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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

Configuration Management is... Planning

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.

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

COVID-19 Impact on Configuration Management

The results The results of the COVID-19 Impact on Configuration Management Survey are in. The survey received 35 responses. Thank you for your participation. The responses came from people representing various industries: And as expected some, about a third of the companies, have felt the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic to their Configuration Management processes and ways of working.  On the question: How would you characterize your pre-COVID-19 CM Implementation? CM Implementation… Read More »COVID-19 Impact on Configuration Management

COVID-19 Impact on Configuration Management Survey

Please take a couple of minutes to fill in this survey. It is a brief survey with max 10 questions to understand the impact of COVID-19 on Configuration Management processes/procedures/ways of working as implemented in your company. The results will be shared on this website (mdux.net). You will remain anonymous, you do not need to share your email address, name or phone number. Go to survey here. Thank you. Martijn