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Configuration Management is… Part 2

This months newsletter is a collection of posts from the Configuration Management is… series I have posted on LinkedIn. These posts are not intended to limit the scope of Configuration Management, but to create awareness of the breadth of CM. Configuration Management is… #Baselines! Let’s talk about Baselines. Imagine building a house without a blueprint. Each contractor works from their own notes, making changes as they see fit. The result? A… Read More »Configuration Management is… Part 2

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

The Future of CM – Achievements – 2024

We are nearing the end of 2024, so it is time to reflect on and recognize our achievements. On 10 January 2022, I started with a monthly newsletter, The Future of CM, which reached 2156 subscribers at the time of writing this post, which is an increase of 381 subscribers compared to last year.  This year the collaboration with Florian Böhme, Lucas Heckmann, Jean-Hervé Poisson,  Badia Dandana, & Chris Seiler continued, resulting in two excellent articles.  Next to the newsletter… Read More »The Future of CM – Achievements – 2024

Engineer struggles to embed software

Software in the Configuration Management Baselines

A couple of weeks ago Oleg Shilovitsky posted an article on LinkedIn about the Software Bill of Material (BoM) and in the comments Jos Voskuil asked for my opinion. So for my last article of 2024 I will give my perspective on the Software BoM or more accurately how to deal with Software in the Configuration Management Baselines of products that consist out of Hardware and Software.   When it comes to Software I distinguish between:… Read More »Software in the Configuration Management Baselines

No Such Thing As Precise Bill of Materials

Precise Bill of Materials Don’t Exist

There is no such thing as precise bill of materials, they do not exist! So there I said it… Well this does require a little bit of explanation and nuance. In one of my previous articles I wrote about Parts don’t have Revisions, where I explained the different data models in PLM, ERP and CM2. Here is a quick refresher of the different setups (for more details check the article): All above models… Read More »Precise Bill of Materials Don’t Exist

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 …

a day in the life of a configuration and technical change mangaer

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.

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

Part Re-Identification: It is not about the Tree

My book The Essential Guide to Part Re-Identification has celebrated its first anniversary. I would like to thank everyone who bought a copy and for the amazing feedback. To celebrate the first anniversary I will share chapter 4 from the book which covers the Part Re-Identification Decision tree I propose.  Don’t forget to get your own copy! Re-identification decisions always start with understanding the impact of a change. This is not always… Read More »Part Re-Identification: It is not about the Tree