What you’ll see:
Baseline system can’t be produced when needed. Rework during test because components are not what was expected. Complete inventory of system components unavailable when needed - Causes wasted time to find parts and specs and interfaces. Uncontrolled changes that lead to uncontrolled rework.
Why Should You Care? Because…
Not knowing what is in the product leads to embarrassing discussions with customers. Inability to rebuild/revisit a previous baseline wastes money and resources during maintenance. Not being able to verify that the product tested is the product delivered costs you time, effort, and customer confidence. If you don’t know what’s in or out of the product, you don’t know what you don’t know!