2008 Rebranding of CMII 

The CMII Acronym
CMII began as a reengineered version of configuration management (CM). The CMII name was adopted in 1988. Over 6,000 grads in over 750 organizations in over 30 countries now hold CMII certification.

As of July 2, 2008, CMII is rebranded. It is no longer an acronym for Configuration Management II. CMII has continued to evolve and is much more encompassing than CM. CMII is configuration management, requirements management, change management, release management, data management, asset management, risk management, records management, project management, document control, library control, quality assurance and enabling software tools integrated into one cohesive unit.


Integrated Process Excellence
CMII is the path to integrated process excellence. The five levels of business process evolution are (1) Unaware, (2) Enlightened, (3) Committed, (4) Engaged and (5) Excellence. Those operating in the corrective action mode with no plan to escape are at Level 1. Any organisation can make the transition from Level 1 to Level 5 by simply following the CMII path which is comprised of 8 phases.

White Papers 

ISO 9001 Deficiencies (Click here to download the PDF file) (316kb)

ISO 10007 Relative to CMII (Click here to download the PDF file) (48kb)

CMII vs Other Cert Programs (Click here to download the PDF file) (348kb)

CM vs CMII (Click here to download the PDF file) (272kb)

ConfigOnline Press Releases and Articles for the Media 

New Style Change Management Will Empower SA’s World Competitiveness

A revolutionary business model, which has replaced traditional change management strategies in the USA, will be the key to ensuring that South Africans are empowered to undertake highly specialised projects to compete on the world stage, says Vince Guess, the American guru of change management...
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Market Demand Speeds up New Change Management Training Program

South African market demand for accreditation and training in the Change Management II business model has seen the rollout of that program in this country compressed from 6 months to only three, says Carol Cotty, managing director of ConfigOnline, South Africa’s only dedicated configuration management company...
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First Ever US Sponsorship for SA Saloon Car Racer

Local saloon car racing driver Doug Reekie (24), who is currently placed second in the South African class C Driver’s Championship logs, has become the first ever South African saloon car racer to receive direct financial sponsorship from the USA. “The cash, given by the American Institute of Configuration Management (ICM), will be used to meet running costs for my Honda Ballade 1800 for the first race on Saturday February 28,” says Reekie...
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SA Air Force Personnel in SA’s First to Train in US Change Management Strategy

Two senior members of the South African Air Force will be amongst the first South Africans to gain accreditation in the US-based Configuration Management II (CMII) program and have been tasked with studying the further implementation of that strategy throughout the Air Force...
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CM II - Eliminating Software Bugs Before They Reach the Market

Any software developer knows the story: version one is released to market, after seemingly endless trials, and viola! ­ within a day or two the first ‘new bugs’ are reported. How does this happen? And what can be done to prevent it?

“The answer is actually easier than one thinks,” says Carol Cotty, managing director of ConfigOnline, South Africa’s only dedicated change management company which holds exclusive local rights to the USA’s Configuration Management II (CMII) program...
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First SA Graduates in World Leading Business Methodology

The first group of South Africans to be certified in the world leading Configuration Management (CMII)) business methodology ­ a science devoted to information management in a fast changing environment - have graduated in a ceremony in Kyalami...
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“Historic” BEE Step: First Black SA Graduates in Configuration Management

25 November 2004

South Africa today achieves a “historic BEE step forward” when the first set of black experts in advanced configuration management, graduate this afternoon at a ceremony in Midrand.

ConfigOnline, South Africa’s only dedicated Configuration Management company with exclusive rights to the US-based CM II program, will be handing over their certificates at the training venue at 4pm this afternoon, says Carol Cotty, MD of ConfigOnline...
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ConfigOnline - The Home of CMII in South Africa