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Who is CMstat?

In this short video presentation from Lisa Fenwick, learn who is CMstat including:

  • What is CMstat’s core business focus?

  • What technology markets and industries does CMstat serve?

  • What business problems and engineering challenges do CMstat’s solutions address?

  • What are CMstat’s software products and consulting services?

  • Who are CMstat’s customers and end users?

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Configuration Data Management Leadership Training

There are numerous challenges to properly implementing Configuration Management and Data Management (CM/DM) within an organization, a program, or across an entire enterprise including its supply chain partners. Historically, many of these obstacles were due to technology and tools as frequently discussed in past CMsights articles, but that is no longer the case as we will discuss.

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Elevating Configuration and Data Management Inside a Company

A frequent question we hear in conversations about Configuration Management and Data Management on LinkedIn, when teaching classes, or speaking with CMstat customers is:  “How do I gain the CM/DM team more respect and stature within my company so that we always have a seat at the table when important decisions are being made that affect us?”

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Configuration Management Assessment FAQ

In this month’s CMsights we speak with Lisa Fenwick, Vice President of CMstat, to ask her the most important questions about performing Configuration Management Assessments. Lisa is a CMPIC Certified CM Assessor with 15 years’ worth of successful CM Assessments from over 25 years of CM experience. Lisa serves as the lead instructor for CMPIC’s Course 7 – CM Assessor Certification.

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Introducing the CMDM Coaches Corner

From my 35 years of experience working for Aerospace & Defense contractors I have witnessed that some experienced engineers and program managers truly understand, and thus appreciate, the importance of Configuration Management and Data Management (CMDM) in their organizations. Yet, others still do not respect the CMDM function for a myriad of reasons I have encountered over the years. Some of these concerns are quite reasonable, while others not so much.

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The Role of Configuration Management Champions

In this month’s CMsights we examine the important yet often misunderstood role of Configuration Management Champions within an organization. In a recent CMsights post we explored the obstacles to Getting Managers to Care About Configuration Management and asked readers for their own experience of making CM more important.  The top three responses cited by readers can all be traced to misconceptions that managers have about the CM function which CM Champions can remedy.

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CMDM Coaches Corner: Three Business Lessons from Coaching Youth Sports

Last month we introduced the CMDM Coaches Corner. But before I dive into specific Configuration Management and Data Management topics I wanted to define how I see the role of a coach based upon my experience in CMDM (35 years at Raytheon) and in sports (over 20 years coaching football, currently at the high school level).

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