Configuration Management

Theory, Practice, and Application
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-1-4822-2935-6
Verlag: Apple Academic Press Inc.

Buch, Englisch, 438 Seiten, Format (B × H): 179 mm x 261 mm, Gewicht: 988 g

Configuration Management: Theory, Practice, and Application details a comprehensive approach to configuration management from a variety of product development perspectives, including embedded and IT. It provides authoritative advice on how to extend products for a variety of markets due to configuration options.The book also describes the importance of configuration management to other parts of the organization. It supplies an overview of configuration management and its process elements to provide readers with a contextual understanding of the theory, practice, and application of CM.Explaining what a configuration item is and what it implies, the book illustrates the interplay of configuration and data management with all enterprise resources during each phase of a product lifecycle. It also demonstrates the interrelationship of CM to functional resources.Shedding light on current practice, the book describes CM baselines, configuration identification, management baseline changes, and acceptance criteria for end products. It also considers testing, inspection and evaluation, related CM standards, and reference data. Coverage includes the product life cycle, the supporting enterprise infrastructure, functional resources, product management, CM elements, data types, and control requirements.Providing a systems perspective of the various elements of configuration and data management, the book explains how they relate to the enterprise and details proven risk management solutions for when things go wrong.

Zielgruppe

Systems engineers, program managers, and configuration managers.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Quigley, Jon M.

Robertson, Kim L.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

DEFINE THE BASIS OF TERMS AND THEIR CONTEXT
Overview of the Product Life CycleQuestions to Ponder Introduction Phases Development Introduction Growth Maturity Decline After the Decline CM and the Dynamics of Change Survivability Conditions Evolution of the Horseless Carriage Product Market Adaptation Product Performance AdaptationCM and Market Adaptations Mass Customization Performance AdaptationsCase Studies Case 1—Product Market Adaptation versus Performance Adaptation Case 2—Share Design DecisionOverview of the Supporting Enterprise InfrastructureQuestions to PonderIntroductionInformation Technology A Brief History of Information and Information Security Stability of Internal InfrastructureOverhead, General and Administrative, and Other Cost ElementsIntellectual Property What Is IP? What Drives IP? How It Applies to CM Why Is It Necessary? IP and Legal Documentation (Incarnations or Permutations of the Design) International Traffic in Arms Regulations Counterfeit Products Circa 800Functional ResourcesQuestions to Ponder Introduction Project Management Project Integration Management Scope Management Time Management Project Communications Management Project Cost Management (Earned Value Management) Project Quality Management Project Risk Management Action Item List Engineering Design and Requirements Simulation and Verification Bills of Materials and Bills of Documentation Production Production Setup Production Test and VerificationFinance Legal Contracts Department Supply Chain Management Facilities Property Management Configuration Management and Product Management Questions to Ponder Introduction Marketing Product Price Promotion Place Marketing and Market Research Customer Interface Market Segmentation Increasing the Complexity of the Product Embedded Software Embedded Hardware System Complexity Distributed Product Development Outsourced Coordinated DevelopmentA Configuration Item and What It Implies Questions to Ponder Introduction Serialization Traceability Higher Level of Management Controls CM Planning Configuration Identification Change Control Configuration Status Accounting Configuration Audit MetricsData Definition, Data Types, and Control Requirements Questions to Ponder Introduction Data Definition Knowledge Workers Spend 30% of Each Day Looking for Data with a 50% Success Rate Data, If Found, Contains between 10% and 25% Data Inaccuracies Lack of Data Cross-References and Coordination Inadequate Data Definition Resulting in the Data Being Misinterpreted Inadequate Data Safeguards Multiple Sources of Truth for the Same Data Too Much Data and Not Enough Intelligence A Strict Data Diet 3D Printing Quantum Computing Database Transfers Social Media, Real-Time Video/Images, and Text MessagingCM and Levels of Quality Business Systems Management Level I, Policy Management Level II, Plans Management Level III, Process Management Level IV, Procedures Management Level V, Metadata Management Level VI, Guidelines Management Level I, II, III, and IV Requirements Management and CM PlanningConfiguration Management Questions to Ponder Introduction Overview of CM History of CM Das V-Modell What Does CM Apply To? CM Process Elements Requirements and CMDEFINE THE INTERRELATIONSHIP OF CM TO FUNCTIONAL RESOURCESConfiguration Management Support of Functional Resources Questions to Ponder Introduction CM and Project Management Acceptance DD form-250 Use CM and Project Integration Management CM and Scope Management CM and Time Management CM and Project Communications Management CM and Project Cost Management (Earned Value Management) CM and Project Quality ManagementCM and Project Risk Management CM and Action Item Lists CM and Engineering CM and Production CM and Finance CM and Legal CM and Contracts Department CM and Supply Chain Management CM and Facilities CM and Property Management Time-Phased CM Activities At Award Critical Noncontract-Related Activities Hardware Quality Instruction and Software Quality Instruction The Program Data Repository Basics The First 90 Days and Beyond The 90/90 Rule CM Interfaces Program Do’s and

Über Autor(innen)

Jon Quigley has worked in a variety of capacities within new product development organizations, including embedded product development engineer, product engineer, test engineer, electrical and electronic systems engineering manager, electrical and electronic verification and test manager, and electrical and electronic process manager.Jon is on Western Carolina University’s Master of Project Management Advisory Board and Forsyth Technical Community College’s Advisory Committee for the Project Management Program. Additionally, he has taught project management at technical schools, Seattle City University, and a number of businesses. He is also an expert at IT Metrics and Productivity Institute (www.itmpi.org), where he has webinars on a variety of topics.Kim Robertson started his first company at the age of 18 and has extensive experience in all aspects of business and aerospace, spanning 40 years. He is the author of over 100 discipline-specific training packages, 3 fiction books, and articles for CM Trends and various other trade publications from industrial arts to configuration management and contract management. His interests in education and training development started in his teens. He is a National Defense Industrial Association-certified configuration manager with degrees from Westminster College in mathematics and physical sciences and a master’s degree from the University of Phoenix in organizational management, with a subspecialty of government contracts. His work experience includes wildlife art, photography, electrical circuit design, manufacturing, learning systems design, systems engineering, configuration management, contracts administration, policy and review, intellectual property, corporate audit, corporate finance, supply chain management, marketing, and public speaking. Kim is an associate of Value Transformations LLC.