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Artificial Intelligent Impact Analysis

How ChatGPT will reshape Impact Analysis

Since my last article (16 Ways Large Language Models (Like ChatGPT) impact Configuration Management), OpenAI has released GPT-4 generating even better results than GPT-3.5, which many of us experienced using ChatGPT. Time to dig a little deeper into how Large Language Models (LLMs) could bring us assisted Impact Analysis capabilities. What are Large Language Models (LLMs)? Most of you will have heard something about ChatGPT. But in case you do not know what a… Read More »How ChatGPT will reshape Impact Analysis

Is Form-Fit-Function doomed?

Is Form-Fit-Function (FFF) Doomed?

Prof. Dr. Jörg W. Fischer trigged a great discussion on Form, Fit, and Function by making the following statement:    I think Form-Fit-Function is dying a slow, cruel death. So the final edition of this year’s The Future of CM’ newsletter will answer the question: Is Form-Fit-Function (FFF) doomed?  Form-Fit-Function is incomplete FFF has been misused or incorrectly used as a tool to identify the impact of changes to a part.… Read More »Is Form-Fit-Function (FFF) Doomed?

Lollapalooza Effect in the Antilope Canyon

Opportunity cost and the Lollapalooza effect

My previous article about the compounding effect of changes was the first in a series to explore different mental models and how to apply them in Configuration Management. This article will focus on two mental models that can influence our decision-making around changes: Opportunity cost and the Lollapalooza effect. Opportunity cost Opportunity cost is the mental model that explains how you can only spend your time and money once, and therefore you will… Read More »Opportunity cost and the Lollapalooza effect

Compounding liquids

How to benefit from the compounding effect of changes

In ‘Ethical fading eats Configuration Management Principles for breakfast,’ I ended with the need for mental models to prevent ethical fading. This article will be the first in a series to explore different mental models and how to apply them in Configuration Management. The first mental model we will explore is probably known best from the world of finance: Compounding. However, interest is not the only thing that compounds over time.… Read More »How to benefit from the compounding effect of changes

5 Ways a CM Baseline brings value

The CM Baseline is one of the foundations of the CM2 Model as it provides you with the correct information about the configuration. It also gives you insights into the changes to the configuration over time and enables the flexibility needed to deal with all these changes without losing configuration control. While there are many use cases, this post will highlight five ways how a CM Baseline brings value to… Read More »5 Ways a CM Baseline brings value

Timing

Timing is Everything

In air travel, timing is everything because we do not want to miss our flight or miss a connecting flight. Also, in stories, timing is everything, as it can make or break a story. The same holds for changes; timing can make or break a change. This article will explore the fourth and last component of the CM Baseline: Planning to be more precise Implementation Plans. If you missed any… Read More »Timing is Everything

Dependencies

Dependencies limit the possible sequences of events

If you missed the previous articles from the CM Baseline series, please check them out first: Understanding the Impact of Changes introduces the need for the CM Baseline. Connections tell the Story introduces the first component of the CM Baseline, the Business Object Graph. Intentions are the desire for new Stories, introduced the second component of the CM Baseline, the Impact Matrix. This article will explore the third component of the CM… Read More »Dependencies limit the possible sequences of events

Intentions are the desire for new Stories

In the CM Baseline series, I have used the analogy of flights, flight plans, gates, control towers to explain how difficult it becomes to manage changes and their dependencies to explain the need for the CM2 Baseline, a.k.a. As Planned/As Released Baseline ( ‘Understanding the Impact of Changes‘).  In ‘Connections tell the Story,’ I explained how a Business Object Graph connecting the data from a business perspective across the expert domain… Read More »Intentions are the desire for new Stories

Connections tell the Story

In my previous post, ‘Understanding the Impact of Changes‘, I used the analogy of flights, flight plans, gates, control towers to explain how difficult it becomes to manage changes and their dependencies. To address this, CM2 from the Institute for Process Excellence has a solution called the CM2 Baseline or a.k.a. the As Planned/As Released Baseline. And while the SAE-EIA-649C standard for Configuration Management in its latest revision hints at this type… Read More »Connections tell the Story

A discussion about The Future of CM

Just before the end of 2021 Jos Voskuil a.k.a. the Virtual Dutchman organized a discussion about the Future of Configuration Management with Lisa Fenwick from CMstat, Maxime Gravel from Moog and myself.  The focus of the discussion was on the impact of model-based and data-driven approaches. Check out the LinkedIn post or go to the article directly. Don’t forget to also read my own blog post which continues where we left the discussion: Understanding the Impact of Changes. Header picture by Jos Voskuil – source