Mastering the fundamentals of configuration management

• System configuration management: fundamentals.
• Being able to explain the need for configuration management.
• Understanding what configuration management is, and its added value within a product life cycle.
• Knowing the 4 key activities of configuration management.
• Being able to organise the management of technical data within a programme, from a process and tool perspective.

DAY 1

CHALLENGES AND OBJECTIVES OF CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
• Needs and issues related to the management of technical data.

PRINCIPLES OF CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT
• Regulatory context, glossary and key activities for system configuration control.
Practical workshops

INTEGRATING CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT INTO PROJECT PROCESSES
• Structuring the implementation of CM principles within a programme.
Practical workshops

BEST PRACTICE RULES FOR EFFECTIVE CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT, AT PROJECT OWNER AND PROJECT MANAGER LEVELS
• Understanding and targeting the level of excellence to be achieved within a complex programme.

Collaborative workshop: Applying the approach to the creation of a Configuration Management Plan

DAY 2 

 ESTABLISHING SHARED REFERENCE FRAMEWORKS
• Selection of configuration items,
• Identification of reference configurations.
Practical workshops

MASTERING SYSTEM EVOLUTIONS
• Recording configuration status,
• Handling changes.
Practical workshops

AUDITING THE SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
• Key steps and minimum verification elements.
Practical workshops

CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT TOOLS
• From simple Excel files to PLM.
Workshop: Which tool-based solutions can address the configuration management issues identified on the first day?

Programme Manager, Technical Manager, Project Manager, Business Manager, Project quality team, Design team, V&V team, ISS Manager.

None.