Practices & Processes

Foundation of the P4-Dev Process

The P4-Dev Framework supports several different macro processes in product development: The knowledge- and maturity-based makro process This involves learning on the basis of development samples (e.g. prototypes). It is important that the knowledge-gaps are identified first and the development patterns (samples) are planned accordingly and not vice versa. This hybrid of the classic and…

P4-DevOps – Knowledge Based Generative Engineering (KBGE)

With P4-DevOps, we address two major challenges in product development: Proving process compliance with all relevant process standards and legal regulations. To achieve this, process standards must be mapped to the development process (traceability), and documents must be created and archived during product development to serve as evidence. The effective integration of “generative AI” into…

Risk impact of K-Gaps and Decisions

In every product development, there are design decisions that make the whole concept fly or make it impossible. These naturally have the greatest (risk) impact and should therefore be made first. The decision tree answers the question of the importance and influence of Knowledge Gaps, and thus the order of processing and solution in the…

Picture by FreepikTAPIR Decision Guideline

The “TAPIR Decision Guideline” is an effective approach to find and make decisions in a group and to agree on them. The steps described here should be carried out by a moderator (e.g. a Servant Manager or Scrum Master) in the order described. Triage & Time: A quick assessment about criticality and decision time. Questions:…

Technical Reviews

When can the Team get technical feedback? Problem: Within the relative short Iteration Review it is potentially not possible for the Stakeholders to give profound technical feedback. So, how can the Team get technical feed from the Stakeholders, discuss and decide with them as fast as possible? Technical Reviews during the same Iteration Review directly…