Title: Design for Integration
Outline: Discusses the notion of design for integration as a technique for reducing development risk.
Learning Objectives: At the completion of this session students will be able to:
- Discuss why it is important to understand the environment in which integration will take place and structure the engineering organisation accordingly.
- List the different layers of an interface and steps in communicating across an interface.
- Summarise the specific practises of the CMMI® level 3 process area of Product Integration.
- Apply systems engineering to the task of systems integration.
- List a wide range of types of interfaces and interfacing that have to be considered and discuss the importance of using multidisciplinary teams.
- Discuss where systems integration often goes wrong and steps that can be taken to reduce this likelihood.
- Discuss how the use of standards can help reduce systems integration problems.
- Discuss areas and priority of design focus so as to reduce systems integration problems.
Delivery modes: online or as a guest speaker
Duration: 1 hr
The following presentations exist on this subject:
Title: Lifecycle Models
Outline: Provides an introduction to the selection of an appropriate lifecycle model for product development.
Learning Objectives: At the completion of this session students will:
- Be able to discuss what a lifecycle is.
- Be able to list a variety of different lifecycle models.
- Be able to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of different lifecycle models.
- Be able to select suitable a lifecycle model based on a variety of factors.
Delivery modes: online, includes assessment questions, or as a guest speaker
Duration: 1 hr
