Cluster Level

Samples & Integrations (Backlog Item Type)

Samples & Integrations represent all work that is required to develop, build and test prototype samples (whether virtual or physical). These Samples can be concepts, simulations, prototypical partial assemblies, virtual prototypes, rapid prototypes, up to pre-series samples, which may be tested in user studies. Samples & Integrations are created  to close Knowledge Gaps through learning.…

System Requirements & Functions

Systems are described at the top level by System Requirements and Functions (features). Requirements only describe abilities or properties in the “problem area”, so they are still independent of concrete system solutions. The solution space is already limited by the Quality Attributes & Constraints . Interfaces to neighboring systems in the environment and their properties…

System Increment

System increments are partial or full integrations of system versions that are verified by internal or external tests, as well as by user and / or market tests. System increments are mostly created by the Application teams of the Cluster i.e. by integrating partial results of the different teams of a cluster (module and platform…

System Concepts, System Architecture & Capabilities

System concepts describe possible solutions for system and product variants (applications = feature sets) and their requirements . System concepts implement the System Requirements within the restrictions (contraints) and balance the quality requirements (Quality Attributes)out. The P4 framework explicitly provides several System Concepts as solution options for the implementation of System Requirements in the system…

Team Product Owner Group (TPOG)

The Team Product Owner Group consists of all Team Product Owners of a Cluster and the Cluster Product Owner . At the Cluster and system level, it is responsible for the Market and Business side  of the product development process. The Team Product Owner Group has the following tasks: Creation of the Cluster Backlog ,…

Team Scrum Master Group (TSMG)

The Team Scrum Master Group with the Cluster Scrum Master (CSM) has responsibility at the Cluster and System level for the  product development process, the infrastructure and the cultural aspects .   Together with the Cluster Scrum Master (CSM) , the Team Scrum Master Group has the following tasks: Creating and optimizing the team setup as…

Team System Engineering Group (TSEG)

The Team System Engineer Group is made up of all Team System Engineers of the Custer. At the Cluster level, it corresponds to the role of the Working Team. The Team System Engineer Group with the Cluster System Engineer is responsible for the Technology & Architecture within the product development at the Cluster / System…

Knowledge Gaps

Today, product developments very rarely start “on the green field”. Depending on the competence of the organization, certain things are already known and can be reused. The P4 framework describes all unknown things as “Knowledge Gaps”. The idea behind this is that product development can be considered complete once all knowledge gaps have been turned…