Configuration Management Advanced Configuration Management

The latest tips, tools, techniques and strategies for… Presented by Guest Expert M.J. Cary “The discussions and insights from this course were invaluable” — R. Lowe, SPAWAR Configuration Management Washington, D.C. September 28-29, 2009 San Diego, CA October 26-27, 2009 Washington, D.C. November 16-17, 2009 Las Vegas, NV December 7-8, 2009 Advanced Configuration Management Washington, D.C. Sept. 30-Oct. 2, 2009 San Diego, CA October 28-30, 2009 Washington, D.C. November 18-20, 2009 Las Vegas, NV December 9-11, 2009 Sponsored by: Technology Training Corp. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT onfiguration Management (CM) methods have evolved beyond their original objective of assuring that project technical requirements are defined, controlled and verified. Todayʼs Best in Class organizations practice CM principles to manage every project and resource that affects their business performance. These business leaders understand the critical role that CM plans, processes, tools, and team members perform in sustaining rapid deployments and winning future acquisitions. C This outstanding two-day Configuration Management seminar provides the tools, methods, and processes each team member needs for delivering top performance in todayʼs commercial-like DoD acquisitions. Examine CM best practices for each project team player throughout the project life cycle, from tailoring CM plans, defining Configuration Items, and managing suppliers and subcontractors, to releasing hardware or software changes, and validating the results. This course provides configuration managers and technicians, data managers and specialists, logisticians, systems engineers, program managers and quality assurance team members with real world case study examples they need to successfully manage projects for commercial, government and international application. In this two-day course we discuss and demonstrate N N N N What High Performance Project Teams Know — from People to Processes Expert Tips for Tailoring CM Plans that Achieve your Business Objectives How to Conduct Successful Hardware and Software Configuration Audits Tools and Practices that Will Improve your Business Performance ew customer requirements and expectations, evolving commercial, government and international standards, increasingly complex systems incorporating COTS hardware or software, networked teaming arrangements, and integrated configuration and data management (DM) needs — todayʼs CM professionals are challenged by the speed and complexity of changes occurring in this dynamic field. At the same time, new tools and techniques are being developed that promise to dramatically improve our ability to rapidly define, test, release and deploy revised product and process configurations. ADVANCED CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT N This intensive three-day course provides the configuration and data management principles and practices to optimize organizational performance in todayʼs rapidly changing environment. Explore methods from managing GFE, NDI, COTS, suppliers and subcontractors, conducting effective software and hardware configuration audits, to examining techniques and tools for rapid archival, access, and distribution of configuration data. Configuration managers and technicians, data managers and specialists, logisticians, program managers, systems engineers, and quality assurance team members who attend will gain the insight they need to successfully manage todayʼs emerging CM and DM challenges. In this three-day course we explore N Best Practices for Adapting the Latest Commercial, Government and International CM and DM Standards to your Business N Performance Metrics — What to Measure and How N How to develop CM Plans that Match your Projects, Organization, Suppliers and Customers N Expert tips for Successfully Completing Configuration Audits for Hardware and Software, Including FCA and PCA Certification Package Completion N Building a Systems Integration Foundation for CM and DM N Tools for Optimizing CM Productivity — How to Identify and Implement Them Case studies, facilitated discussion, and Best Practices examples are used extensively to enable attendees to master concepts for optimal application in commercial, government and international business environments. All of TTCʼs courses can be brought to your location and taught right in your own meeting rooms! Our on-site training offers significant savings on a per student fee and eliminates travel/lodging expenses. If you are interested in more information or pricing, please contact William Budding at: Phone: (310) 563-1210 Email: wbudding@ttcus.com THESE COURSES ARE AVAILABLE TO BE BROUGHT TO YOUR FACILITY! ADVANCED 1. LEVERAGE CM AND DM PLANNING WITH THE LATEST STANDARDS ENABLE CM EXCELLENCE I Assess Impact of DoD 5000 on your CM Environment I Use MIL-HDBK-61A for CM Guidance I Enable Performance-Based Contracting — MIL STD 961E and DI-SDMP-81464A, 81465A, and 81493A I Specify Engineering Drawing Practices — MIL-STD and ASME Standards I Identify Data Item Descriptions — MIL STD 963B I Build Technical Data Packages — MIL DTL 31000C I What about MIL STD 973? I Incorporate EIA 649A National CM Consensus Standard and Handbook I Establish Software CM — IEEE 1042 I Create Software CM Plans — IEEE 828 I Manage Software Development and Life Cycle Processes — IEEE 1074, ANSI J-STD-016 and the ISO 12207 Series I Guide Data Exchange — MIL STD 1840C I Enable CM Data Exchange — EIA 836 Data Interface Standard I Support Data Management — EIA 859 National DM Consensus Standard and DOD5010.12M Data Management I Facilitate Data Sharing — ISO 10303 M.J. Cary is a recognized industry expert in Configuration Management systems, methods and technologies. As CM Systems Manager for AlliedSignal, she was responsible for the CM systems and processes for a number of nuclear bomb and missile systems, including their integration with bombers, heavy fighters, and submarines. She served as head of the Configuration Control Board on the DoD Semi-conductor Technology Transfer Program. She was responsible for the design, implementation and management of CM systems and processes for all semiconductors incorporated in several USAF and Navy weapon systems, including the B61 Bomb, B83 Cruise Missile and the W88/MK5 Trident II Submarine Missile systems. She also managed CM design and processes for the Joint Servicesʼ Multi Application Surety Technology (MAST) program. She was recognized as a “Top 10% Achiever” by DoD for her successful CM of three USAF and Navy B61 Strategic Bomb upgrades. ASSURE SOFTWARE CM EXCELLENCE BUILD EFFECTIVE DM INTEGRATE EFFECTIVE CM AND DM PRACTICES THROUGHOUT YOUR ORGANIZATION Currently President of her own consultancy, she provides guidance on CM process improvement to over two dozen companies including Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and General Dynamics. She served as head of the Configuration Control Board for the W82 Weapon System, a complex project involving hundreds of subsystems, and dozens of contractors, project teams and suppliers. She consulted with Northrop Grumman on the development of CM systems and processes for avionics, including F-16 fighter and Hellfire missile electronics. Her recommendations for improving engineering release systems, change-control classifications and product data documentation enabled production lead-times to be slashed by 50%. Ms. Cary is highly sought after for her experience in CM system analysis, design and improvement and has taught hundreds of professionals the most practical and proven methods for Configuration and Data Management. I Integrate Effective CM and DM Practices Throughout your Organization I Improve Business Performance — ISO 9001 and 10007 I Sustain Process Improvements — SEI CMMI Capability Maturity Model Integration 2. MANAGE CONFIGURATION ITEMS THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFE CYCLE EVOLUTION I Key Roles for Successful Configuration Identification I Establish Configuration Identification Schemes for Hardware and Software • Spotlight Mission-Critical Requirements and Critical Interfaces • Manage High Risk, New Technology Projects and Supplier and Subcontractor Partnerships I Tips for Successful Management of COTS, NDI, GFE and More I Establish Technical Data Planning Foundation — Data Item Descriptions (DID)s I Best Practices for Working with Suppliers and Subcontractors I Consider these Unique Identifiers to Enable Traceability I Drawing Practices — Types and Methods for Documenting Hardware, Software, and Firmware I Facilitate Hardware and Software Development and Deployments with Milestone Reviews, Approvals, and Baseline Configuration Releases D CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT 3. ENABLE RAPID AND EFFECTIVE CHANGE MANAGEMENT I Hardware and Software Change Management Mechanisms that Work • Include these Data Elements in your Engineering Change Proposals and Software Problem Reports • How to Use Advanced Change Study Notifications • Know When to Request or Prepare Specification Change Notifications and Notice of Revisions • When Non-Conformances Occur — Preparing Deviations, Waivers and Variances I IPTs and CM Boards — Their Roles and Relationships • Integrated Project Teams (IPT)s and their Processes • How Hardware and Software Technical Review Boards Differ from the Configuration Control Board • Consider Interface Control Working Groups (ICWG)s to Improve Project Performance • How to Select Board Members, Establish Responsibilities, and Manage Communications in a Distributed Environment I Best Practices for Effective Change Management • Managing Hardware and Software Changes from your Suppliers and Subcontractors • Data Acquisition Documents • Tips for Revising Drawing, Hardware and Software Identifiers to Enable Traceability • Maintaining Drawing, Data and Software Libraries I Critical Elements to Reliable CSA • Issues to Consider for CM Data Repository Design • Configuration Data — From Inputs to Outputs • Consider this Migration Path toward CSA Automation I Integrate Processes for Rapid Data Sharing • CSA Records and Reports — Sources and Destinations • Provide “Value-Added” Service — Include Quality Assurance Records • Key Data to Include in Technical Data Packages • Gain Productivity with Self-Serve Data Access • Roles and Responsibilities — Government, Customers, Contractors, and Suppliers • Establish an Audit Plan Scope and Timeline that Works — Hereʼs How • Clarify and Resolve Conflicts Among Government, Industry, and International Standards • FCAs and PCAs — Comparison and Contrast • Functional Configuration Audits – Provide these Drawings and Documents – Master these Checklist Topics for Hardware and Software – How to Cover Test Plans, Procedures and Results – Build the FCA Certification Package • Physical Configuration Audits – Master these Hardware and Software Checklists – How to Resolve FCA and PCA Discrepancies – Assure Effective Audit Close-Outs with these Corrective Actions – Build the PCA Certification Package • Leverage your Lessons Learned into Continuous Improvement s s 7. INTEGRATE CM LIFE CYCLE DATA WITH DATA MANAGEMENT 4. ASSURE EFFECTIVE CONFIGURATION STATUS ACCOUNTING 5. TAILOR CM PLANS FOR PROJECT COMPLEXITY AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE I Best Practices for Organizational and Project CM Planning • Build Foundation from Standards and Handbooks • Tailor Project CM Plans to Match Stakeholder Needs I Discuss Annotated Mockup CM Plan — Identify Topics for Tailoring 6. PERFORM SUCCESSFUL VALIDATIONS AND CONFIGURATION AUDITS I Internal CM Process Audits — Do you Need them? I Create Effective Performance Metrics — What and How I Moving Beyond Hardware Drawing and Software Development Library Compliance Inspections I Best Practices for Verifying Supplier Performance I Conduct Functional and Physical Configuration Audits • Expert Tips for Effective Audit Planning I Enable Effective Data Management — Hereʼs How I Define your Data Management Goals and Objectives • Use these Standards and Guides • Establish Key Roles and Responsibilities • Consider these Four Integrated Digital Environment (IDE) views • Translate Customer Requirements into Reality — Concept of Operations (CONOPS) and more I Address CM Data Acquisition • Major Milestones in the Data Acquisition Process • Who Should be Involved in Defining Data Requirements — and How • Include this Content in your Data Acquisition Plan – From Data Types and Formats to Controls and Authority – Dealing with Data Rights and Warranties I Provide Data Access to Stakeholders • Data Access Challenges — Issues to Consider • Manage Expectations with Memorandums of Understanding • Address these Data Integration Issues to Improve Data Access for your External Stakeholders I Data Preservation — Key to Service Excellence • Legacy Data Management — Consider these Issues • Design an Effective Infrastructure — Who to Involve and What Must be Discussed • Data Access or Delivery Methods — When to Use and How • Migrating toward an Integrated Digital Environment — Steps to Take • Data Quality Assurance — Who is Involved and How I CM and DM Integration I CM Requirements and Data — Key Inputs for Technical Planning and Management I Distributed IPT Members — Greater Collaboration I Decision-Making for Complex Systems I Continuous Process Improvement 8. EMERGING TRENDS IN CM CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT 1. CONFIGURATION MANAGEMENT — KEY TO OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE I I I I Six Benefits you Gain with Effective CM Five Functions that are Key to Effective CM CM Performance Throughout the Project Life Cycle Key Players — Support Project Team Members and Interfaces with CM Processes I Drawing, Data and Software Libraries — How to Manage Content and Changes I Incorporate Approved Changes — Tips for Streamlining Approvals I Release Revised Configurations I Manage Non-Conformance I Track Change Requests and Monitor Implementations — Who is Involved I Configuration Status Accounting — The Process, Team, Resources and Deliverables I Identify CSA Data Elements, Records and Reports I Construct the Data Model —What to Consider I Establish Methods for Managing Data Files and Formats — from Customers to Suppliers I Create Technical Data Packages — Their Purpose, Types, and Elements I Maintain Product Quality Assurance Records I CM Planning — The Process, Team, Resources and Deliverables I Tailor your CM Planning to your Organization and your Project Needs I Include these Elements in your CM Plan I Review and Discuss Sample CM Plan Outline I Conduct Configuration Audits — The Process, Team, Resources and Deliverables I Functional Configuration Audits (FCA) and Physical Configuration Audits (PCA) • Roles and Responsibilities of Customers and Suppliers • Best Practices for Creating Effective Audit Planning • Similarities and Differences among FCAs and PCAs • How to Address Test Plan Issues • Consider Reviews of these Hardware and Software Drawings • Contents of FCA and PCA Certification Packages I Additional CM Performance Verifications for Hardware and Software • Consider these Internal Process Audit • Best Practices for Creating Effective Performance Metrics • Tips for Assuring Effective Supplier and Subcontractor Performance • Consider Software Development Library (SDL) Compliance Inspections I Explore use of CM Productivity Tools • Types of CM Productivity Tools and their Uses • Follow these Steps to Select the Tools that Match your Needs 2. INCORPORATE THE LATEST CM STANDARDS I Understand DOD 5000 Acquisition Reform Impact on CM I Support Acquisitions through their Life Cycle — MIL-HDBK-61A I Enable Standardization — MIL STD 961E I Empower Integrated Project Teams — EIA 649A National Consensus CM Standard I Establish CM Data Exchange - EIA 836 I Improve Processes — ISO 9001 Standard and 10007 Handbook I Configuration Identification — The Process, Team, Resources and Deliverables I Define Hardware and Software Configuration Items (CI)s I Issues to Consider when Defining Hardware and Software CIs I Identify COTS, GFE, and NDI Use Here — Why and How I How to Optimize the Number of Configuration Items for Effective Management I Assign Unique Identifiers — Drawing Numbers, Part Numbers and More I Align Configuration Items and Plan their Evolution — Who is Involved and How I When to Baseline and What to Control I Tips for Managing Configuration Items, Establishing Baselines, and Building the Foundation for Traceability 5. SHARE CONFIGURATION STATUS ACCOUNTING (CSA) DATA 3. PERFORM EFFECTIVE CONFIGURATION IDENTIFICATION 6. DEVELOP THE CM IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 7. CONDUCT CONFIGURATION AUDITS AND VERIFICATIONS 4. MANAGE CHANGE SUCCESSFULLY I Impact of Change on System Life Cycle Schedule, Cost, and Risk I Manage Change — The Process, Team, Resources and Deliverables I Change Control Methods that Work for Hardware and Software — When and How to Use them I Propose and Evaluate Changes — Creating Effective Engineering Change Proposals (ECP)s and Software Problem Reports (SPR)s • Evaluate and Classify Change — Evaluation Criteria and Change Classes • Use these Tips to Simplify Priority-Setting I Obtain Approvals — Configuration Control Board (CCB) Roles and Responsibilities • Manage Technical Issues and Interfaces — Using Technical Review Boards, Joint CCBs, and Interface Control Working Groups I Tips for Managing ECPs and SPRs Effectively 8. ENHANCE YOUR CM PERFORMANCE Best practices with case study examples and discussions will be used throughout the course.