1.Which of the following impediments have you witnessed or heard others speak about that get in the way of getting managers to care about Configuration Management?

We do not have anyone on staff experienced with CM to lead us in making it more important

There is never budget to hire a trained, certified configuration manager and establish their group

We have a CM lead but they were not given the authority or title to make or influence big decisions

We are not an OEM, just a supplier, so CM issues do not impact us or the products we deliver

Our customers or contracts do not require CM or specify that CM software tools be used

There is no perceived risk or cost to our organization for not performing CM

We don’t manufacture physical products or hardware so why would we need CM

Our products are so simple or reliable that we don’t need CM beyond simple change control

Managers think CM is a product engineering or systems engineering function and they like it that way

Our managers think we are already performing CM (when we are not)

We have implemented PDM or PLM, so we must already be performing CM

Managers believe having Change Control processes and a Change Control Board is sufficient for CM

Our spreadsheets and document version control provide what is needed to manage change

Performance and quality metrics are within acceptable parameters so what more could CM do for us

There is no data to indicate we are any worse off than our peers or competitors

No executive is willing to champion, sponsor or fund a CM initiative

Managers don’t see a better ROI from investing further in CM competencies and capabilities, especially when compared to existing investment priorities

Other (please specify)