CM Job Titles, Required Skills and Tools
by Steven Easterbrook
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A word search on "configuration" within the classified ads shows the word is used in two ways. One deals with configuring the product. The other deals with managing information aboutPC Support Specialist - requires experience in the installation and configuration of PC hardware and software - - -
Computer Analyst - responsible for installing, operating and maintaining all computer setup and network configurations-
Computer Technical Specialist - requires two+ years hardware component and peripheral configuration experience - Standardization Through Computer Tools
Can an effective CM process be a by-product when the right computer tools are used?
How About Consistency? Continuity?
Can ten different people configure a system without doing it ten different ways?
Can the person who configured it be replaced by another person without compromise?
Can consistency be retained by forcing all configuring personnel to use the same computer tools?
Can continuity (or traceability) be retained between superseded and superseding configurations?CM Specialist - requires two years experience managing and keeping track of changes using an automated CM tool - - -
CM Specialist - experience with UNIX and Sun SPARC a must - - - Required CM Skills By Job Title
Classified ads for CM-related jobs represent a wide range of titles and different ways to apply CM. CM Analyst, Junior and Senior
CM Specialist and CM Lead
CM, QA Supervisor
Documentation Specialist
Engineering Data Specialist
Engineering Document Control Specialist
Engineering Documents Administrator
Engineering Release And Configuration Supervisor
Engineer, Release
Engineer, Product Configuration
Engineer, Product Data And CM
Manager, Engineering Configuration
Manager, Configuration
Manager, Configuration Management
Manager, Software Configuration
Manufacturing CM Professionals
Software Configuration Analyst and CM Analyst
Software CM Consultant and Software CM Engineer
Software Development Engineer, CM
Software Engineers/Computer CM
Software Validation And Control Specialistthe product. Examples of ads which deal with configuring the product:Examples of ads which deal with managing information about the product:Configuration Analyst - interpret engineering data and create/update MRPII bill of material - - - permit reconciliation of As-Designed, As-Planned and As-Built configurations -
CM Analyst - duties include identification, configuration control, status accounting, reviews and audits - - -
CM Analyst - control and track ECP's and product baseline, software version control and status accounting - - -Conclusions And Recommendations
If most organizations do operate in a corrective action mode and if corrective action is caused by information being less than clear, concise and valid, then the proper conclusion becomes obvious.
Such organizations who claim to have CM have it only by name. They need full implementation of a CM process which is based on the CMII principles.
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