A CrowdStrike update on July 19, 2024, affected 8.5 million Windows computers, causing significant disruptions including delayed medical treatments and emergency services. The estimated cost for Fortune 500 companies is $5.4 billion. This incident, part of a pattern of similar issues, raises questions about the effectiveness of their DevSecOps practices and configuration management.
The first anniversary of “The Essential Guide to Part Re-Identification” is celebrated with gratitude towards readers. The book emphasizes the complexity of part re-identification decisions, highlighting the need for understanding rather than just following a decision tree. Training on the relevant questions is vital for effective decision-making in diverse contexts.
On May 15, I presented about the future of configuration management enhanced by AI at the IpX International CM2 Congress. The presentation highlighted a fictitious day with an AI assistant, Chrissy, illustrating its role in tasks like meeting organization, impact analysis, and change planning, while addressing data quality and bias concerns in AI systems.
The article discusses the critical role of Configuration Management (CM) in integrating Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Product Line Engineering (PLE) within Agile teams. It emphasizes that CM is essential for managing product diversity and enabling collaboration, ultimately supporting the fast-paced evolution of engineering and enhancing customer satisfaction through better adaptability.
In a recent IpX True North Podcast, Ray Wozny and Ken Black discussed the importance of Enterprise Change assessment or Impact Analysis for successful change management. They emphasized that effective documentation and ownership are crucial to avoid costly mistakes. Cultural integration of change is essential to ensure sustainable improvements in organizations.
In his year-end post, Martin Eigner discusses the nuances of part revisions within PLM tools, summarizing insights from previous writings. He highlights that parts themselves shouldn’t have revisions; instead, data sets linked to parts should. Various methods for managing Bill of Materials revisions are explored, noting each approach’s strengths and weaknesses.
In 2023, significant milestones were achieved, including a 380-subscriber growth for the newsletter “The Future of CM,” collaboration on two popular articles, and the publication of “The Essential Guide to Part Re-Identification,” rated 4.6 stars on Amazon. Future projects and collaborations are planned for 2024, enhancing engagement in Configuration Management.
Configuration Management faces challenges in implementation due to the need for widespread organizational buy-in, making change difficult. It is often undervalued, treated as part of engineering when it should be recognized as a distinct discipline. Proper Configuration Management ensures trust in crucial systems and connects various organizational functions effectively.
This article discusses enhancing the CM Baseline’s knowledge graph by integrating product and event data, creating a comprehensive ‘product 360.’ It emphasizes the significance of Event Knowledge Graphs to uncover insights overlooked by traditional analysis. By modeling relationships between events and states, it proposes improved predictive capabilities and behavior understanding in product development.
I joined Helena Gutierrez and Jos Voskuil on the Share PLM Podcast. We talked about Configuration Management, Product Lifecycle Management and my journey so far.