Configuration Management That Protects Performance
When complexity threatens performance, IPX brings the system back into control. For more than 40 years, IPX has helped some of the world’s most complex organizations transform how they manage change, configuration, product data, compliance, and operational performance.
The Framework that Connects Everything
CM2 is the operating language of a well-run enterprise. It connects requirements, design, production, service, and end of life into one managed system — so the right information reaches the right people at the right time, without the organizational middleman.
When your data is accurate, traceable, and actionable, decisions get faster, change gets controlled, and products get built right the first time.
Connected People, Processes, Systems & Data
CM2 treats the enterprise as an integrated system, aligning teams, tools, processes, and data so information stays accurate, traceable, and actionable across the full lifecycle.
Globally Recognized CM2 Certification
CM2 certifications give professionals a structured path to learn, apply, and scale configuration and change management practices—from foundational knowledge to enterprise-level implementation.
Predictable Revenue, Protected Margins
CM2 helps organizations eliminate the chaos caused by poor information integrity, creating clearer decisions, stronger lifecycle control, and more predictable business outcomes.
Solutions That Work
The CM2 framework has guided organizations through real change for over 40 years. We know what separates companies that thrive from those that struggle.
Operational Excellence
IPX helps organizations move from reactive firefighting to resilient operations by embedding continuous improvement into culture, processes, and everyday decision-making.
Enterprise Assessment
IPX evaluates your people, processes, systems, and data against the CM2-500 standard to identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
Process Optimization
IPX uncovers how your organization actually works. It’s not just what’s documented, it’s the knowledge, decisions, and behaviors behind the process.
PLM Support
IPX helps organizations improve Product Lifecycle Management outcomes by strengthening the processes that PLM systems depend on before automation begins.
Digital Tool Selection
IPX guides organizations through digital tool selection and implementation, helping align RMS, PLM, ERP, MES, and related systems with business needs.
New Product Introduction
IPX helps organizations bring new products to market smoothly by balancing early agility with disciplined change control, documentation, and production readiness.
Organizational CM
IPX helps organizations drive meaningful transformation. It’s not just technology adoption, it’s inspiring, empowering, and engaging people at every level.
Master Data Management
IPX helps organizations break down data silos, unify fragmented systems, and create a trusted source of truth for better enterprise decision-making.
Courses Built To Empower
IPX cuts through the noise. We teach skills you'll use tomorrow, not concepts you'll forget next week. Real problems get real solutions.
CM2 Training
CM2 is the language your organization speaks when systems actually listen to each other. It bridges the gap between design, data, and operations without the middleman.
IPX Workshops
Bring IPX training to your team with flexible training options to meet your specific needs. Our full course catalog, as well as custom training, is available for Private Onsite and Virtual Instructor-Led Training.
Partner Training
IPX partners with leading organizations to extend the CM2 ecosystem into adjacent disciplines. Giving practitioners and organizations access to training that strengthens their CM2 implementation.
Explore Our Knowledge Hub
Explore blogs, podcasts, videos, and academics built around the way real enterprises work.
Real Results from Real Organizations
See how CM2 changed their business outlook.
Frequently Asked Questions
CM2 extends traditional Configuration Management (CM) by including all information impacting safety, security, quality, schedule, cost, profit, environmental responsibility, and corporate reputation. It emphasizes Integrated Process Excellence, continuous improvement, and provides clear methods for:
- Managing change effectively
- Reusing best practices and standards
- Keeping requirements clear, concise, and valid
- Communicating these requirements promptly and precisely
- Consistently meeting requirements
Transitioning from siloed CM to an enterprise-wide CM2 approach is a major shift that consistently delivers significant positive results. Achieving this requires bringing all enterprise datasets and requirements under formal control with standardized processes.
Configuration Management is a process for establishing and maintaining the consistency of a product's functional and physical attributes throughout its lifecycle.
IPX teaches the CM2 methodology in a variety of courses including our certification series courses, standalone courses, and online mini-courses. We can also facilitate workshops on specific topics for your team.
CM2 courses are available for online self-paced, public virtual instructor-led, public in-person, and private virtual or onsite instructor-led training. Courses are offered individually or as discounted certification bundles so that training may be planned as time and budget permit.
IPX offers two primary levels of certification including our globally recognized CM2-CORE and CM2-PRO certifications. The CM2-CORE Certification is comprised of the first six-courses in our CM2 series. The CM2-PRO certification builds upon the CORE with three additional courses.
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