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Unedited news and product information from vendors. Reportlinker Adds Software development in the product lifecycle May 27, 2010 (12:05 PM EDT) NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Software development in the product lifecycle http://www.reportlinker.com/p0201836/Software-development-in-the-product-lifecycle.html Software is changing the nature of engineered products. The level of software content in engineered products has grown to the point that software is defining the product, its performance characteristics, and its product issues. Embedded software is also increasing the complexity of engineered products as formerly straightforward mechanical systems are transformed into networked systems containing numerous interdependencies. The application lifecycle for embedded software has morphed from isolated to intrinsic activity, which has become a first-class citizen alongside the mechanical and electrical disciplines that comprise product engineering. As embedded software-based control has grown ubiquitous and interdependent, software designers have had to adopt the same "system of systems" design disciplines that their mechanical and electrical engineering counterparts have long practiced. In turn, product companies are facing the need to improve their management of application lifecycles. As the product lifecycle has become the intersection for software development, engineering, marketing, and manufacturing, it has created a new battleground between ALM, PLM, and ERP vendors for the prize of managing the product lifecycle. There is no single formula for how people, processes, and technologies will interact in the new product lifecycle; the solutions will vary by industry sector. SUMMARY Impact Ovum view Key messages Research Scope SOFTWARE CONTENT IN PRODUCTS IS BECOMING PIVOTAL Embedded software is becoming ubiquitous Growth of embedded software content is transforming software engineering Case study: global automaker – powertrain controls PRODUCT LIFECYCLE REQUIREMENTS VARY Every industry is different Product parameters drive the product lifecycle Physical size Design complexity Safety criticality Supply chain Overall product lead time Product lifespan THE EMBEDDED SOFTWARE LIFECYCLE The cast of characters is wider than for enterprise software The definition of customer is different Product engineering roles are changing Case study: software engineering group takes initiative for smart handset provider The process Collaboration and relationship management become essential Software product line engineering discipline SPL case study: computer printer manufacturer TOOL SUPPORT There is plenty of competition for managing software in the product lifecycle Before: all (product) roads led to BOM Product lifecycle management changes how products are defined The future of product lifecycle integration is RESTful services ALM vendors IBM Rational MKS Point tool vendors PLM vendors Enterprise application vendors PPM vendors RECOMMENDATIONS Recommendations for enterprises Recommendations for suppliers APPENDIX Further reading Methodology List of Tables Table 1: Production characteristics for major durable goods sectors Table 2: Players involved in conventional and embedded software lifecycle List of Figures Figure 1: Embedded software program size and deployment volume Figure 2: Engineering change activity for mobile handset products Figure 3: Traditional view of product definition Figure 4: Evolving view of product definition To order this report: Software Industry: Software development in the product lifecycle Check our Company Profile, SWOT and Revenue Analysis!
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