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Change management vs Configuration management

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Ghada Asfour Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / Riyadh Region /Ri, Saudi Arabia
Change management systems deal with changes in project processes, baselines, etc.
Configuration management systems deal with the changes in product characteristics.
Which of the following statements is true regarding change management and
configuration management systems?
(a) The configuration management system is a subset of the change management
system
(b) The change management system is a subset of the configuration management
system
(c) The configuration management system and the change management system are not
related to each other
(d) None of the above
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MANSOUR THABET ALQUBATY System Controller| Teleyemen Sana'A, N/A, Yemen
Hi Ghada,

I think C is my choice.
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1 reply by Ghada Asfour
Jul 07, 2020 11:58 AM
Ghada Asfour
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Thanks Mansour for your reply.
Some sources said it is B
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Ghada Asfour Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / Riyadh Region /Ri, Saudi Arabia
Jul 07, 2020 11:43 AM
Replying to MANSOUR THABET ALQUBATY
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Hi Ghada,

I think C is my choice.
Thanks Mansour for your reply.
Some sources said it is B
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Keith Novak Tukwila, Wa, United States
Change control is an element of configuration management, and change management is a process to ensure change control, so I would go with B as well.

Configuration management isn't just limited to product characteristics. The processes and tools used used to produce products are also subject to configuration control. I suppose you could call those "products" in their own sense, but they are very distinct from the product deliverables/produduct.
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1 reply by Ghada Asfour
Jul 08, 2020 7:05 PM
Ghada Asfour
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Change management and configuration management are part of integration management and both deal with all the changes that can happen within the project or the product. Change management relates to changes related to the plan, process, and baselines, while configuration management deals with changes related to the product scope
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Khai Ng. IT PMO | IT Project Manager| TTGROUP Hanoi, Viet Nam
The two are related in somehow and one is not a subset of the remaining so my answer is D.
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Ghada Asfour Riyadh, Saudi Arabia / Riyadh Region /Ri, Saudi Arabia
Jul 07, 2020 8:55 PM
Replying to Keith Novak
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Change control is an element of configuration management, and change management is a process to ensure change control, so I would go with B as well.

Configuration management isn't just limited to product characteristics. The processes and tools used used to produce products are also subject to configuration control. I suppose you could call those "products" in their own sense, but they are very distinct from the product deliverables/produduct.
Change management and configuration management are part of integration management and both deal with all the changes that can happen within the project or the product. Change management relates to changes related to the plan, process, and baselines, while configuration management deals with changes related to the product scope
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Thomas Walenta Global Project Economy Expert Hackenheim, Germany
B

Both are concerned with how the project is managed and what is produced (4.6.2.2). Change management therefor deals with changing the configuration (of the project and the product). Change management needs configuration management but not vice versa, hence the former can be seen as part of the latter.

Also see 5.6.1.1 describing the configuration mgmt plan which describes those items that require formal change control.

The systems for both are interlinked and part of the PMIS.

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