Enterprise configuration management - controlling integration complexity

Greater use of flexible system architectures, and changes in product acquisition policy, are just two elements of delivery strategy that have led to a significant increase in systems integration scale and complexity. This has produced the need for a new approach to the way BT manages and controls system whole-life change. This paper describes a major BT initiative that will provide a configuration management environment capable of catering for many different viewpoints-from strategic planning through to operational deployment and eventual system withdrawal.