Unfunded initiatives. They happen everywhere from small mom and pop shops to major multinational Fortune 20 corporations. Everywhere that *I* have ever worked, I've had them, I know. If your unfunded initiative happens to be related to "Configuration Management" within the ITIL space, you just may have found a site to bookmark. As I develop it, I'll blog here on how to accomplish this staggering task. Just because you're doing it without funding, doesn't mean that you get a pass for a half-baked solution. If you're coding it, you should be able to ensure that it's as granular as you need.