- The Changing Economics of Software Product Engineering
- Defining New Product Engineering
- Evidence of Offshore Product Engineering
- Conclusion
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Defining New Product Engineering
New product engineering differs greatly from IT project-based application development. Table 1 illustrates the key differences between product engineering and IT application development and maintenance (ADM) projects.
Product engineers worry about a host of issues, ranging from whether the product they're designing will reflect market requirements and be maintainable, future-proof, and up to par on quality, to whether it's industrial-strength and will meet market demands.
Product engineering tasks include analyzing system requirements, developing requirements, creating the architecture, designing the software, implementing the code, integrating the components, and testing the software to verify that it satisfies the specified requirements. When changes are required, engineers must revise the affected work products, plans, commitments, processes, and activities to reflect the approved changes.
Table 1 Key Differences Between Product Engineering and IT ADM Projects
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Product Engineering Project |
IT ADM Project |
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Target audience |
Many companies |
One company |
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Development input |
From many environments |
From one environment |
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Platform architecture |
Multiple platforms |
One internal platform |
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Integration |
Wide variety of requirements |
Specific system requirements |
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Packaging |
Comprehensive |
Internal use only |
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Maintenance |
Robust version design |
Internal bug tracking and updates |
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Support |
Wide range of environments |
Internal environment |