This advanced skills course is designed for Configuration Management (CM) professionals who are responsible for CM process improvement in their organization. The course will teach assessment techniques used to uncover deficiencies in existing processes and identify areas of improvement.

The assessment technique uses a comparative approach, assessing current practice in all major elements of CM to internationally recognized industry best practice as defined in the recently updated SAE-EIA-649 Rev C Standard for Configuration Management. Students will also learn about other major industry standards and quality initiatives such as ANSI/EIA-649, CMMI, ITIL, MIL-HDBK-61, that may be referenced in assessments.

During this course, students will use a realistic scenario to actively plan and prepare an assessment and produce the corresponding assessment report for a real world hands-on experience. The skills learned in this course will provide a sound basis for conducting future assessments that will enable them to move forward with CM process improvements.
INTENDED AUDIENCE
• Individuals who are responsible for CM continuous improvement in their organization.
• Individuals who want to move their organization toward best CM practice.
• Individuals who need to assure their current CM processes meet related industry standards.
PREREQUISITES
Attendees must have completed CMPIC Course 6, "SAE EIA-649C Principles & Applications Certification"

CLASS SCHEDULE & OUTLINE

Part 1
• Introduction
• The Core Elements of Configuration Management
• Assessment Planning and Preparation
• Assessment Techniques
• Workshop #1: Set Up an Assessment
• Assessing "CM Planning and Management"
Part 2
• Assessing "Configuration Identification"
• Assessing "Configuration Change Management"
• Assessing "Configuration Status Accounting"
• Assessing "Configuration Verification and Audit"
• Workshop #2: Determine Key Findings
Part 3
• The Assessment Report
• Workshop #3: Prepare the Assessment Report
• Review and Feedback
• Certification Exam