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The Changing Role of Engineering Analysis in Software-Intensive Product Development
Continuing with the blog theme Software Happens – A Challenge for the 21st Century, I’d like to zero in on some interesting development at PTC in the area of engineering analysis with Mathcad and integration with our application lifecycle management platform, Integrity. Continue reading
Software Happens – A Challenge for the 21st Century
“My toaster says it’s “downloading a firmware update. Please wait…” What is a firmware update and why does a toaster need one? And, why is my toaster talking to me in the first place? All I want is a lousy piece of toast!!!” We were startled years ago to find that every day appliances like washing machines, refrigerators, and even toasters contained microprocessors… What do you think? Will software safety and reliability be the driving factors in product engineering in the 21st century? Continue reading
Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) is not a Tool – it’s a way of Life
In my opinion, ALM is not a fancy shiny tool as some people may suggest – it’s a way of life in the software development world. The challenges facing software development today include: managing software development assets and the relationships between them; full lifecycle process automation and enforcement; reusability of development assets; having a… Continue reading
Is Silicon Valley the New Capital of Automotive?
CES, the largest consumer technology show on the planet, is the place to introduce new technology and show off new gadgets. Among the many firsts at this year’s show, one caught my eye, the record number of automotive manufacturers vying for the lead in technology. Carmakers are not new to technology… Continue reading
Flattened Requirements Management
In 2003, Thomas Friedman wrote in The World is Flat how ten factors, which he called ‘Flatteners,’ have converged to create a more level playing field in terms of doing business, making it much easier for organizations in developing countries to compete with… Continue reading
Starting with Variant Management and Agile
For my first installment in the SPL and Agile blog series, I decided to start with an organization that has been doing SPL for some time and just started down the Agile road. The organization will have to remain nameless, but I can say that it is a technology company with… Continue reading
Scrum, Agile, Complexity and Ants
I started re-reading Agile Project Management with Scrum by Ken Schwaber a few days ago, after not having looked at it in far too long. I was struck by the similarities between Schwaber’s view on the complexities of software development and the concepts of Complex Systems Theory I recently read while helping someone do research for a paper. I have …
Take Another Look at Your Functional Safety Practices: Part 1 in an Automotive Functional Safety Series
Functional safety is not a new concept, so why is it such an important topic in the automotive world these days? The short answer is the complexity of the modern automobile coupled with recent high profile systematic failures have demanded a more thorough, more detailed, and more domain specific functional safety standard… Continue reading
Is There Any Value In Software Product Lines For Aerospace and Defense? Part 1 In A Series On SPL For A&D
Can aerospace and defense companies benefit from implementing software product line techniques and tools? Where’s the SPL ROI in the A&D industry, if there is one? In this blog series, we’ll examine the SPL practice and consider its potential value and risks in this specialized world of… Continue reading
SPL and Agile
Today’s product engineering organizations are under unprecedented pressure to produce high quality software in as short a time and as low cost as possible. Most are finding the traditional development methods to be insufficient and ineffective in this high paced environment, and are looking at alternatives, most often in the form of either Agile or Software Product Lines (SPL)… Continue reading
