Collaborative Development PlatformIBM® Engineering Lifecycle Management (ELM)
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Background of the solution :
With the rapid development of the Internet, virtual/remote collaboration has become a challenge that enterprises can't avoid. Acer AEB's collaborative development platform is intended to leverage outstanding IT tools to address issues in virtual/remote collaborative development, such as file management, version synchronization, team communication, and document approval.
About the solution :
Acer AEB offers clients a dedicated collaborative development platform built upon IBM ELM, with open standards, unified databases, modular architecture, consistent client application, and integrated server software. It includes the following products: IBM® Engineering Workflow Management IBM® Engineering Requirements DOORS® Next IBM® Engineering Test Management IBM® Engineering Systems Design Rhapsody® - Model Manager
Highlighted benefits:
Project management tools supporting multiple standards: Providing Agile and Scrum, as well as standard project management flows and templates, with Agile style management tools including burndown charts, Kanban, and task boards.
Quantified project management dashboard: All data in the project development cycle is automatically compiled and presented in the form of dashboards and reports. Metrics such as progress, cost, quality, and personnel loading are organized to the CMMI ML4 standard.
Comprehensive change management: Changes in codes are associated to change sets, job orders, and defect tickets. The comprehensive change management system perfectly meets the requirement of baseline management and version change audit.
Subcontractor management with role-based access control: The IBM ELM platform features clearly defined roles and comprehensive audit flow.
With expanded automotive compliance templates, IBM ELM enables automotive best practice, offering ideal practice templates and tool sets to assist automotive electronics industry enterprises with ASPICE certification.
Case studies:
Manufacturing: Acer AEB helped a leading Taiwanese manufacturing enterprise in the deployment of the IBM CLM (later rebranded as ELM) full-range solution, covering hundreds of software projects. The client achieved paperless workflow, with traceable software development records. With the help of IBM CLM, the software development team reached maximum efficiency in communication and collaboration.
Telecommunication: The client's AP development plan involved the collaboration of four different parties, namely the project manager (Enterprise SI), onsite developer (Developer A), onside developer (Developer B), and the client's MIS. Under the guidance of Acer, the client successfully tailor-made a collaborative solution for all four parties based on IBM CLM, and built a flow template for the reference of subsequent projects.
Financial: Due to regulations in the financial sector, many transactions have to be authorized by different units. The development flow would be heavily hindered if petitions, correspondences, dispatch lists, defect tracing tickets, change notices, and version records were all processed in physical form. After the transition to IBM CLM, all development activities are integrated into the existing business flow in the form of digital files, greatly improving development efficiency while maintaining legal compliance.
For more information: Email: david.tt.wang@aceraeb.com
