本课程的目的是深入理解配置控制过程中涉及的概念和原则。本课程面向已完成构型管理基础入门课程，且需要构型管理从业者更深入的知识而非肤浅的概述的个人。配置管理的总体目标是向买方保证，给定的产品在功能上和物理上都符合合同图纸和规范的规定，并将配置确定为所需的最低装配水平，以确保同一产品所有单元的可重复性能、质量、可维护性和可靠性。

The objective of this course is to provide an in-depth understanding of the concepts and principles involved in the configuration control process. It is intended for an individual who has completed a basic introductory course in CM and who requires the deeper knowledge of a CM practitioner rather than a superficial overview.The overall objective of configuration management is to guarantee the buyer that a given product is what it was intended to be, functionally and physically as defined by contractual drawings and specifications, and to identify the configuration to the lowest level of assembly required to assure repeatable performance, quality, maintainability and reliability in all units of the same product.