So You Don’t Want CM? 16th Annual ACDM Technical & Training Conference Presented by Steven Easterbrook, CMPIC LLC Copyright CMPIC LLC 2010

So You Don’t Want CM?

16th Annual ACDM Technical & Training Conference

Presented by Steven Easterbrook, CMPIC LLC

Copyright CMPIC LLC 2010

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CM Planning101

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Identification102

ChChange

Management103

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Accounting104

VaVerification &

Audit105

This is CM

Periodic Table of CM Elements

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ANSI/EIA-649ACM Planning & Management

Configuration Identification

Change Management

Configuration Status Accounting

Verification and Audit

ITIL PlanningIdentification and Naming

Control Status AccountingVerification and Audit

MIL-STD-973 Retired

CM PlansConfiguration Identification

Configuration Control


Configuration Auditing

ISO 10007CM Planning Through CM Plan




Configuration Auditing

CMMiOrganizational policy for ...the CM process




Configuration Audits

FHA CM CM Planning Identification Change Control Status AccountingConfiguration Audits

MIL-HDBK-61AManagement & Planning





NASA-STD- 5 Planning IdentificationChange Management

Status AccountingVerification and Audit

FAA 1800.66CM Planning & Management

IdentificationChange Management

Status AccountingVerification and Audit

GAO-09-232 FISCAM

CM PlansConfiguration Identification




PMI- Project CM Standard

CM PlanningConfiguration Identification

Configuration Change Management

Status Accounting & Metrics


Who Stands Behind CM?


So is This What You Really Want?

• No identifiers- nothing is numbered, named or identified?

• No structure, no baselines- what goes into what and what documents are related to what parts is unknown. What the current configuration is, is unknown.

• Requirements and documentation whose integrity is questionable? Whose existence is questionable.

• No change control. Unauthorized, unknown changes. No traceability.

• No recording and reporting Information (status accounting) about anything change or product related.

• No idea if the product conforms to whatever it is supposed to conform to.


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• Those who say they do not need CM know very little about CM.

• Not doing CM has always been a recipe for disaster and that is why there are various industry CM standards, CM guidelines, Quality Assurance initiatives, Federal Regulations that address the need for CM type processes.

• Not doing CM can have a huge negative impact.

The Bottom Line


About CMPIC

CMPIC is the Configuration Management Process Improvement Center. The CMPIC mission is to provide high quality, cost-effective and up-to-date configuration management training, certification and consulting. We have created our configuration management certification programs, as well as our other configuration management courses with one goal in mind. To assure each student receives a complete understanding of configuration management principles, configuration management standards, and various implementation options. CMPIC configuration management training and certification courses examine all perspectives of CM rather than focusing on a single ideology.

Topics covered in CMPIC courses include: configuration management planning, configuration management plans, configuration control, change management, configuration verification and configuration audit, configuration status accounting, configuration management standards/guidance documents (such as EIA-649, DOE-1073, ISO 10007, MIL-HDBK-61A, etc), configuration management assessments and much more.

Our goal is to assure that configuration management and related professionals attain a complete understanding of the configuration management landscape in all environments. Our courses, and course examples, have been written with a variety of implementation environments in mind: Software, Hardware, Information Technology (IT), Engineering, Facilities, and more. Our course material is presented using modern training techniques and a fresh perspective.

Our instructors hold multiple CM certifications, have a solid track record in CM training and are active in various associations such as ACDM, TechAmerica EIA- 649 G-33 committee, ASQ and more. You'll leave our classes inspired, not tired! Onsite and public classes are available. Finally, we are people friendly…if you have any questions at all regarding CM courses or CM in general we would enjoy talking with you. Please call us at 434-525-8648 (USA EST) or go to www.CMPIC.com

Courses Sponsored by the University of Houston, Houston, TX USA

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About the PresenterSteven EasterbrookMr. Easterbrook is currently President of the Configuration Management Process Improvement Center (CMPIC LLC).

CMPIC provides CM certification courses and CM consulting services. Steve was formerly Vice President of the Institute of Configuration Management. Steve is also a former President of the Association of Configuration and Data Management (ACDM) and is currently on ACDM's Board of Governors. He is also a member of TechAmerica G33 committee (authors of ANSI/EIA-649) and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). CM ExperienceHe has been a contractor CM analyst, a government CM specialist and a commercial CM manager. He also has seventeen years as a CM educator, assessor and consultant. Steve has taught over 3700+ students CM principles. He has also lectured to, and/or consulted with, thousands of individuals from hundreds of companies and government organizations on CM process improvement. He has also spoken at, or been keynote speaker at dozens of CM related conferences. PublicationsSteve has written various articles on CM for a variety of publications. He is also the editor of "The CM Resource Guide" first published in 1994 and now available at www.cmpic.com/cmresourceguide.htm. He is also the founder of the CM Trends Group on LinkedIn. EducationB.S Cornell University, MBA Bryant University, CMPIC Certified (University of Houston), CMIIC (Arizona State University), and CM Lead Assessor (Arizona State University).

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So You Don’t Want CM? 16th Annual ACDM Technical & Training Conference Presented by Steven Easterbrook, CMPIC LLC Copyright CMPIC LLC 2010