge of industry products and services
To demonstrate this unit of competency the following should be addressed:
Track changes to all software components
Support parallel development of different components
Control the entire project and its evolution over time (e.g. releases and variants)
Manage the approval of changes (e.g. promotion process)
Replaces
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| C8684 | ICAB4076A | Implement configuration management | Unit of competency |
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| D8064 | ICASAS402A | Implement configuration management strategies | Unit of competency |
