How to build Automotive Solutions with SAFe (C)

“Any organization that designs a system will produce a design whose structure is a copy of the organization's collaboration structure” – Melvin E. Conway, Computer Scientist

Preamble

This white paper is written from an Agile and SAFe perspective. There might be other views / disciplines, like Systems Engineering, Product Development Process (PDC), or Product Life Cycle Management, who are based on different models.

“All models are wrong, but some are useful” (George EP Box)

Overview

The Automotive Industry runs through the deepest transformation process since the last 100 years. Within this disruptive environment, more and more OEMs adapt to the Scaled Agile Framework In dedicated parts of their organization.

An Automotive Solution is a Mobility Solution by a large OEM that is designed, developed and tested, e.g. autonomous driving taxis. Automotive Solutions consist of mechanics (Wheel, Chassis), hardware (e.g. ECUs) and software.

This White Paper provides you with a guideline, how to implement an Automotive Solution using SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) in a major shorter product development cycle, using INCOSE Systems Engineering, aligned around a value driven virtual organization.

Architectural Runway

We start creating a Future-state Architectural Runway using Model based Systems Engineering (MBSE).

According to Convey’s Law, this allows us to create from the future-state Automotive System Architecture a very good design of an organizational/collaboration structure by building Automotive Solution Trains. We then scale the Automotive Solution Train up to the SAFe Portfolio Level and talk about the Product Development Process (PDP) of Automotive Solutions.

At the end MBSE, lead to a robust, modular system architecture that allows a continuous integration, which leads to more FLOW (less waiting time, less bottlenecks) and value delivery.

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