Configuration Management and Introduction to Product Line Engineering Training Course

Introduction

• Contextual background and operational challenges associated with configuration management
• Strategies for controlling modifications throughout the system lifecycle
• Approaches for managing product diversity and configurability

Fundamentals of Configuration Management

• Assessment of lifecycle impacts resulting from proposed changes
• Established review procedures
• Definition and maintenance of baselines
• Core components of configuration management frameworks
• Management of configuration items
• Execution of configuration management processes for government applications

Practical Exercise – Operational Change Management

• Presentation of real-world case scenarios involving client requirements, project parameters, or product modifications
• Collaborative analysis of impact assessments
• Formulation and dissemination of corrective action plans

Advantages of a Product Line Strategy

• Constraints inherent in single-product adaptation models
• Requirements for centralized variability governance
• Return on investment and operational benefits of product line engineering

Product Line Engineering Concepts and Standards

• Definition of product lines in the context of government systems
• Illustrative case walkthroughs
• Applicable reference standards (e.g., ISO)
• Identification of variation points
• Definitions of superset concepts and reusable assets

Feature Modeling Tools

• Overview of feature modeling methodologies
• Variants Description Model (VDM)

pure::variants and Office Connector Applications

• Feature modeling techniques using pure::variants
• Alignment between feature models and superset architectures
• Implementation examples utilizing Microsoft Excel
• Implementation examples utilizing Microsoft Word

Implementation Initiation

• Deployment of configuration management best practices
• Incorporation of variability mechanisms into legacy systems

System Integration

• Synthesis of Configuration Management (CM) and Product Line Engineering (PLE) within engineering workflows
• Comparison of tool-supported versus tool-independent integration strategies for government use cases

Troubleshooting

• Identification of common pitfalls in CM and PLE deployment
• Establishment of mitigation best practices

Summary and Forward Planning

• Review of primary concepts and outcomes
• Strategic recommendations for implementation and oversight

Exercises

• Collaborative case study analysis
• Practical labs utilizing both automated and manual methodologies