Tutorial 1: Multi-year Results of Using an OPEN Global Research and Development Process on Three Different Application Domains

Abstract

The paper presents three large projects that were developed using OPEN Global Research and Development Process over a 5 year span. The three projects are significantly different in the domain of applicability and scope but were all developed using the same process for OPEN Global collaboration. The OPEN Global Collaboration process is based on the identification of global competence centers staffed with domain experts that are managed by a central team responsible for high-level requirements, overall architecture and quality assurance. The key enabler for OPEN Global Collaboration process is the selection of the domain experts of the global competence centers. These domain experts are internationally recognized experts and they are responsible for the complete specification and development of the components under their responsibility. This is a key insight as it signficantly reduces the required communication between the central and remote teams. As a consequence, the communication is centered on the interface between components and not on the detailed component specifications.