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Configuration Management is... Efficiency!

Configuration Management is… Efficiency!

#ConfigurationManagement is… #Efficiency! The perception by many is that #CM adds bureaucracy and slows you down, while the opposite is true. CM done right, will make you go faster! What often happens is that people perceive CM to be slowing them down, create work arounds or implement CM half-baked and cause mayhem. Guess who gets blamed for the mayhem? While a lot of the mayhem would have been prevented if… Read More »Configuration Management is… Efficiency!

Configuration Management is... Scalability

Configuration Management is… Scalability!

Configuration Management is… Scalability! Scaling an organization that delivers complex products—whether it’s an aircraft, industrial machine, or vehicle—is not just about producing more. It’s about ensuring that every unit and every process remains consistent, traceable, and adaptable as demand grows. Without a robust CM strategy, scaling leads to cost overruns, supply chain issues, compliance risks, and quality escapes. Why CM is the Foundation of Scalable Engineering & Manufacturing: Baseline Integrity Ensures Repeatability… Read More »Configuration Management is… Scalability!

Configuration Management is Continuity

Configuration Management is… Continuity!

Configuration Management is… Continuity! Products evolve, teams change, regulations change, markets shift— but continuity in CM ensures that knowledge, decisions, and configurations remain intact. Without continuity, companies face knowledge loss, rework, and inefficiencies when personnel changes or systems transition. CM provides a structured approach to maintaining historical data, ensuring that lessons learned aren’t forgotten and that products remain traceable over their lifecycle. Continuity isn’t just about keeping records or stability—it’s… Read More »Configuration Management is… Continuity!

Configuration Management is Visibility

Configuration Management is… Visibility

Configuration Management is… Visibility! Imagine driving through dense fog without headlights or a GPS. That’s what managing a complex product lifecycle feels like without Configuration Management (CM). CM provides visibility—ensuring that teams, stakeholders, and decision-makers have a clear line of sight into product configurations, changes, and impacts. It prevents costly surprises, reduces risk, and enhances collaboration across engineering, manufacturing, and service teams. Visibility enables:Informed Decision Making – Clear, concise and… Read More »Configuration Management is… Visibility

Collaborative workspace

Managing Change Successfully in a Collaborative Workspace

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 check-in/check-out mechanism for managing changes. Part 1: Orchestrating Complexity Across Systems & Disciplines – (Collaborative Workspace) Part 2: From Check-Out/In to Collaborative Processes, Single Source of Truth Part 3: Coexistence of New Architectures with Legacy PDM/PLM File-Based Revision Control Part… Read More »Managing Change Successfully in a Collaborative Workspace

Using the right Metrics in Configuration Management

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 of the new year, I’m going to explore the usage of metrics in Configuration Management.    Many configuration management professionals will recognize that senior leadership with the best intentions do not always choose the right metrics to measure the performance… Read More »Using the right Metrics in Configuration Management

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!

Configuration Management is ...

Configuration Management is …

Next to this newsletter I have been posting a new series of posts on my blog mdux.net and LinkedIn. The Configuration Management is… series posts are not intended to limit the scope of Configuration Management, but to create awareness of the breadth of CM. Each of these elements is part of good Configuration Management Practice. Here are a few of these posts. More can be found here. #ConfigurationManagement is #Identification… Read More »Configuration Management is …

The CrowdStrike wake-up call

A CrowdStrike update on 19 July 2024 affecting about 8.5 million Windows computers caused a lot of people grief as they had to postpone their vacation travels or worse their medical treatments were postponed or they could not reach the emergency response services. The estimated cost of this incident for the Fortune 500 companies is 5.4 billion US$, which is more than a full year of revenue for CrowdStrike.  Note that… Read More »The CrowdStrike wake-up call

CM+AI: A Day in the Future Life of a Configuration Manager

On Wednesday 15 May I presented CM+AI: A Day in the Future Life of a Configuration Manager during the IpX International CM2 Congress. For those who missed it here is what I presented. Note that this presentation is also a tribute to Mike McKinney and Chrissy Sigrist for their contribution to the world of CM.  What is AI? According Microsoft AI is: It’s the capability of a computer system to… Read More »CM+AI: A Day in the Future Life of a Configuration Manager