scope:

Scope and field of application

The present recommendation:

• is based on internationally-recognized concepts,
• proposes organisational principles and implementation processes for Configuration Management from both viewpoints: "programme" and "company", with emphasis on the "programme" viewpoint,
• deals with verifications, reviews and audits tending towards the validation of the configuration information consistency. It details the principles described in RG.Aéro 000 23E.

It is up to each programme responsible person to define the necessary details of application and tailoring in the Configuration Management plan.

Important remarks:

Configuration audits shall in no case be performed by third party auditors (organisms accredited to deliver audits certificates on quality systems) because of the risk of losing restricted know-how. They are normally performed by a first party auditor (belonging to the company) and up to a point by a second-party auditor (customer).

This document does not deal with configuration system audits (quality audit) deployed within the scope of a programme. These audits stem from quality audits as defined in NF EN ISO 9001 (process conformity or efficiency audits).