Improving Processes and Products

Abstract

Today, software is a major asset of many companies. Engineering investments are primarily spent for software development for the majority of applications and products. In our fast changing world, a company will only succeed if it continually challenges and optimizes its own performance. Engineering of technical products is currently undergoing a dramatic change. Ever more complex systems with high quality must be developed at decreasing cost and shortened time to market. At the same time, competition is growing and the entry barriers to established markets are diminishing. The result is more competitors claiming that they can achieve better performance than established companies. An increasing number of companies are aware of these challenges and are pro-actively looking at ways to improve their development processes.