The Future of Configuration Management

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Rob Ferrone’s and Oleg Shilovitsky’s LinkedIn bromance 😉 has resulted in an interesting post by Oleg: How to Build PLM Applications We Love Using AI. His premise (my interpretation) is to build...

Martijn DullaartMarch 25, 2025

March 11, 2025

This months newsletter is a collection of posts from the Configuration Management is… series I have posted on LinkedIn. These posts are not intended to limit the scope of Configuration...

Configuration Management is… Part 2

February 25, 2025

This article is a response to the series of posts from Oleg Shilovitsky about Rethinking Change Management. It argues that a collaborative workspace is more effective than the classic file...

Managing Change Successfully in a Collaborative Workspace

January 7, 2025

This topic was triggered by Baris Kocabasoglu as he shared his experience on the use of metrics in configuration management during the December edition of the CM2 Congress. So for my first article...

Using the right Metrics in Configuration Management

December 16, 2024

We are nearing the end of 2024, so it is time to reflect on and recognize our achievements. On 10 January 2022, I started with a monthly newsletter, The Future of...

The Future of CM – Achievements – 2024

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April 15, 2025

Configuration Management is... Decision Support! Did you know that at "a typical Fortune 500 company, managers waste over 500000 days per year on ineffective decision making"? - Source: McKinsey Have...

Configuration Management is… Decision Support!

April 8, 2025

Configuration Management is... Release! In engineering environments, documentation is not just paperwork. It’s the foundation of product integrity. An unreleased dataset can’t be used for design. A dataset that is...

Configuration Management is… Release!

April 1, 2025

Configuration Management is... Lifecycle Management!Every system, product, and infrastructure has a lifecycle, from concept to retirement. Yet, too often, organizations treat Configuration Management (CM) as a necessary evil rather than...

Configuration Management is… Lifecycle Management!

March 18, 2025

Configuration Management is… Effectivity! In Configuration Management (CM), effectivity is not just about timing—according to SAE-EIA-649C, it’s "A designation, defining the product range, at which a specific product configuration applies,...