The goals of Software Configuration Management (SCM )

The goals or Purposesof SCM are generally:

·Configuration Identification- What code are we working with?
·Configuration Control- Controlling the release of a product and its changes.
·Status Accounting- Recording and reporting the status of components.
·Review- Ensuring completeness and consistency among components.
·Build Management- Managing the process and tools used for builds.
·Process Management- Ensuring adherence to the organization's development process.
·Environment Management- Managing the software and hardware that host our system.
·Teamwork- Facilitate team interactions related to the process.
·Defect Tracking- making sure every defect has traceability back to the source