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Tag: Development Processes
Blogs on processes for the development of (embedded) systems, software and hardware incl. CMMI-DEV (Capability Maturity Model Integrated for Development).
SolceptClinics: Free Consulting for Embedded
Questions about safety analysis? Looking for EMC expertise? Machinery Regulation/ Machinery Directive/ ISO 13849 Consulting? Other topics? We have answers!
Clinic Tools: Software Tools Expertise & Consulting
Do you have questions on software tools? About Polarion, Reqtify, Apis-IQ FMEA, Enterprise Architect, Jira/ Confluence? We have answers!
Clinic Functional Safety: Expertise & Consulting
Do you have questions about functional safety? Do you need solutions and methods that really work? Our experts have the answers!
System Design: is it Worthwhile?
Systems Engineering/ System Design uses 10% of the project time. Is this effort worthwhile? There is evidence!
Software Quality Assurance: Verification, Testing, Validation
What are useful strategies for software testing? Which tests for which quality requirements? And what do you do reviews for?
Effort Estimations for Managers
How much trust does the estimate deserve? How "accurate" can it be anyway? Why is it "never" right?
Safety-Processes: Development for Functional Safety
How do you arrive at your own development processes for functional safety? Does that even make sense? A discussion of the variants.
ESE Congress 2022: "How Much Democracy can Processes Take?"
Visit our presentation on how to keep processes liveable at the ESE Kongress in Sindelfingen!
ECC 2022: "Software Safety Analysis for Practitioners"
Visit our presentation on software safety analysis (SW-FMEA) at the ECC 2022 in Winterthur!
Coarse Estimation from Little Information
Are only the basic functions clear? How to generate a ROM (Rough Order of Magnitude) estimation from fuzzy specifications.
Project Estimation from Clear Specifications
Are your project goals clear? This is how to generate accurate effort estimations based on a work breakdown structure.
Effort Estimation: Estimation Tools for Projects
Do you need an effort estimate for your cost calculation? A guide on how to estimate project effort.
Project Management: Questions and Answers
How does embedded development work? Answers on tools, agile methods, specifications, projects with third parties...
Engineering: Questions and Answers on Embedded
Do you have questions on embedded development? On product development and projects? We answer them here.
Core Competencies when you Work with Service Providers?
What and where are core competencies anyway? And what does it mean for them when you work with external parties?
Paradoxes of Embedded Development
Is the obvious thing always the right thing? We believe that we should consider a few paradoxes in product development.
Project Flow: How do we Work With You?
When we carry out a project for you, how does it feel for you? What are your most important interactions with us?
Benefits of Working with Solcept
What does a cooperation with us mean? In terms of no lock-in, zero-cost-of-ownership warranty, quality, innovation and hourly rates?
Secure by Design for Embedded & Devices
What does Secure by Design mean and why do you need it? What do you need to do to live Secure by Design, also for embedded?
Innovation-Pareto: When is it Finished?
Hooray it's up and running! So the innovation is done? Or is it not? Some thoughts on non-functional requirements for products.
Risk Management: a Guide and Template
Do you want to take your project management one step further? A guide to simple effective project risk management.
ESE Congress 2019: Presentation about Safety and Psychology
Visit our presentation on FuSa an psychology at the ESE Kongress in Sindelfingen!
Development Functional Safety: How is it Done?
What must be done in a development for functional safety? An overview of the design of safety critical systems.
Implementing Functional Safety: Succinct
An (almost) short list which shows the additional tasks for implementing functional safety.
Safety & Security 2018: "From Functioning to Safe..."
Visit our presentation on development processes for functional safety!
ECC 2018: "Why Processes: is this not Just Ardous?"
Visit our presentation on development processes at the ECC 2018 in Winterthur!
ESE Congress 2017: Presentation about Effort Estimation
Visit our presentation on estimation at the ESE Kongress in Sindelfingen!
ISO 9001 & ISO 26262: Certification Functional Safety
Ready for ISO 26262? Training, ISO 9001 certification and process upgrades let us reach the goal quickly.
Body Leasing: Really Simpler?
Body leasing has many advantages. Is this really true? A comparision with awarding a project to a full service provider.
CMMI & Time Wasters: 40% Faster Development?
How does one get rid of the time wasters in innovation and product development? A study and a possible solution: CMMI.
News May 2016
New website, now fully responsive. New staff and again capacity for your projects.
Experiment Template: Make Tests Efficient and Useful
How to make results of trials valuable? A template for the execution of experiments and their documentation.