Lesson 5.4 · D5 Configuration & Knowledge Management · 4 min
Keep configurations current over time
Configurations drift unless someone owns them and reviews them on a schedule.
What the exam tests
Choosing the process that keeps Projects, instructions and reusable procedures accurate.
Key ideas
- Named owner
- One person is responsible for each Project's instructions and knowledge.
- Review cadence
- Review when policies, prices or brand guidelines change, and on a regular schedule (each term, quarter or release).
- Change log
- Record what changed and when, so inconsistent answers can be traced.
- Reuse instead of copying
- A procedure used across many Projects is easier to maintain as a reusable skill or a single maintained document than as copies in each Project.
- Personal memory too
- If remembered preferences go stale, review and update them.
Common traps
- Letting anyone edit instructions silently.
- Rebuilding the Project from scratch every week.
Remember
Owner + schedule + change log.