Embodiments of the present disclosure include systems and methods for providing a flexible network management system for configuring network devices. A studio definition specifying a set of configuration parameters for configuring network devices in a plurality of network devices is received. A workspace definition associated with the studio definition, the workspace definition specifying values for a subset of the set of configuration parameters is received. A set of build operations on the studio definition and the workspace definition are performed to generate a set of configuration commands for a subset of the plurality of network devices. The subset of the plurality of network devices are configured based on the set of configuration commands.