Configuration Management Training
The Latest Techniques and Best Industry Practices
For Configuration Management
Working in conjunction with industry experts, CMstat now
offers both Basic, and Advanced, Configuration Management
classes. These classes are Non-Product Specific and are offered
to expand the knowledge base and further the discipline of
Configuration Management.
This area will expand its offering to include CM training
for Management which is vital if Executive Management is to
understand the true value CM brings to the company’s bottom
line.
Below is an introduction to the Basic Configuration Management
course taught by Mr. Ronald Van Buskirk :
Configuration Management
Configuration Management (CM) has always been an integral
part of sound management practices. The Configuration Managers
are therefore a vital part of the Management Team, and their
role both as Managers and agents of change continues to increase
in importance in today’s high-tech industrial environment.
However, with the release of EIA-649 National Consensus Standard
on Configuration Management, the emphasis has shifted to the
contractor to develop CM processes that will implement good
CM practices.
This course will provide a solid framework for the use of
basic CM methodology in Government or Commercial design and
manufacturing activities using the principles of EIA Standard
649. This course is designed primarily to provide a comprehensive
knowledge of CM basics to those with limited experience, or
for those who desire an understanding of the application of
CM.
Purpose of this Course
The purpose of this course is to introduce participants to
the principles of EIA Standard 649 and to explain the activities
of a comprehensive Configuration Management process which
lead to both a quality end product, and the associated enabling
life-cycle processes.
The course is designed to help individuals and organizations
accomplish Configuration Management of a complex system within
the framework of a new Configuration Management philosophy
resulting from Department of Defense acquisition reform, the
proliferation of information technology and the emergence
of Industry Standards to replace Military Standards.
What Makes this Course Different?
Over the last 35 years, those in the Configuration Management
field in Government have led the way in the development and
application of Configuration Management and the associated
numerous Specifications and Standards. However, with the implementation
of Acquisition Reform and the ISO Initiatives, the application
of Configuration Management has changed. No longer will the
'how to" documents e.g. Mil-Std-480, Mil-Std-483, Mil-Std-1521,
etc. be applied to new contracts. Instead, each company will
be required to work to "Best Practices" in the implementation
of CM principles. This Training Coursewill provide the basic
fundamentals of CM and stress the CM Principles of EIA Standard
649.
In learning these important fundamentals and principles and
how to apply them, the CM practitioner will be able to apply
Configuration Management in the most cost-effective manner
to either Government or commercial programs. Since the "how
to" documents will not be specified, the CM practitioners
must, more than ever before, be well founded in the fundamentals,
objectives and principles of Configuration Management.
Seminars are a useful means of imparting knowledge about
a given subject, however it should be recognized that they
are not a substitute for Training/Education. What makes this
Training Course unique is that it is designed to be the beginning
of, or an enhancement to, your company’s Configuration
Management (CM) education program. CM is not accomplished
alone, but rather, in conjunction with many other disciplines.
The material that will be presented by our expert is suitable
for groups such as Program or Project Managers, Systems Engineers,
Production Management and other members of your Integrated
Product and Process Development Teams.
Training Outline
Defining Configuration Management
- A Practical Definition of Configuration Management
- Evolution of CM-Past, Present and Future
- Elements of CM
- Product Lifecycle Phases
- Growth of CM in the Commercial Sector
- CM's Role in Program Management
Added Value of CM
- Purpose and Benefits of CM
- Objectives of CM
- Guidelines to Implement Successful CM
Configuration Identification
- The Hardware/Software Development Cycle
- Product Information - Defining the Functional, Performance
and Physical Attributes.
- Allocation of Product Requirements
- Part and Documentation Numbering
- Engineering Release System-Recovery of Product Information
- Class Excercise: Developing a Product
Structure-Decomposition of Product Configuration.
- Class Excercise: Different Numbering
Systems - Document, Part, Serial and Lot Numbers.
Configuration Management Baselines
- Baseline Management - An Agreed-to Product Description
- How are CM Baselines Used?
- Types of CM Baselines
- Requirements Baseline
- Design Baseline
- Product Configuration Baseline
- Determination of Baselines - Where to Implement in the
Product Lifecycle
- Class Excercise: Baseline Management
- Demonstrate Product Maturity.
Interface Control
- Indentification and Control of External Product Interfaces
- An Effective Interface Control Working Group
- ICWG/CCB Control of ICD's
Configuration Change Management
- The Systematic Process for Changing Baselines
- Interchangeability is an Important Factor
- Purpose and Benefits of Change Management
- Change Management is Managing Baselines
- What does Change Management Require?
- What is the Process for Changes?
- The Role of the CCB -
- Who are the Members?
- What are Their Roles/Responsibilities
- Processing Major and Minor Changes
- What should the Process be?
- What does "Total Impact" mean?
- Variance to the Product Definition
- Class Excercise: CCB Operation-Roles
and Responsibilities and Total Impact of Change.
- Class Excercise: Reidentification
- Hardware and Software Traceability.
Software Change Management
- The Software Difference
- Managing Software Libraries
- Software Change Process
Configuration Status Accounting – The Recording and
Reporting Process
- An Information Data Base
- Status Accounting Data Flow
- Purpose and Benefits of SA
- Impact of Product Lifecycle of Reporting
- Types of Reporting/Reports
- Considerations for Status Accounting System
- Class Excercise: Product Configuration
Data - Use of Various Types of Product Information
Configuration Verification and Audits
- Purpose and Benefits
- CM Verification - Does Design Achieve Required Attributes
- CM Audits - Functional/Physical Requirements
- Performance Verification
- Design Verification
- Internal and Formal Audits
- Class Excercise: Requirements Verification
- the Requirements Verification Matrix
Configuration Management of Digital Data
- Principles for Data Integrity
- Establish Business Rules
- Apply Version Control
Configuration Management: Planning and Management
- CM Application to Product Lifecycle
- Tailoring CM Requirements
- The CM Plan
- Core Elements of CM
- Level of Detai Required
- CM Plan vs. Operating Plan
- Key Program/CM Milestones
- Class Excercise: Configuration Management
Plan - its Purpose and Contents
CM Training
- Training Plan for CM
- Roles and Responsibilities
Performance Measurement
- Methods of Assessment
- Metrics
Supplier CM
- Requirements Flow-down
- Audits
Class Discussion - Violation of CM Principles - Importance
of Good Business Practices
About the Instructor
Ron Van Buskirk has over 30 years of CM experience on multi-national,
commercial and Government programs. Mr. Van Buskirk was formally
with Hughes Space Divsion where he was responsbile for all
CM activities on Government and Commercial Satellite programs.
Previously he was the CM Manager on the B2 Stealth Bomber
Program. He was a key player in the institution of the operational
MRP system. He also was the CM Manager on nine major defense
contracts for General Dynamics Corporation.
As an educator, heinstituted The Certificate Program in CM
and DM for West Coast University and has taught in the program
for over 10 years. He has also condusted seminars for NWSES
and System Engineering for Rockwell Space Division.
Mr. Van Buskirk was the author and editor for EIA Bulletins
on Configuration Control and Reviews/Audits.
For more information, contact us at 877 537-1959 or info@cmstat.com.
back
|
![](/"pix/gray_spacer.gif"){kind=spacer}
