CM-10 Change Management

Deployment Pipeline (CI/CD)

Releases run through a controlled, auditable mechanism.

Domain
Change Management
Control type
Preventive/Detective
Automated / manual
Automated
Frequency
Per event
Framework reference
COBIT BAI07

What good looks like

Deployments run via gated CI/CD with immutable, versioned artefacts.

Risk if it fails

Manual/untracked deployments.

How Tess tests it

4 tests — each concludes only on cited evidence.

Pipeline gates & artefact management defined

Design
Procedure
Inspect the pipeline.
Expected
Gated, versioned artefacts.
Sample
1 (design inspection)
Evidence
Pipeline definitions, run logs, artefact registry.

Deployments via pipeline (not manual)

Operating
Procedure
Sample deployments.
Expected
Pipeline-executed.
Sample
Judgmental, by population (e.g. 10–25)
Evidence
Pipeline definitions, run logs, artefact registry.

Approval gate enforced in pipeline

Operating
Procedure
Inspect pipeline config.
Expected
Gate present and effective.
Sample
Judgmental, by population (e.g. 10–25)
Evidence
Pipeline definitions, run logs, artefact registry.

Build artefacts immutable/traceable

Operating
Procedure
Inspect the artefact registry.
Expected
Versioned and traceable.
Sample
Judgmental, by population (e.g. 10–25)
Evidence
Pipeline definitions, run logs, artefact registry.

Evidence Tess looks for

Pipeline definitions, run logs, artefact registry.

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