Is your organization struggling with configuration management (CM)? Can your organization reproduce every version the customer has or every version in production/operations? Are you interested CM best practices? If so, then Lean Solutions Institute, Inc. (LSI) Best-In-Class Configuration Management Training is for you. LSI is a provider of best-in-class quality and process training.
NOTE: This training exceeds the CMMI CM requirements.
Common CM Problems
Common problems with CM include:
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Lack of “product integrity”; Not knowing exactly what all the versions of all components or subsystems are in a system, product, or service.
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Not being able to reproduce what was delivered to the customer, or reproduce what was put into production or operations.
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Double maintenance problem (i.e., maintaining multiple versions of similar components)
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Not being able to identify all baselines, configuration items, configuration units, change requests (CRs), problem reports (PRs), etc.
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Lack of control: Poorly run configuration control boards, lack of control of change requests, problem reports, configuration items, baselines, etc.
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Not understanding the current status of baselines, configurations, configuration items, change requests, problem reports, etc.
Training Objectives
The training objectives for Best-In-Class Configuration Management Training are to provide motivation, knowledge, and skills to:
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Achieve product integrity (e.g., being able to reproduce all versions that the customer has).
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Identify, control, and know the status all baselines, configuration items, CRs/PRs, etc.
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Effectively run configuration control boards (CCBs).
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Understand how to audits baselines to achieve product integrity.
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Integrate the CM process with CM tools.
There is also time set aside within each exercise to answer any of your questions.
