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Configuration Management is Business Agility.

Configuration Management is… Business Agility!

#ConfigurationManagement is… #BusinessAgility! In the #Future of #CM newsletter we (Florian Böhme, Jean-Hervé POISSON, Lucas Heckmann, Badia Dandana, Chris Seiler, and myself) have written multiple articles about CM+Agile. One thing is clear in all these articles, doing CM well is foundational for being #agile. CM is the #thread that ties everything together. If your thread is weak, it will break and instead of being agile as a speedboat, your organization… Read More »Configuration Management is… Business Agility!

a day in the life of a configuration and technical change mangaer

A day in the life of a Configuration and Technical Change Manager in an Agile Organization.

Co-Authors:  Florian Böhme, Lucas Heckmann, and Jean-Hervé Poisson In the fourth edition in the CM+Agile series we will take you through a day in the life of a configuration and technical change manager in an agile organization. Daily Standups: Checking the Config and Software Release Status The day started like any other at Cargile, an agile car software company. As the Configuration and Technical Change Manager, my first task was to check last night’s automated… Read More »A day in the life of a Configuration and Technical Change Manager in an Agile Organization.

Configuration Management connects the dots

How Configuration Management is the glue between Model-Based Systems Engineering, Product Line Engineering, and Agile teams.

Co-Authors:  Florian Böhme, Jean-Hervé Poisson, Lucas Heckmann, Badia Dandana, & Chris Seiler This is the third article in the CM+Agile series. This time we highlight how Configuration Management is the glue between Model-Based Systems Engineering, Product Line Engineering, and Agile teams. Introduction In today’s ever-evolving engineering landscape, the pace of change is not just constant; it’s accelerating. We observe fast transformation programs, more palpable than ever before in organizations. This is for the most triggered by… Read More »How Configuration Management is the glue between Model-Based Systems Engineering, Product Line Engineering, and Agile teams.

Customer Focus

How Configuration Management supports the shift in Customer Focus

Co-Authors: Lucas Heckmann, Florian Böhme, Jean-Hervé Poisson & Badia Dandana This is the second article in the CM+Agile series. This time we will dive into the required shift in Customer Focus and how Configuration Management can support this shift. Why do corporations like most Western Automotive OEMs struggle with products that have short life cycles? Corporations like most Western Automotive OEMs face significant challenges when it comes to developing products with short… Read More »How Configuration Management supports the shift in Customer Focus

How does Configuration Management enable Agility?

Co-Authors: Florian Böhme, Jean-Hervé Poisson & Badia Dandana This is the first article in a new series: CM+Agile. Together we will unravel how Configuration Management enables agility and where there will be room for improvements. The first article will set the scene by addressing the pursuit of the Software Driven Vehicle by western automotive OEMs. Revolutionary developments are happening in the automotive industry. At the recent Shanghai Auto Show, where Volkswagen… Read More »How does Configuration Management enable Agility?