Abstract: A system and method for performing continuous configuration, test, and build management for developing and building software applications is provided. In building the desired software applications, a build manager system is configured to first obtain the target source code from a source code repository. The build manager system then transforms the source code to generate a living build comprising one or more artifacts. The build manager system manages the artifacts and performs additional secondary tests and secondary processing including integration, quality and evaluation tests without requiring an additional transformation of the source code. The build manager system retains and associates the results from the secondary processes such that traceability between source code, builds, and artifacts are enforced and the build process is controlled.