Structured Information Management
Information is the lifeblood of an engineering project, and the effective management of this data and its relationships - ensuring that it remains accessible, traceable and controlled - is an essential foundation for project success.
In the engineering domain, this information includes most critically the definition of what end users want, and the demonstration that their needs have been satisfied - thus supporting specification of necessary work; analysis of optimum solutions; management of change; and, ultimately, the ability to trace from user requirements to evidence of achievement in order to secure acceptance.
Our experience of successful designing, implementing and opperating structured information management processes and infrastructure includes:
- defining core objectives, identifying what data needs to be closely managed, and what doesn't
- defining how best to structure this data, based upon its natural relationships and its mapping to your projects' organisational structures
- developing processes to manage the data and its inter-relationships in response to elaboration and change
- specifying appropriate infrastructure to support these processes, ranging from simple paper-based systems, through bespoke databases, to application of high-end tools such as Telelogic DOORS
- developing, configuring and customising tools to implement the processes, and supporting them in operation throughout the lifecycle
- integrating these tools with other parts of your projects' engineering systems, including design, configuration, documentation and schedule management tools
