Skip to content

CM Baseline

Boost your Knowledge Graph with Events to gain Untapped Insights

This article will explore another use case to extend the knowledge graph of the CM Baseline, where we will not only look at the product data to create a kind of product 360 but also all the process and event data related to this product data. By adding events as nodes into a Knowledge Graph, you show events of a specific product data node, but also the interactions between these… Read More »Boost your Knowledge Graph with Events to gain Untapped Insights

IpX True North Podcast

Share PLM Podcast – Moving Product Lifecycle Management forward

Steadfast Consistency: Delving into Configuration Management with Martijn Dullaart 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. Here you can find the all the Share PLM Podcasts:  To listen on your preferred platform Header Photo by Matt Botsford on Unspla

Survey

The Impact of the Model-based Ecosystem to Configuration Management Survey

We (the Model-based Ecosystem committee of the IPX Congress) need your help. This special edition of the Future of CM newsletter is about the survey to uncover the impact of going model-based to Configuration Management.  From Documents to Model-based More and more information that used to be stored in documents is being transformed into models. Historically CM has, therefore, been mainly dealing with documents and not so much with models.… Read More »The Impact of the Model-based Ecosystem to Configuration Management Survey

Circle of Competence

Circle of Competence in Configuration Management

Welcome to the first The Future of CM newsletter of 2023. We continue exploring the next mental model in this series: the Circle of Competence and how this relates to Configuration Management. Especially how the CM Baseline can help us find the needed competencies when assessing a change.    Circle of Competence The Circle of Competence is a mental model about knowing what you do know, and especially what you do not… Read More »Circle of Competence in Configuration Management

IpX True North Podcast

IpX True North Podcast: the CM2 digital thread – the power of linkages

Redefining the Ecosystem of Tomorrow I joined Joseph Anderson and Martin Haket on the IpX True North Podcast. This series is about the topics identified in the CM2-500 standard.  We will discuss these topics in the context of the Future of Configuration Management. The second topic is the CM2 Digital Thread. and the power of linkages. More information about the topics we discussed can be found in the following blog posts: Digital Thread / Twin:  The… Read More »IpX True North Podcast: the CM2 digital thread – the power of linkages

Podcast

IpX True North Podcast: the magic of the CM2 Baseline

Redefining the Ecosystem of Tomorrow I joined Joseph Anderson and Martin Haket on the IpX True North Podcast. This series is about the topics as identified in the CM2-500 standard.  We will discuss these topics in the context of the Future of Configuration Management. The first topic is the CM2 Baseline and the magic it brings. More information about the topics we discussed can be found in the following blog posts: CM2 Baseline:  Understanding the Impact… Read More »IpX True North Podcast: the magic of the CM2 Baseline

Library of Stuttgart

One way to organize information for the CM Baseline

Organizing the data in our organizations properly to support the CM Baseline will improve efficiency, flexibility, and agility. People tend to fear structure as they see it as a bureaucratic, a hindrance, a slowdown. While in reality, when done right, the structure provides the opportunity to speed up, be more flexible, and be more efficient.  When we would randomly put books on a library shelf, how long would it take for someone… Read More »One way to organize information for the CM Baseline

5 Ways a CM Baseline brings value

The CM Baseline is one of the foundations of the CM2 Model as it provides you with the correct information about the configuration. It also gives you insights into the changes to the configuration over time and enables the flexibility needed to deal with all these changes without losing configuration control. While there are many use cases, this post will highlight five ways how a CM Baseline brings value to… Read More »5 Ways a CM Baseline brings value

Timing

Timing is Everything

In air travel, timing is everything because we do not want to miss our flight or miss a connecting flight. Also, in stories, timing is everything, as it can make or break a story. The same holds for changes; timing can make or break a change. This article will explore the fourth and last component of the CM Baseline: Planning to be more precise Implementation Plans. If you missed any… Read More »Timing is Everything

Dependencies

Dependencies limit the possible sequences of events

If you missed the previous articles from the CM Baseline series, please check them out first: Understanding the Impact of Changes introduces the need for the CM Baseline. Connections tell the Story introduces the first component of the CM Baseline, the Business Object Graph. Intentions are the desire for new Stories, introduced the second component of the CM Baseline, the Impact Matrix. This article will explore the third component of the CM… Read More »Dependencies limit the possible sequences of events