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Change and configuration management for today’s dynamic A&D organizations

Best practices in managing enterprise content in an environment of increasing product complexity

With A&D products containing tens of thousands of parts, and potentially millions of lines of software code–produced by hundreds of companies dispersed across the globe, Aerospace & Defense organizations understand the fundamental value and dire need for robust Change & Configuration Management(CM) processes. But it’s not just the number of parts, lines of code, or partners driving the need for better processes. The complexity of products and development processes, as well as the globalization of product development, are all contributing to an environment that is becoming more difficult to manage with each new program or project.

Despite this evolving paradigm, many forward-thinking A&D companies have found ways to dominate today’s market by applying Best Practice change management methods, and the results are impressive: faster time-to-market, improved quality, substantial reductions in hardware and software defects, reduced costs in logistics and maintenance, and most important–the ability to stand out in a fiercely competitive market.

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