This article discusses the importance of human accountability in AI-assisted configuration management, emphasizing that governance failures, rather than technical issues, led to AI’s biggest failures in 2025. It highlights the necessity for clear ownership in processes and warns against over-relying on AI, which cannot replace human judgment, responsibility, and engagement in organizational culture.
This article compares change control processes across aerospace, automotive, and medical device industries, highlighting their distinct approaches shaped by different failure modes. It emphasizes the need for cross-industry learning to adapt traditional frameworks to modern challenges, particularly in handling continuous software updates. A unified CM2 framework is proposed for enhanced governance.
This article discusses the integration of AI in configuration management, highlighting the governance gaps between probabilistic AI outputs and established deterministic standards. While AI-driven tools improve efficiency and data accuracy, concerns arise about the erosion of human expertise and the need for frameworks to validate AI-generated analyses, especially in regulated industries.
The article discusses the challenges of presenting Configuration Management (CM) to executive boards, emphasizing the need to shift the narrative from technical details to business outcomes such as predictable revenue, risk mitigation, and product confidence. It highlights the high costs of bad data and offers strategies to reframe CM as a strategic asset that supports leadership objectives, ultimately enabling business growth and trust.
This article discusses the role of maturity models in organizational improvement, particularly in configuration management. While they can provide structure, they often become distractions if misused. Organizations should focus on addressing specific problems instead of chasing higher maturity levels. Effective governance and senior leadership are essential for achieving genuine improvements.
In case you missed them, you can find the following How do YOU CM2? posts in the 54th edition of the Future of CM newsletter:
⏰ Just-In-Time Document Release
❌ What Prevents Us From Just-In-Time Document Release?
🦥 “Configuration Management slows us down!”
In the 53rd edition of the Future of CM Newsletter, I continue my collaboration with IpX – Institute for Process Excellence in our “How Do You CM2?” series.
This time, an article dear to my heart: the integration between CAD models and Parts. What do you think is the right strategy?
In case you missed them, you can find the following How do YOU CM2? posts in the 52nd edition of the Future of CM newsletter:
❌ A Configuration Manager is not…
👫 Creativity & Discipline are Best Friends
🎄 A CM2 Christmas Carol: The Ghosts of Configuration Management
Have you ever read a Configuration Manager job description and thought, “That sounds so calm and structured. What must it be like to work in a place like that?”
If you’re smiling already, you know.
In this article, part of the How Do YOU CM2? series with the IpX – Institute for Process Excellence, I will explore what a real-world Configuration Manager’s job actually involves, including all the roles we play.
In case you missed them, you can find the following How do YOU CM2? posts in the 50th edition🥳 of the Future of CM newsletter:
🧑🚒 When ‘Saving the Day’ Becomes the Problem.
🐺 Why does Configuration Management have such a bad reputation?
😵💫 Are you planning on hallucinating your next product?