Chalmers University of Technology has an objective to be on the front line in the area of distributed engineering. Thus, a room especially equipped for this type of work will be set up, the IDE studio. This thesis is the initiating step towards establishing the type of functionalities to be supported, and proposes how they could be carried out. This paper is a Master of Science thesis presented 01 November 2001.
Conceive
Defining customer needs; considering technology, enterprise strategy, and regulations; developing concepts, techniques and business plans.
Design
Creating the design; the plans, drawings, and algorithms that describe what will be implemented.
Implement
The transformation of the design into the product, including manufacturing, coding, testing and validation.
Operate
Using the implemented product to deliver the intended value, including maintaining, evolving and retiring the system.
