The life cycle of a product involves a large number of technical disciplines and processes that support different phases in the development process, such as requirements management, system architecture development and the design of soft- and hardware. Traditionally, all processes, methods and technologies used in the domains are largely isolated from each other and form (information) silos.

However, the efficient development and implementation of innovative products requires interdisciplinary cooperation in almost all areas of the company. This is where Continuous Engineering comes in. This article shows how the principles of Continuous Engineering ensure more exchange, transparency and cooperation in the development process.

konstruktionspraxis No. 10, October 2019