Collaborative Software Engineering

Collaborative Software Engineering
Author: Ivan Mistrík
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 422
Release: 2010-03-10
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3642102948

Collaboration among individuals – from users to developers – is central to modern software engineering. It takes many forms: joint activity to solve common problems, negotiation to resolve conflicts, creation of shared definitions, and both social and technical perspectives impacting all software development activity. The difficulties of collaboration are also well documented. The grand challenge is not only to ensure that developers in a team deliver effectively as individuals, but that the whole team delivers more than just the sum of its parts. The editors of this book have assembled an impressive selection of authors, who have contributed to an authoritative body of work tackling a wide range of issues in the field of collaborative software engineering. The resulting volume is divided into four parts, preceded by a general editorial chapter providing a more detailed review of the domain of collaborative software engineering. Part 1 is on "Characterizing Collaborative Software Engineering", Part 2 examines various "Tools and Techniques", Part 3 addresses organizational issues, and finally Part 4 contains four examples of "Emerging Issues in Collaborative Software Engineering". As a result, this book delivers a comprehensive state-of-the-art overview and empirical results for researchers in academia and industry in areas like software process management, empirical software engineering, and global software development. Practitioners working in this area will also appreciate the detailed descriptions and reports which can often be used as guidelines to improve their daily work.

Collaborative Engineering

Collaborative Engineering
Author: Ali K. Kamrani
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2008-07-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0387473211

This superb study offers insights into the methods and techniques that enable the implementation of a Collaborative Engineering concept on product design. It does so by integrating capabilities for intelligent information support and group decision-making, utilizing a common enterprise network model and knowledge interface through shared ontologies. The book is also a collection of the latest applied methods and technology from selected experts in this area.

Collaborative Engineering and the Internet

Collaborative Engineering and the Internet
Author: Anthony Mills
Publisher: Society of Manufacturing Engineers
Total Pages: 402
Release: 1998
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 0872634981

Via the Web. In manufacturing, new communication technologies have ushered in a new era for the team-based product development strategy of concurrent engineering. Known as collaborative engineering, the new phase makes it unnecessary for team members to be in the same room. seated around the same table. The team members can be scattered around the facility, around the city, around the country, and even around the world, and can still contribute their valuable input. More complex than traditional concurrent engineering, collaborative engineering not only deals with collaboration itself, but also the infrastructure and environments that enable and nurture it. Going far beyond describing the use of the internet, Anthony Mills thoroughly examines the principles, applications and various tools relevant to this new age of industrial communications. He explains how an organization can use them effectively in welding together personnel and suppliers - no matter how far flung - so that they can play major roles in the organization's success.

The Future of Product Development

The Future of Product Development
Author: Frank-Lothar Krause
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 719
Release: 2007-04-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3540698205

These proceedings represent trends in Product Development concerning industrial vendors and scientific research aspects. Coverage includes the following topics are covered: Design Theory, Product Design, Requirements, Collaborative Engineering, Complex Design, Mechatronics, Reverse Engineering, Virtual Prototyping, CAE, KBE and PLM. The papers presented in this book show that answers can only be composed out of a variety of solutions where psychological, economical and technical research results are taken into account.

Model-Based Engineering of Collaborative Embedded Systems

Model-Based Engineering of Collaborative Embedded Systems
Author: Wolfgang Böhm
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2020-12-14
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030621367

This Open Access book presents the results of the "Collaborative Embedded Systems" (CrESt) project, aimed at adapting and complementing the methodology underlying modeling techniques developed to cope with the challenges of the dynamic structures of collaborative embedded systems (CESs) based on the SPES development methodology. In order to manage the high complexity of the individual systems and the dynamically formed interaction structures at runtime, advanced and powerful development methods are required that extend the current state of the art in the development of embedded systems and cyber-physical systems. The methodological contributions of the project support the effective and efficient development of CESs in dynamic and uncertain contexts, with special emphasis on the reliability and variability of individual systems and the creation of networks of such systems at runtime. The project was funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), and the case studies are therefore selected from areas that are highly relevant for Germany’s economy (automotive, industrial production, power generation, and robotics). It also supports the digitalization of complex and transformable industrial plants in the context of the German government's "Industry 4.0" initiative, and the project results provide a solid foundation for implementing the German government's high-tech strategy "Innovations for Germany" in the coming years.

Groupware, Workflow and Intranets

Groupware, Workflow and Intranets
Author: Dave Chaffey
Publisher: Gulf Professional Publishing
Total Pages: 284
Release: 1998-07-20
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781555581848

An introduction to collaboratives systems; Reengineering and process improvement using collaborative software; Groupware functions and applications; Workflow management systems; Intranet and internet based groupware and workflow; Selecting the right software; Process analysis and modeling; Designing collaborative applications; Implementation - development, delpoyment and human factors; Designing for the future; Further reading; Index.

Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and Applications

Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and Applications
Author: Wei Dong Li
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 318
Release: 2007-06-02
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1846288029

Collaborative Product Design and Manufacturing Methodologies and Applications introduces a wide spectrum of collaborative engineering issues in design and manufacturing. It offers state-of-the-art chapters written by international experts from academia and industry, and reflects the most up-to-date R & D work and applications, especially those from the last three to five years. The book will serve as an essential reference for academics, upper-level undergraduate and graduate students and practicing professionals.

Virtual Enterprises and Collaborative Networks

Virtual Enterprises and Collaborative Networks
Author: Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 601
Release: 2006-04-10
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1402081391

Collaborative Network Organizations (CNO) corresponds to a very active and steadily growing area. For instance, Virtual enterprises/Virtual Organizations (PVC) suggest new ways of work and put the emphasis on collaborative networks of human actors. Further to these main lines, other collaborative forms and patterns of collaborative behavior are emerging, not only in industry, but also in service sector, as well as governmental and non-government social organizations, e.g. the collaborative networks for rescue tasks in disaster situations, time bank organizations, etc. The concept of breeding environment is now understood as a fundamental entity to enable dynamic collaborative organizations.