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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?

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: data integrity and the fear of change

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 third topic is about data integrity and operability and the fear of change. More information about the topics we discussed can be found in the following blog posts: Without Impact Analysis there… Read More »IpX True North Podcast: data integrity and the fear of change

Ethical fading

Ethical fading eats Configuration Management Principles for breakfast

My previous article: Models, Models, and more Models… generated quite some reactions. The main discussion triggered by Patrick Hillberg was about the V(ee) Model and whether the V(ee) model encourages the creation of silos versus Agile creating an environment for cross-cultural learning concerning some of the well know scandals like the GM Ignition Switch or the Boeing 737 Max 8. It is time to look at the role of Ethical fading… Read More »Ethical fading eats Configuration Management Principles for breakfast

Software Over-the-Air Updates and CM

Recently I joined a panel discussion with the team of Quick Release on the topic of Configuration Management vs Variant Configuration Management. Thanks to Rob Ferrone and Omid Hosseinitabar for inviting me. One question I found very intriguing, which had to do with Over-the-Air updates and how this relates to CM.  Over-the-Air updates are software updates that are sent to the product wirelessly to update the firmware, operating system, or system settings/parameters for instance. This has… Read More »Software Over-the-Air Updates and CM

Why CM2 for Faster Change and Better Documentation: an interview by Jennifer Moore for Minerva PLM TV

Jennifer Moore from Minerva PLM TV interviewed me recently. We talked about Enterprise Configuration management, CM2, more vs less changes, change faster and document better, the challenges of CM, how to get your CM journey started and more. For me the CM journey started when I was still working at Philips with the book CMII for Business Process Infrastructure by Vincent C. Guess. This book was the reason to invite… Read More »Why CM2 for Faster Change and Better Documentation: an interview by Jennifer Moore for Minerva PLM TV

Fail Fast, Ask Questions Later

I recently watched Joseph Anderson (President of the Institute for Process Excellence (IpX)) as the featured guest on Joe Hage’s MDG Premium on the topic of “The state of quality in medical devices.” Joseph mentioned the “Fail Fast/Fix-it Fast” mentality as a key driver of quality issues. This inspired me to write this blog post. Joseph said the following during the webinar (modified from transcript and audio to be usable… Read More »Fail Fast, Ask Questions Later