Earn You Configuration Management and Project Management Certifications Together!
🎯 Why Pairing Project Management (PM) with Configuration Management (CM) Works
✅ 1. Natural Skill Synergy
Project Managers (PMs) and Configuration Managers (CMs) often work side-by-side:
PMs manage scope, cost, and schedule
CMs manage change, documentation, and system integrity
CM is essential to project control, especially in:
Aerospace & defense
Agile systems development
Government and contractor environments
By learning both, participants understand not only how to run a project, but also how to preserve control and discipline as changes occur.
✅ 2. Dual Certification = Higher Career Value
By offering both PM and CM certifications:
We aim to attract a variety of learners (PMs, designers, engineers, logistics, and acquisition) to share their experiences in our courses.
Increases earning potential for participants
Supports DoD workforce alignment (per DAU and ANSI/PMI standards)
Example: A GS-13 at an Air Logistics Center or a contractor PM at Raytheon benefits from both certifications—one gets them the job, the other makes them perform it exceptionally.
✅ 3. Operational Efficiency
You can:
Share learning infrastructure (Canvas, AI Teaching Assistant, mnemonics)
Cross-train: PM is your next step after getting CM certified, or vice versa.
Bundled into Private Industry and Government DoD/Contractor training programs
Think: Coursewell Dual Track – CM + PM in 5 to 30 Days, but you will keep your access for a year, so you control the time to complete.
🎓 Configuration Management (CM) 5-Day Certification Program
Learn anytime, anywhere, while you work—100% online, self-paced, and pay only after you finish
Rapidly gain expertise and certification on the SAE EIA-649C Standard
Plus Focus: CM Principles, Applications & Requirements for Contracts in the Defense and Manufacturing Industries
Instructor: Prof. Walter Rodriguez, PhD, PE, CM
Support Contact: walter@coursewell.com | DrWRodriguez@gmail.com
CM Virtual Teaching Assistant is available 24/7 in addition to live instructors during working hours.
Configuration Management (CM) is a systematic process developed in manufacturing and defense to control changes and maintain consistency of a product's performance and documentation with its requirements and design. CM ensures that a system always matches its intended function, from its design through its use to retirement. More formally, it is a process for maintaining "consistency between product configuration information and the product."
“Think of CM like a compass—it keeps projects on course by showing you where your system is, where it's been, and what changed.” W.R.
📜 The Coursewell Way: Learn online, at your own pace—pay only after completing the CM certification program.
💡PLUS: Benefit freely from weekly AI, Business, and Project Management courses with live faculty support.
🧭 Course 1: Configuration Management Planning and Management
📌 Course Description:
This foundational course introduces the principles, purpose, and strategic planning behind CM. Learners will develop a tailored CM Plan that aligns with your company’s operational environment and supports lifecycle system integrity.
📚 Key Topics:
Understanding CM Fundamentals and Lifecycle Relevance
Developing a CM Plan (Scope, Methods, Tools, Metrics)
Establishing Roles, Responsibilities, and Governance
Integrating CM with PMO, QA, Engineering, and Sustainment Teams
🎯 Learning Outcome:
Design and implement a mission-ready CM Plan that enhances product visibility, controls change, and supports your company’s readiness goals.
🧩 Course 2: Configuration Identification
📌 Course Description:
This course explores identifying, documenting, and organizing configuration items (CIs). Learners will understand baseline creation, documentation standards, and how to manage configuration data for traceability.
📚 Key Topics:
Defining and Categorizing Configuration Items
Establishing Functional, Allocated, and Product Baselines
Applying Naming Conventions and Version Control
Managing Product Structures and Technical Documentation
🎯 Learning Outcome:
Implement a structured configuration identification process to accurately define and control system elements throughout the lifecycle.
🔁 Course 3: Configuration Change Management (Change Control)
📌 Course Description:
Learn to manage configuration changes from proposal to implementation. This course focuses on assessing impacts, approving changes, and maintaining configuration integrity across distributed systems.
📚 Key Topics:
Creating and Evaluating Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs)
Managing Change Control Boards (CCBs) and Approval Workflows
Implementing Changes and Updating Records
Tracking Change Metrics and Identifying Process Improvements
🎯 Learning Outcome:
Execute disciplined change control that supports flexibility without compromising accuracy, accountability, or mission capability.
📊 Course 4: Configuration Status Accounting & Verification/Audit
📌 Course Description:
This course teaches learners to track and verify configuration items, perform audits, and ensure compliance with CM policy. It emphasizes traceability, system accuracy, and audit readiness.
📚 Key Topics:
Configuration Status Accounting (CSA) Methods and Tools
Verifying Requirements and Change Implementation
Conducting Functional (FCA) and Physical (PCA) Configuration Audits
Maintaining CM Compliance Across the Lifecycle
🎯 Learning Outcome:
Establish strong status accounting and auditing practices to ensure systems are supportable, certifiable, and aligned with approved baselines.
📅 Recommended Completion Schedule:
Day 1: Course 1: CM Planning & Management
Day 2: Course 2: Configuration Identification
Day 3: Course 3 Configuration Change Management
Day 4: Course 4: CSA & Verification/Audit
Day 5: Final Exam & CM Plan Capstone Review
💡 Additional Features:
Each module includes Canvas Learning Management System (LMS) discussion prompts, real-world work scenarios, and auto-graded quizzes.
Learners may access the CM Virtual Teaching Assistant 24/7 to ask questions like:
“Help me build a CM Plan for an Air Force system,” or “What are the CM audit steps?”
Project Management (PM) Certification Course Outline
Designed to Complement Configuration Management (CM) Training
📘 Overview
This accelerated course prepares learners to understand and apply core project management (PM) concepts using real-world examples from defense, engineering, and IT environments. The course emphasizes alignment with Configuration Management (CM) principles (per SAE EIA-649C) to ensure learners can lead controlled, well-documented, compliant projects.
🎯 Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
Explain the five phases of the project lifecycle
Develop and manage a project plan, schedule, and budget
Apply stakeholder, risk, and change management strategies
Integrate project and configuration control processes
Use Coursewell’s mnemonic tools and AI Teaching Assistant to reinforce PM principles
📚 Courses
Course 1: Introduction to Project Management
Project lifecycle (Initiate, Plan, Execute, Monitor, Close)
Key roles: PM, Sponsor, Team, Stakeholders
Case study: AOC-WS mission system upgrade
Course 2: Scope, Schedule, and Cost Management
Work Breakdown Structures (WBS)
Scheduling basics (Gantt, milestones)
Estimating & budgeting techniques
PM/CM integration: scope vs. baseline
Course 3: Risk, Quality, and Procurement
Risk identification and mitigation
Quality management plans
Vendor evaluation and contracting
Link to CM-3 and CMP-8
Course 4: Stakeholder and Communications Management
Stakeholder mapping and engagement
Communication planning and tools
Interface with CSA principles (status visibility)
Course 5: Project Change Control and CM Integration
Change control boards and decision frameworks
Managing scope creep and technical changes
CM-1 to CM-8 applied to live project examples
Course 6: Closing the Project + Audit Readiness
Lessons learned
Final audits, signoffs, and documentation
Transition to sustainment with CM support
Capstone Scenario: "You’re the PM for a new air tasking automation tool. A critical supplier change hits mid-project. What steps do you take using both PM and CM practices?"
🧠 Mnemonics (Examples)
RACE: Risks, Assumptions, Constraints, Expectations
5P: Plan, People, Processes, Performance, Proof
SCOPE: Schedule, Cost, Outputs, PM Tools, Engagement
🧪 Assessment
50-question multiple-choice exam
Capstone team exercise (graded)
Daily self-check quizzes
🎓 Certification
Certificate of Completion: Project Manager (PM)
Optional bundle with CM Certification Track
Prepare. Manage. Deliver.
The Coursewell PM course empowers you to lead with clarity and control.
Plus
PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PM) CORE & ELECTIVE COURSES ARE INCLUDED IN THE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IM) CERTIFICATION PROGRAM.
CORE PM COURSES: Every participant must complete the following core certification training.
Introduction to Project Management
Course 01 - Introduction & Overview
Course 02 - Teams & Leadership
Course 03 - Project Communication
Course 04 - Stakeholder Management
Course 05 - The Basics of Project Management
Course 06 - Scope and Requirements
Course 07 - Developmental Methodologies
Course 08 - Effective Budgets & Schedules
Course 09 - Project Performance
Course 10 - Change Management
Course 11 - Lean Construction
Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)® Exam Prep
Course 01 - CAPM® Application & Exam
Course 02 - Organizations and Project Management
Course 03 - The Basics of Project Management
Course 04 - Project Integration Management
Course 05 - Project Scope Management
Course 06 - Project Schedule Management
Course 07 - Project Cost Management
Course 08 - Project Quality Management
Course 09 - Project Resources Management
Course 10 - Project Communications Management
Course 11 - Project Risk Management
Course 12 - Project Procurement Management
Course 13 - Project Stakeholder Management
Course 14 - Professional Responsibility
Project Management Professional (PMP)® Exam Prep Series - 6th Edition
Course 01 - Application and the PMP® Exam
Course 02 - Types of Exam Questions
Course 03a - The Basics of Project Management Part 1
Course 03b - The Basics of Project Management Part 2
Course 04 - Project Integration Management
Course 05 - Project Scope Management
Course 06 - Project Schedule Management
Course 07 - Project Cost Management
Course 08 - Project Quality Management
Course 09 - Project Resource Management
Course 10 - Project Communications Management
Course 11 - Project Risk Management
Course 12 - Project Procurement Management
Course 13 - Project Stakeholder Management
Course 14 - Professional Responsibility
PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) ® Exam Prep—focus on service industry
Course 01 - The Process
Course 02 - The Exam
Course 03a - Agile Principles & Mindset Part 1
Course 03b - Agile Principles & Mindset Part 2
Course 04 - Value-Driven Delivery
Course 05 - Stakeholder Engagement
Course 06 - Boosting Team Performance
Course 07 - Adaptive Planning
Course 08 - Problem Detection & Resolution
Course 09 - Continuous Improvement
Agile Master Training
Course 01 - Course Introduction
Course 02 - Agile Overview
Course 03 - Understanding Lean Software Development
Course 04 - Understanding Kanban
Course 05 - Introduction to Scrum
Course 06 - Understanding XP Software Development
Course 07 - Other Agile Models
PMI Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP)® Exam Prep
Course 01 - Quick PM Review & the PMI-RMP® Credential
Course 02 - Introduction to Project Risk
Course 03 - Risk Management Planning
Course 04 - Stakeholder Management & Communication
Course 05 - Risk Identification
Course 06 - Qualitative Risk Analysis
Course 07 - Quantitative Risk Analysis
Course 08 - Risk Response Planning
Course 09 - Learning to Control Risks
ELECTIVE PM COURSES (Optional): After completing the above PM core certification training, participants may freely elect to complete the following additional certification training.
SCRUM Immersion Series
Course 01 - Overview
Course 02 - Scrum Basics
Course 03 - Key Scrum Artifacts
Course 04 - User Stories
Course 05 - Implementing Scrum
Scrum Developer Training Series
Course 01 - Introduction
Course 02 - Introduction to Scrum
Course 03 - Initiating a Project
Course 04 - Planning & Estimating a Project
Course 05 - Implementing a Project
Course 06 - Sprint Review and Retrospect
Course 07 - Release
Scrum Master Training
Course 01 - Introduction
Course 02 - Introduction to Scrum
Course 03 - Scrum Aspects
Course 04 - Meetings in Scrum
Course 05 - Facilitating Projects in Scrum
Scrum Product Owner Training
Course 01 - Introduction
Course 02 - Introduction to Scrum
Course 03 - Roles and Responsibilities
Course 04 - Planning
Course 05 - Manage Quality, Change, and Risk
Course 06 - Sprints
Executive Strategy & Management
Course 01 - The Basics of Project Management
Course 02 - The Keys to Success
Course 03 - Strategy Basics
Quality Management
Course 01 - Concept of Quality
Course 02 - Customer Input to Quality
Course 03 - Plan Quality
Course 04 - Quality Control
Course 05 - Six Sigma
Schedule & Cost Control
Course 01 - Quick PM Review
Course 02 - Time Management
Course 03 - Critical Path Method
Course 04 - Basic Cost Management
Course 05 - Introduction to Earned Val ue
Course 06 - Critical Chain Management
Course 07 - Other Cost Calculations
Scope & Requirements
Course 01 - Effective Listening Skills for Requirements Definition
Course 02 - Stakeholders
Course 03 - Scope Definition
Course 04 - Creating Effective Work Breakdown Structures
Course 05 - Requirements Basics
Course 06 - Use Cases
Course 07 - Development Methodologies
Course 08 - Testable Requirements
Course 09 - The Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
Course 10 - Business Domain Modeling
Course 11 - Other Advanced Tools
Managing Project Teams
Course 01 - Knowing Your Team
Course 02 - Managing Your Team
Strategic Planning Skills
Course 01 - Preparing for the Strategic Planning Process
Course 02 - Initiating the Strategic Planning Process
Course 03 - Developing the Strategic Plan
Course 04 - Executing the Plan
Project Management Skills for Non-Project Managers
Course 01 - Planning the Project
Course 02 - Implementing the Project Plan
Configuration Management Certification Training
The SAE EIA-649C-2019 Configuration Management Standard is a comprehensive course/program that outlines best practices for implementing Configuration Management (CM) across various industries. SAE International's published standard provides a structured approach to ensure that a product’s performance, functional, and physical attributes remain consistent with its requirements, design, and operational information throughout its life cycle.
Key Components of the Standard
CM Planning and Management: Establishes the foundation for CM by documenting how CM activities will be implemented throughout the product’s life cycle. This includes defining resources, assigning responsibilities, and setting up performance metrics to ensure effective CM processes.
Configuration Identification involves systematically selecting and documenting product attributes, creating a baseline for managing changes, and ensuring traceability. This function is crucial for defining and verifying product configurations.
Configuration Change Management provides a structured process for managing changes to the product configuration. It ensures that all proposed changes are evaluated for impact and risk, approved by the appropriate authority, and implemented and controlled.
Configuration Status Accounting: This method focuses on recording and reporting the status of configuration items and changes, offering visibility into the current state of the product configuration and facilitating informed decision-making.
Configuration Verification and Audit: This function ensures that the product and its configuration information are consistent and comply with specified requirements through systematic reviews and audits. It also verifies that changes have been correctly implemented and that the product meets its intended performance criteria.
Adhering to the principles outlined in SAE EIA-649C-2019 can help organizations achieve effective configuration management, improve product quality, reduce life cycle costs, and enhance customer satisfaction.
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