The Configuration Management and Planning process is absolutely essential when starting with Configuration Management. It ensures that the whole foundation of your Configuration Management is well tought out and your Configuration Management System is sustainably built. It is usually executed only once in full detail and then only updated when extending your CMS (e.g. with new CIs / new CI-Classes (Types) / new CI-Relations ).
Experience has shown that the importance of this process cannot be stressed enough. If this process is not given its full due attention, the risk of following an aimless CoM course – with consequential financial impact – is extremely high. (more…)