Feature Based Requirements Engineering (FBRE)
Complexity in product engineering is a formidable challenge, often leading to inefficiencies, miscommunications, and costly errors. This complexity arises from intertwined systems, varied stakeholder needs, and evolving technologies.
According to feedback received in our trainings, complexity is the number one topic to be resolved.
Especially the importance of the very first phases in the life cycle is often underestimated, with failures finding their way multiplying down the chain leading to costly issues.
The complexity nightmare
Being in the business for decades, a portfolio of products is the typical result with a high degree of variations.
The consequences affect various development phases, collaboration and stages of the process.
Maintenance of all the solution options literally becomes a nightmare in times with shorter innovation cycles and the need for more frequent changes.
Feature Based Requirements Engineering (FBRE) as a powerful solution
It simplifies the intricate web of requirements by breaking them down into modular features. This approach enhances clarity and structure, promotes reusability, and streamlines the development process. FBRE addresses the core of complexity, ensuring a more efficient and effective product engineering journey.
The answer to life, the universe and everything
By applying Feature Based Requirements Engineering, the product engineering workflow is streamlined in the very first phases and paves the way for efficient engineering practice which leads to many further improvements:
Abstraction
Separates domain and layers of interest and bridges layers of interest
Modularity
Breaks down complex systems into modular features, simplifying development.
Responsibility
Clearly defined responsibility in the procvess chain through feature owners
Reusability
Promotes the reuse of features across projects, saving time and resources.
Clarity
Enhances clarity by focusing on individual features, reducing ambiguity in requirements.
Collaboration
Facilitates collaboration among teams by providing a clear and structured framework.
Efficiency
Streamlines the development process, leading to increased efficiency.
Risk reduction
Risk Reduction: Identifies and manages risks more effectively through a modular and well-defined structure.
Documentation
Represents a central entry point for topic related documentation thus easing access to vital information. And enables improved automated reporting.
Applying FBRE and transforming the value chain into a sophisticated scheme is challenging at first. On the other hand, it leads to various benefits and enables a future-proof operation in all aspects.
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