Configuration Management (CM) is an integral part of Engineering, Product Support, Project Management and Quality Assurance. Many engineers, project managers and quality professionals know about the “CM department” but few know of the enormous benefits CM can bring when properly integrated with engineering / project management / QA.

This 16-hour course will provide a high level overview of the role of configuration management as it relates to overall efficiency and effectiveness. It will address the benefits of integrating CM with engineering / project management / Quality Assurance, responsibilities associated with CM, and the various elements of CM such as: planning, identification, change management, status accounting, verification, and audit. Attendees will be exposed to the complete landscape of CM activities and will learn how to make CM processes work for them.

INTENDED AUDIENCE
This class is intended for engineers, project/program managers, quality assurance, systems engineering, logistics, safety & reliability, human factors, and security personnel along with any other professional interested in the relationship between configuration management and engineering / management / product support.

NOTE: This class is only available to be taught on-site at your facility to 10 or more students. Please review CMPIC's on-site policy for more details.

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this course.

CLASS SCHEDULE & OUTLINE

Part 1
• Configuration Management (CM): A High Level View
• CM History, Benefits, Requirements
• CM and the Product Life Cycle
• Workshop #1
• Elements of CM: Brief Overview
• Configuration Identification
• Change Management: Preparation and Disposition
• Workshop #2
Part 2
• Change Management: Implementation
• Deviations, Waivers, and Variances
• Configuration Status Accounting
• Workshop #3
• Configuration Verification and Audit
• CM Plans and Planning
• CM and New Development
• “So You Don’t Want CM?”