Introduction

This case study highlights a project completed for a global automotive leader with over 100,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding 10 billion PLN. Known for premium vehicles and innovative mobility solutions, the company emphasizes green technologies and emission-free driving. The project centered on integrating Codebeamer, a requirements and test management tool, to support the development of Vehicle.OS, the company’s next-generation vehicle operating system. Codebeamer enabled end-to-end traceability across the V-Model framework, enhancing collaboration and efficiency in the R&D process for more than 10,000 employees.

Key Objectives:

• Seamless integration between Codebeamer and legacy systems
• Bi-directional data communication across the V-model framework
• Robust test case creation and execution
• End-to-end traceability in development and testing

Problem

The client faced significant challenges due to the complexity of its environment:

• Multiple stakeholders from R&D, IT, and other departments with conflicting priorities
• Delays in decision-making due to misaligned expectations
• Inefficiencies in development and testing processes across the V-model framework

Solution Implementation

The project team addressed these challenges by:

• Stakeholder Alignment: Aligning priorities between R&D, IT, and project management teams to streamline decision-making.
• API Integration: Establishing an API connection between Codebeamer and Vehicle.OS to ensure real-time, bi-directional data flow.
• Test Case Management: Creating and executing test cases within the Codebeamer environment with full traceability.
• End-to-End Traceability: Embedding traceability in the V-model, from development through testing phases, reducing bottlenecks and improving issue resolution.

Key Stakeholders Involved:

• R&D Department
• IT Department
• Project Managers and Product Owners

Resources:

• Timeline: 1 year
• Team Size: 5-11 directly involved; impacting over 10,000 R&D employees

Outcomes

The project successfully delivered:

• Full System Integration: Achieved seamless, two-way communication between Codebeamer and Vehicle.OS.
• Enhanced Development and Testing: Improved collaboration across early-stage development and testing phases, reducing defects and boosting efficiency.
• Improved Traceability: Achieved end-to-end traceability, streamlining issue resolution.

The project exceeded expectations, delivering a robust solution within the timeline and improving cross-team collaboration and efficiency.

Summary

The Codebeamer integration project resulted in long-term improvements in development and testing processes within the V-model framework. By fostering better collaboration, improving traceability, and reducing defects, this project significantly enhanced the company’s R&D capabilities. However, future challenges include maintaining the solution with fewer resources due to budget cuts.

Key lessons from the project include the importance of early stakeholder alignment and communication to prioritize tasks and avoid delays, leading to the successful completion of large-scale projects.

Introduction This case study highlights a project completed for a global automotive leader with over 100,000 employees and annual revenue exceeding 10 billion PLN. Known for premium vehicles and innovative mobility solutions, the company emphasizes green technologies and emission-free driving. The project centered on integrating Codebeamer, a requirements and test management tool, to support the […]