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Introduction

  • The context and challenges surrounding configuration management
  • Managing changes across the system lifecycle
  • Handling product diversity and variability

Fundamentals of Configuration Management

  • Reviewing the lifecycle and the impact of changes
  • Establishing review processes
  • Defining baselines
  • The four pillars of configuration management
  • Managing configuration items
  • Configuring CM processes

Practical Exercise – Changes in Operation

  • Presentation of a real-world scenario involving client, project, or product changes
  • Group discussion on impact analysis
  • Formulating and sharing an action plan

Advantages of a Product Line Approach

  • Limitations of adapting single products
  • The necessity for centralized variability management
  • Benefits and ROI of product line engineering

PLE Concepts and Standards

  • Defining a product line
  • Walkthrough of an example
  • Reference standards (ISO)
  • Variation points
  • Concepts of Superset and Assets

Feature Modeling Tools

  • Introduction to the tool
  • Feature models
  • Variants Description Model

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  • Feature modeling with the tool
  • The relationship between feature models and the superset
  • Application example using Excel
  • Application example using Word

Getting Started

  • Applying configuration management practices
  • Introducing variability into existing systems

Integration

  • Integrating CM and PLE into engineering workflows
  • Comparing tool-supported and tool-independent approaches

Troubleshooting

  • Common pitfalls in CM and PLE
  • Best practices

Summary and Next Steps

  • Recap of key concepts
  • Recommendations for implementation

Exercises

  • Case study and group work
  • Hands-on exercises with and without tools

Requirements

  • A solid understanding of systems engineering processes, including experience with requirements, architecture, and verification & validation (V&V)
  • Prerequisites for delegates before the course:
    • Basic knowledge of system lifecycle processes
    • Familiarity with engineering workflows and product development

Audience

  • Project managers
  • Systems engineers
  • Software engineers
  • Product managers
 14 Hours

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