Fraunhofer Institute for Experimental Software Engineering IESEAgility in regulated domains
Fraunhofer IESE supported JAMSS in assessing the potentials of agility in regulated domains.
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Reference Project: Japan Manned Space Systems Corporation (JAMSS)
The Japanese company JAMSS has gained experience in manned space flights as a leading company in the operation of the Japanese module "Kibo" on the International Space Station. Their technologies and experience in regulated systems development are also used in other domains such as Automotive.
JAMSS has recognized the trend of agile development approaches and wondered if and how agile approaches can be relevant or helpful in safety engineering as well as in quality assurance. In a three-day seminar, Fraunhofer IESE conveyed the basics of agile work and provided insights into scaled agility and the application of agile approaches in regulated domains.
In particular, the challenges were discussed in each case, the advantages and disadvantages were presented, and solution approaches were shown. As a focus topic, the combination of safety engineering or independent verification and validation with agile approaches was addressed. Following the seminar, Fraunhofer IESE provided support to JAMMS in setting up a roadmap and planning a case study in which incremental agile work can be tested in the context of independent verification and validation as well as safety engineering.