9.6 Archiving the Project

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This can be done in many ways, but the most common today is to simply place everything onto a CD-ROM and store the CD in the SPMO. The CD lasts as long as any media known today and is easily copied if someone requests information on the project. One caveat, however, is to ensure that no corporate security risk is posed by creating a CD that may contain sensitive corporate data. If the CD does contain that type of data, it is a responsibility of the SPMO to protect it. Access to the CD and distribution of it to anyone in the company must be controlled as any other sensitive corporate material, even if the project is closed. A lot of valuable corporate espionage information can be gleaned from the data making up an entire project. Be safe and sensible about the risk and try to protect your organization as much as possible.

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