change process
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… Impact Analysis!
#ConfigurationManagement is… #ImpactAnalysis! It has been a while since a posted a CM is… post. Today I want to highlight Impact Analysis. A critical capability in the #ChangeProcess is Impact Analysis. It provides not only insight in the technical #impact but also in the business impact of the change. What is the #cost and what are the #benefits. Also it should help answer the question: What happens if you do… Read More »Configuration Management is… Impact Analysis!
Configuration Management is… Planning
#ConfigurationManagement is… #Planning! Planning is an essential part of #CM. Not only planning the implementation of changes, but also the planning of the evolution of your #ConfigurationItems. Planning provides an outlook of what is to come and supports in the alignment and #collaboration between different teams. It also allows you to be proactive in identifying #dependencies and mitigating #risks. What do you think? Join the conversation on LinkedIn.
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 is… Communication
#ConfigurationManagement is… #Communication! After talking about CM is… #ChangeControl, it is time to address a very important aspect of CM, which is Communication. #Changes are almost never isolated to a single function. This means that communication is key to ensure a change is successfully implemented. Not only is Communication critical to the success of Configuration Management and the implementation of changes, Configuration Management also streamlines communication & #collaboration across functions… Read More »Configuration Management is… Communication
Configuration Management is… Change Control
#ConfigurationManagement is… #ChangeControl! #Change is the only constant. Changes are the vehicles for improvements. But without guardrails you will spin out of control. Where #Identification ensures you are able to identify and link all data artifacts, #ChangeManagement ensures you remain in control. Change control not only means you follow a process, at doing things first time right, it also means you ensure people focus on the changes that bring the… Read More »Configuration Management is… Change Control