Practical CM: Best Configuration Management Practices for the 21st Century (Year 2004 Edition with CD-ROM) - Softcover

Lyon, David D.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0966124820 ISBN 13: 9780966124828

Publisher: Raven Pub Co, 2003

Synopsis

Product Information: Practical CM answers all those 'how-to' questions about CM that you hear asked in large and small businesses around the world and on the Internet CM forums. 'Best CM practices' for both manual and automated CM systems (hardware and software) are covered in exacting detail, and important concepts are summarized (italics) after the topic text coverage. This book is filled with figures, templates, lessons learned, Q&A, examples, and pitfalls to be avoided to assure that the CM 'newbie' as well as the CM veteran obtains the information they need. 'Practical CM' will provide you with the information you need to: Understand the CM Discipline Develop a CM solutions framework Learn Basic and Advanced CM processes Establish 'Best CM Practices' in your organization Automate Your Configuration Management Processes Implement Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and Product Data Management (PDM) solutions in your Business Establish & Maintain Control of Your Hardware & Software Development Activities Improve Communications - Internal Organizations, Subcontractors, Vendors, Customers Employ Proven Risk Mitigation Techniques Enhance Process Control and Productivity Decrease Operating Costs

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About the Author

Mr. Lyon holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Hartford. He has worked in industry (General Electric, Lockheed Martin, United Technologies) for thirty-nine years, primarily in the fields of Project Engineering and Configuration Management. He has served as the Configuration and Project Manager responsible for several large projects in the defense, space and commercial product areas. Since leaving industry, Mr. Lyon has spent the past seven years teaching seminars and writing books. Mr. Lyon's Configuration Management (CM) processes have provided the basis for the implementation of Product Data Management (PDM)/Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems in several major corporations. Mr. Lyon has been responsible for facility wide training in configuration and data management systems and procedures, and provided hands-on training for PDM/PLM users, including CCB members, design engineers, drafting, manufacturing and quality assurance personnel, field engineers, customers, CM personnel, project engineers, and program managers. While at General Electric and Lockheed Martin, Mr. Lyon developed the four state level of control system model, a powerful methodology for integrating Configuration Management with engineering development, manufacturing and quality assurance activities. Prior to joining General Electric, Mr. Lyon was a project engineer for the United Technologies Corporation, where he was responsible for proposal development, system design and test for several large engineering development programs, including the Lunar Lander, Mars Viking Spacecraft, CH53 Helicopter, and several commercial product programs. Mr. Lyon is the author of the outstanding new CM text, Practical CM III: Best Configuration Management Practices for the 21st Century', 'Transparent CM: How to Get There', the CM community's all time favorite - 'Practical CM: Best Configuration Management Practices for the 21st Century', and 'Practical Project: Guidelines for Project Engineers and Program Management Personnel' Mr. Lyon currently provides seminars and consulting services to clients throughout North America engaged in the transition from manual CM systems to automated CM systems.

Edition details

• Publisher: Raven Pub Co
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0966124820
• ISBN 13: 9780966124828
• Binding: Plastic Comb
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 267