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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.

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Embedding the Change: from Dynamic to Static

I recently listened to the IpX True North Podcast where Ray Wozny CEO  and Ken Black VP of Education at the Institute for Process Excellence talked about their CM(2) journey, which I really enjoyed. This article will highlight some of the insights they shared. One in particular is the Enterprise Change assessment or what I call Impact Analysis, which Ken indicates is crucial for the successful processing of a change. A step that is often skipped or done poorly.   An example… Read More »Embedding the Change: from Dynamic to Static

Configuration Management: Change is coming

Help…Why is Configuration Management so Hard to Implement?

Why is Configuration Management so hard to implement and embed in an organization? Over the years I have been involved in various implementations of different aspects of Configuration Management. One thing that stood out was how difficult it is to get buy-in, to get real traction to implement the needed improvements, and to make them stick. This is not just my experience, I have heard this from many Configuration Management… Read More »Help…Why is Configuration Management so Hard to Implement?

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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

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Is the introduction of AI in products, changing the paradigm of testing?

In recent weeks multiple incidents have been reported involving autonomous vehicles (AVs). Thanks to Philip Koopman for sharing these on LinkedIn (just a selection): 1 September 2023:  EV Journalist Discovers a Deadly Bug in Tesla’s Latest FSD 24 August 2023: Cruise car involved in San Francisco crash9 August 2023: Watch: Exclusive Tesla Footage Suggests Reasons for Autopilot Crashes8 August 2023: Cruise Robotaxi collides with turning semi-truck in San Francisco3 August 2023: Watch SF traffic officers try to… Read More »Is the introduction of AI in products, changing the paradigm of testing?

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?

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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

Large Language Models

16 Ways Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) impact Configuration Management

With Google announcing Bard, Microsoft integrating OpenAI’s Large Language Model into Bing, and Baidu announcing their Ernie Bot, OpenAI with their ChatGPT initiated the battle of the Large Language Models (LLMs). The question now is how will these Large Language Models impact Configuration Management.  I’m curious to see how, in the next years, this will influence the way we do Configuration Management. Some of my fellow bloggers have already shared their thoughts on the subject: Jos… Read More »16 Ways Large Language Models (like ChatGPT) impact Configuration Management

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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