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A Historical Perspective, A Look Forward

A Historical Perspective, A Look Forward. Beginning Our Eighteenth Year of Service to the Configuration Management and Data Management Communities 2010 Annual Conference Report. General Membership Meeting Agenda. ACDM – A Look Back, and A Look Forward Business Items.

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A Historical Perspective, A Look Forward

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  1. A Historical Perspective,A Look Forward Beginning Our Eighteenth Year of Service to the Configuration Management and Data Management Communities 2010 Annual Conference Report

  2. General Membership Meeting Agenda • ACDM – A Look Back, and A Look Forward • Business Items

  3. Mission Statement “ To be the premier professional organization that shares and refines the disciplines that accomplish Configuration, Data, and Change Management necessary for the delivery and support of products and services in a competitive and regulated global business environment” ACDM Website

  4. What Does That Mean? • Guidance • Sharing • Clarity • Readiness • Education • Support • Leadership

  5. Founder’s VisionAn Organization That Would … • Provide guidance • Provide a forum • Form a close-knit group of experienced professionals • Promote CM and DM • Develop comraderie • Foster recognition of consistencies, similarities, commonalities, and opportunities

  6. In the Beginning … • The ACM (ACDM) Knowledge Principle: • “It’s not what you know . . . • It’s knowing who knows what!” • The Team Approach to Configuration Management • Presentation by Terry Carrillo, April 1991

  7. Terry Carrillo created the vision statement Charter members chipped in $50 for seed money Incorporation in Salt Lake City Strong leadership present there, at the time Mail address and legal entity documented ACDM continues to be headquartered in Utah In the Beginning …

  8. Association initially was not as broad as the founding vision was Open to all industries, all possible companies, CM and DM professionals everywhere First Newsletter Terry Carrillo was the author Fast Growth Immediate need for accountability, procedural discipline We struggle to keep up with the challenges to our membership Technically Organizationally Educationally Our Journal has become web-based We get great feedback from you, and we appreciate it Evolving Challenges

  9. Evolving Challenges (2) • Limited Electronic Environment/Capability • Checks and Balances, Board Member Responsibility • Local chapters • Volunteer Leadership, Changing Team, Evolving Membership

  10. Special Mandates • Certification Decision Support • Guidance, criteria, assessment • Understanding of educational, training, and certification objectives • Support to, and an organization founded for, the CM and DM Practitioner Community • Networking • Consensus • Consistency of Practice • Best practices and standards information • Gathering practices and processes • Cataloguing lessons learned

  11. Continuing Challenges • ACDM is highly successful • But not as well-known as we’d like to be • Our membership has varied up and down with the economy • Example: one year, we lost nearly half the membership • High Ground is tough to achieve • Commitment to Supporting the Practitioners, first and foremost • ACDM continues to be led by volunteers • Long hours, continuing efforts, strong dedication

  12. Continuing Challenges (2) • Remaining in the forefront of change • Supporting a continually evolving membership base • Recruiting more leadership candidates • Extending our membership’s influence • ACDM is only as good as YOU want it to be!

  13. Accomplishments • ACDM is a focus for the CM/DM community • ACDM participates in standards reviews and provides input to standards bodies • ACDM members contribute both through the organization and individually • ACDM’s membership and leadership is recognized in industry and provide worldwide leadership to the fields of CM and DM

  14. Accomplishments (2) • ACDM is equally responsive and supportive of all sectors of practice of CM and DM • ACDM has established a worldwide membership base • ACDM has sponsored and executed conferences for the past ten years • We continue to practice local outreach through our regional symposia • Our conference is our seminal networking event • Challenge: maintaining the value and ROI while closely watching the cost

  15. Conference History • 1996 – Dallas, Texas • 1997 – Santa Clara, California • 1998 – Phoenix, Arizona • 1999 – Atlanta, Georgia • 2000 – San Diego, California • 2001 – San Diego, California • 2002 – Orlando, Florida • 2003 – San Diego, California • 2004 – Orlando, Florida • 2005 – San Diego, California • 2006 – Sparks, Nevada • 2007 – Destin, Florida • 2008 – Long Beach, California • 2009 – Orlando (Walt Disney World), Florida • 2010 – Williamsburg, Virginia • 2011 – Sparks, Nevada • 2012 – Charleston, South Carolina • 2013 – Destin, Florida

  16. The First Conference • Attended by 20 people • Many of whom got up and briefed each other • The First “Night Out” • King Arthur’s Table • Became the example for moving forward • Nucleus of individuals, some of whom are here today • “I can’t believe that so many people are speaking my language!”

  17. ACDM Today • 250+ members strong • Across a broad spectrum of practice and sectors • An organization primarily for practitioner education, networking, and idea exchange

  18. Leadership • President • Vice President for Services • Vice President for Education • Secretary • Treasurer • CM Chair • DM Chair • Board of Governors

  19. Current Elected Officers and BoG • President – Cynthia Hauer (MDM, Incorporated) • Vice President for Services – Joe Roman (Lockheed Martin) • Vice President for Education – Bonnie Johnson (MDM, Inc.) • Secretary – Mary Croft (DRS Tactical Systems, Inc) • Treasurer – Ram White (ISS) • CM Chair – Brian Roeder (Harris Corporation) • DM Chair – Jan Lundy (Raytheon) • Board of Governors • Steve Easterbrook (CMPICS) • Dan McCurry (Boeing) • Pete Nance (CMstat) • Steven Bement(Microsoft) • Vacant

  20. ACDM in the Future • Proposed changes CM & DM Chair • To be worked initially as trial & test • Combine the two Chairs into one • With Information Management focuses: • Hardware Configuration Management • Software Configuration Management • Data Management • ??

  21. ACDM in the Future • Continued networking for the practitioner community • Committed service for the membership • Evolving to support future CM and DM issues and challenges • A clearinghouse for information on methods, initiatives, and topics • Dedicated and professional leadership team

  22. ACDM Executive Team Goals • Extending ACDM’s membership and sphere of influence • Contributing to the CM and DM communities of practice • Providing support and recognition to CM and DM practitioners • Providing a networking environment for CM and DM practitioners • Executing excellence in conferences and regional symposia

  23. Questions? • Thank you for your support and membership

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