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Global Industry Leading Automotive Application Developer dSPACE Migrates from Legacy Requirements Management Platform to Jama Connect®

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Global Industry Leading Automotive Application Developer dSPACE Migrates from Legacy Requirements Management Platform to Jama Connect®

As part of a global modernization initiative, dSPACE partners with Jama Software® to migrate decades of data, increase collaboration, simplify compliance, and integrate processes across best-of-breed tools.

About dSPACE

  • Founded: 1988 in Paderborn, Germany (North Rhine-Westphalia)
  • Expertise: Solutions for automotive applications, including autonomous driving, E-mobility, power trains, V2X and connected services, communication systems, body and comfort electronics, and chassis.
  • Other Industries Served: On- and off-road commercial vehicles, aerospace, energy, rail, marine, machinery & power tools, and academia.
  • Mission: Enable technology and mobility pioneers to make life safer, cleaner, and easier.

dSPACE is one of the world’s leading providers of simulation and validation solutions that are used for developing connected, autonomous, and electrically powered vehicles.

Mainly automotive manufacturers and their suppliers use the company’s end-to-end solution range to test the software and hardware components of their new vehicles long before a new model is allowed on the road. dSPACE is not only a sought-after development partner in vehicle development, but engineers also rely on dSPACE’s expertise in aerospace and industrial automation.

dSPACE’s portfolio ranges from end-to-end solutions for simulation and validation to engineering and consulting services as well as training and support. With more than 2,400 employees worldwide, dSPACE is headquartered in Paderborn, Germany; has three project centers in Germany; and serves customers through regional dSPACE companies in the USA, the UK, France, Japan, India, China, Korea, and Croatia.

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Needs and Evaluation Criteria

  • New, modern solution that supports Agile development
  • Enhanced integration capabilities – particularly with Azure DevOps
  • Improving user acceptance with a tool that met all stakeholder needs
  • Ability to migrate data from IBM® DOORS® Classic without losing significant data

Why dSPACE Chose Jama Connect®

  • Ability to view items from a document and single-item perspective
  • Wide range of robust functionality and maturity, namely: Configuration management, Live Traceability™, reviews, import, and export
  • Ability to migrate data from DOORS without loss and reconstruct the data in an easier, more modern model
  • Strong network of integrations enabled by Tasktop
  • Easy administration
  • Cloud-based software as a service (SaaS)

Migration Objectives

  • Transfer all legacy data from DOORS to Jama Connect
  • Limit business disruption due to complex interdependencies
  • Recreate the structure of data in Jama Connect to reduce complexity while ensuring no data loss

Outcome and the Future

  • Fits every team’s individual needs – from simple to highly complex
  • Strong cross-project collaboration
  • Bi-directional data flow with Azure DevOps
  • Cloud-based solution with flexible license model allows external partners and suppliers to participate in the same platform
  • Out-of-the-box configurations and templates help dSPACE comply with key regulations and prepare for audits with less effort and time
  • Ongoing partnership with Jama Software for best practices, configuration help, and training

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Global Industry Leading Automotive Application Developer dSPACE Migrates from Legacy Requirements Management Platform to Jama Connect®


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