Configuration Management Specialist Group

The Configuration Management Specialist Group (CMSG) is a Specialist Group (SG)[1] of the British Computer Society (BCS) a professional body, registered charity (incorporated by Royal Charter in 1984) and a learned society representing those working in Information Technology both in the United Kingdom and internationally.

Its remit now extends across configuration, IT asset, change and release management with the aim being to provide an accessible resource of expertise based on experience, exchange, education, professional development and promoting industrial standards.

Its key strength is facilitating the open exchange of experiences and ideas across configuration, IT asset, change and release management both between members and sources of expertise in the wider community.

[6] The CMSG also works with other BCS Specialist Groups and Branches to share knowledge and experience.

A report on one of these meetings entitled The Five Constants of IT Asset Management and delivered by the CMSG's treasurer, Kylie Fowler was published in The Register.