A Sample Development Process

This work contains novel concepts for development process management. They were developed after a detailed study of a number of development processes in the domains of mechanical, chemical and software engineering [Nagl and Westfechtel, 1998; Westfechtel, 1999a]. These studies motivated the need for these concepts and served as validation scenarios for them. In the recent past, a development process from chemical engineering has been studied. Within this work, this very process does not only provide the motivational background but also a means to explain the new concepts along a running example.