SCM controls data in any form so it can support people and provide an integral service to the program. In nearly every case, planning is left out. And yet, SCM is using much more complex equipment to establish and maintain complex environments, multiple baselines, multiple environments on multiple platforms, etc. Like everyone else, SCM has to do this faster, cheaper, smarter, and better than before. Planning has become more important than ever.
Someone has to do it and anyone can learn it quickly enough.
That is no longer true. The job has become too technical, too complex, and dependent on too many different variables to make it an easy job that anyone can pick up. However, academia has recognized the evolving complexity of the job. Some two-year community colleges offer SCM certification programs. In 1998 I worked with three people who were pursuing doctorate degrees and centering their respective theses on SCM and its functions.