Consolidate project settings

[SeanFeldman]

We've several duplicated items that could be simplified by consolidation, which would make PR reviews more efficient.
Some of those I'll address are

• CPM
• Shared project settings

[ErikMogensen]

CPM = Change Process Management?

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