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Medina, Alvaro
Bibliographical reference
Proc. SPIE Vol. 3352, p. 240-249, Advanced Technology Optical/IR Telescopes VI, Larry M. Stepp; Ed.
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1998
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Description
Due to its size and complexity the GTC Project represents a challenge
for configuration management. On the one hand there is a need to record
and store the enormous amount of configuration documentation generated
during the different phases of the project (technical specifications,
engineering drawings, interface control documents, acceptance tests,
etc.), so that it can be easily accessed on-line by an Project Office
member. Moreover, this documentation has to be properly related to the
different configuration elements and interfaces composing the GTC's
Product Tree. On the other hand, the need arises to simplify all the
configuration control procedures established by System Engineering and
their associated work flow (document and baseline approval,
configuration change requests and evaluation, approval or rejection of
those changes, etc.). Intranet technology has proven to be an excellent
and innovative tool for satisfying both needs in an integrated manner.
This integrated philosophy of the GTC intranet application helps each
member of the Project Office fulfill his or her own responsibilities,
reduces paper work and minimizes errors. It also assists in locating and
accessing any configuration information with a single tool (any standard
Internet navigator) regardless of the original format of such
information. This paper presents the main features of this intranet
application, as well as the intended future extension to other
management disciplines (project management, quality management, etc.).