Spec-Driven Development for Software. Coming Soon to Hardware, Too?
In Spec-Driven Development (SDD), the software code is a derived artifact. The idea is not new, but it has been revitalized by AI.
- Agilität | Automotive | Interview | Menschen
Joe Justice: Conway’s Law, Modules, and Experiments (Part 2)
In this interview, Joe Justice explains the importance of the module and a low-risk way to try out Extreme Hardware (Part 2)
- Agilität | Automotive | Interview | Menschen
Joe Justice: Hardware Can Get Faster (Part 1)
In this interview, Joe Justice explains how hardware development can be accelerated and why so few companies are able to do it. (Part 1)
Engineering skills alone are no longer enough: What I discussed in the Heldengeschichten podcast with Dr. Thomas Löbel
In this episode of the Heldengeschichten podcast, Thomas Löbel talks to Michael Jastram about engineering in Germany.
Platform and architecture: Why BYD is faster than VW
With the right platform and architecture, BYD develops new vehicles in just 18 months, much faster than VW and others.
The error in thinking about the software-defined vehicle
Everyone is talking about the software-defined vehicle. However, system thinking and the importance of architecture are often forgotten.
Getting major projects right: 5 recommendations for organizations of all kinds (Part 2)
Last week (Part 1), I presented the research findings of Atif Ansar and Bent Flyvbjerg from the University of Oxford. The authors argue and prove that Grand Challenges can be implemented more efficiently with a platform strategy than through one-off projects. What would a paper be without concrete recommendations? First of all, the authors confirm what was already clear at the beginning: platform projects...
Implementing major projects correctly: Why a platform strategy delivers better results (Part 1)
What do the iPod/iPhone app store and the National Program for Information Technology (NPfIT) have in common? The first was an infrastructure project by Apple, the second by the UK National Health Service (NHS). Both projects were about building a digital ecosystem. Although both major projects had similar levels of resources (money, staff) only one was a success. While Apple...
Network thinking in systems engineering
"There is a practically invisible network that connects millions of people. People who would otherwise be completely isolated from each other. This exciting technology has developed into an incredibly complex network. It is almost impossible to estimate its total size. This system is: the modern sewer system." This satire by the Blue Man Group shows in a humorous way that the...
PTC's platform strategy
PTC has purchased the web-based CAD system OnShape. This is an important building block for their platform strategy.
