Transforming Product Development with IBM ELM in the Automotive Industry

Client: Automotive Supplier

Client's Industry: Automotive

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Client’s Challenges

Issues, Challenges, or Pain Points Faced by the Client

  • A disconnect in the product development process was impeding innovation.
  • Quality issues needed to be addressed.
  • Delays in time to market were affecting competitiveness.
  • Collaboration across teams and locations needed improvement.

Client’s Expected Outcomes

Improved productivity

Faster time to market

Enhanced product quality

Streamlined collaboration

Why MicroGenesis Was Uniquely Positioned to Address the Challenge

  • 5MicroGenesis is a trusted expert in implementing IBM Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM) solutions.
  • 5A proven track record of addressing similar challenges in various industries.

Solutions & Strategy

Approach/Strategy to Solve the Client’s Stated Problem

Conducted in-depth interviews with key stakeholders to assess usage and traffic to the IBM ELM platform.

Collaborated closely with the client's IT team to design a customized deployment architecture.

Focused on seamless installation and configuration of IBM ELM.

Proposed Solutions

Configured IBM ELM for multiple business units and departments spread across multiple geographical locations across the globe

Migration of project requirements from DOORS to ERM-DOORS Next with minimal downtime and zero data loss.

Training and enablement of 200+ users and administrators.

Integration with 3rd party applications.

Implementation of Global Configuration (GC) for variant management.

Process improvement recommendations.

Timeline

The project was executed in multiple phases over a 12-month period.

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Implementation Steps

Installation and Configuration
Migration
Reporting and Configuration
Training

Installation of IBM ELM of production and Staging environment

Finetuned the applications to ensure a good user experience and performance

Setup integrations with third-party applications

Performed the migration on the staging environment

Obtained UAT sign-off on staging

Performed the migration on the production environment

Created graphical reports using Jazz Reporting Services (JRS)

Implement Variant Management using Global Configuration (GC)

Suggested process improvements to adhere to industry standards such as ASPICE and ISO 26262

Conducted user-level training for end-users

Conducted Project customization training for super users

Conducted IT Administration training for the Infrastructure team

How MicroGenesis Was Uniquely Positioned to Address the Challenge

  • Immediate Benefits
  • 5Improved visibility into product development processes.
  • 5Enhanced communication and collaboration.
  • 5Initial cost savings through optimized operations.
  • Long-term Benefits
  • 5Significant reduction in operational costs.
  • 5Streamlined product development leading to faster time to market.
  • 5Increased product quality and customer satisfaction.
  • 5Improved inventory management.

Ongoing Support

MicroGenesis continues to provide support to the client in the automotive industry, ensuring the continued adaptation and optimal usage of IBM ELM.

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