The Configuration Management Course for Equipment/Systems, Ships, Carriers, Submarines and Shore Activities (CMCESSCSS) is an intensive two-day training program designed to provide participants with an appreciation of the complexities and interrelationships of efforts required to achieve and maintain Configuration Management Objectives for Equipment/Systems, Ships, Carriers, Submarines and Shore Sites through the Configuration Management Process.

This course will provide an overview of the CM process, a discussion of CM’s relationships to other processes, and a synopsis of Government/contractor configuration management during the entire program life cycle.  It will also address the CM Management activities applicable to all phases such as planning, process implementation, and performance measurement.  Both the roles of the Government and the contractor in the CM process.

This course will provide an overview of the Configuration Management Components, which includes (Configuration Identification, Configuration Change Control, Configuration Status Accounting and Configuration Reviews).  This course will also cover various Configuration Baselines (Functional Baseline and Product Baseline) and the roles of the GFE Equipment/System Program Manager (PARM), Program Executive Officer (PEO), Ship Program manager (SPM), Technical Support Activity (TSA), GFE Equipment/System Manufacturer (OEM), Equipment/Systems Integrator and Naval Inventory Control Point (NAVICP). 

We will also, provide an overview of the actions required to develop the configuration and logistics records in the Configuration Data Manager’s Database-Open Architecture (CDMD-OA) and Weapon Systems File (WSF), Level A, for all Navy Ship and Shore activities.  The activities involved in configuration development, their responsibilities for all GFE/GFM and CFE/CFM information data flows used for configuration development.  The course includes a discussion on the Functional Configuration Baseline Index (FCBI), along with a detailed example of an equipment/system FCBI using the Expanded Ship Work Breakdown Structure (ESWBS) Manual.  The Logistics Configuration Baseline (LCB which is used to describe the Logistics information required for all Configuration Records. 

The course will provide an overview of Process and the responsibilities of the Configuration Data Manager (CDM), In-Service Engineering Agents (ISEA), and Logistic Element Support Activity (LESA).  Included in this course is the Trusted Agent and CDM Assessment Process with information about the CDM Audit Process and the NTCSS/CDMD-OA Revised Alternative Data flow (Web-RAD) process between configuration information for installed equipment and alterations and their related logistics support information for maintenance and logistics personnel.

The CMCESSCSS is for government Civilian, Navy support contractor personnel, Department of Defense Contractors (Equipment/System Contractors, Shipbuilders and Ship Repair Contractors), personnel for example:

    a.   Civilian:

            Configuration Managers, Logistics Management Specialists, Program Managers, Supply Support Managers, Alteration Installation Managers, Maintenance Planners, Engineers, Equipment Specialists, Inventory Managers and Material Managers.

    b.   Navy Support / Private Contractors:

            Support or private contractors providing Program Management, Acquisition Logistics Support, Alteration Installation Management, Alteration Planning, Maintenance Planning, Engineering, Supply Support, Provisioning, Equipment/Ship Configuration Management, Allowance Development, and Material Outfitting for New Construction shipbuilding, and Ships / Submarines undergoing Availability and Modernization through the Navy Modernization Process Management and Operations Manual.

    d.   Other Personnel:

            This course is also for personnel involved in Configuration Management, Logistics Support, Ship and Equipment Alteration Development, Planning, Budgeting, Contracting, and Execution of Modifications to Navy Ships / Submarines prior to, during and after New Construction Shipbuilding, Pier Side Alteration Installations, Availability and Modernization periods to meet the ILS Cert Goals for Equipment/Ship Configuration Management process.