Which statement best describes a benefit of Configuration Management?

Which statement best describes a benefit of Configuration Management?

• A. Reduces loss of work and ensures delivery of the correct version to the customer.
• B. Increases the risk of deploying incorrect versions.
• C. Requires no documentation to track changes.
• D. Eliminates the need for version control.

Answer: (A)

Configuration Management keeps the product’s artifacts in sync across the project by identifying items, establishing baselines, and applying formal change control with status tracking. The big payoff is that work isn’t lost or scattered and the team can reliably produce and deliver the exact, approved version to the customer. Baselines and controlled changes make it clear what the current version is, what changed, and why, which helps prevent mixups, rework, or delivering an incorrect build. The other options contradict how Configuration Management works: it does not increase risk, it relies on documentation and traceability to track changes, and it definitely does not eliminate the need for version control.

Configuration Management keeps the product’s artifacts in sync across the project by identifying items, establishing baselines, and applying formal change control with status tracking. The big payoff is that work isn’t lost or scattered and the team can reliably produce and deliver the exact, approved version to the customer. Baselines and controlled changes make it clear what the current version is, what changed, and why, which helps prevent mixups, rework, or delivering an incorrect build.

The other options contradict how Configuration Management works: it does not increase risk, it relies on documentation and traceability to track changes, and it definitely does not eliminate the need for version control.