id: "SA-10(02)" title: "Alternative Configuration Management Processes" family: "SA" family_name: "System and Services Acquisition" sort_id: "sa-10.02" priority: "P1" implementation_level: "organization" parent: "SA-10" enhancement: True


Statement

Provide an alternate configuration management process using organizational personnel in the absence of a dedicated developer configuration management team.

Guidance

Alternate configuration management processes may be required when organizations use commercial off-the-shelf information technology products. Alternate configuration management processes include organizational personnel who review and approve proposed changes to systems, system components, and system services and conduct security and privacy impact analyses prior to the implementation of changes to systems, components, or services.

Assessment Objective

an alternate configuration management process has been provided using organizational personnel in the absence of a dedicated developer configuration management team.

System and services acquisition policy

system and services acquisition procedures

configuration management policy

configuration management plan

solicitation documentation

acquisition documentation

service level agreements

acquisition contracts for the system, system component, or system service

system developer configuration management plan

security impact analyses

privacy impact analyses

privacy impact assessment

privacy risk assessment documentation

system security plan

privacy plan

other relevant documents or records

Organizational personnel with acquisition responsibilities

organizational personnel with information security and privacy responsibilities

organizational personnel with configuration management responsibilities

system developers

Organizational processes for monitoring developer configuration management

mechanisms supporting and/or implementing the monitoring of developer configuration management