Configuration Management System. A subsystem of the overall project management system. It is a collectionof formal documented procedures used to apply technical and administrative direction and surveillance to:identify and document the functional and physical characteristics of a product, result, service, or component;control any changes to such characteristics; record and report each change and its implementation status; andsupport the audit of the products, results, or components to verify conformance to requirements. It includes thedocumentation, tracking systems, and defined approval levels necessary for authorizing and controlling changes.
This definition was found in the PMBOK V5
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