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1.2.1 The Architecture and Design of a Corporate Engineering Data Repository
Author(s) -
Wang Gan,
Saleski Lori
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2012.tb01320.x
Subject(s) - data governance , asset (computer security) , computer science , enterprise data management , corporation , process (computing) , business process , data collection , corporate governance , process management , architecture , engineering management , knowledge management , software engineering , engineering , business , enterprise information system , work in process , data quality , operations management , computer security , finance , art , metric (unit) , statistics , mathematics , visual arts , operating system
Abstract Historical data has increasingly become an essential asset to enable engineering organizations to optimize its processes and improve its performance, as it empowers business organizations to engage and maneuver the challenging marketplace. In this paper, we present an enterprise‐level engineering data repository developed to systematically capture the corporation's historical program data. We highlight the architecture and design aspects that aim to support the lifecycle data needs of multiple engineering organizations and discuss the major components including the database, a set of data collection and analysis tools, and a collection process. We also relay our experience in governance issues and practical lessons learned. This repository has been systematically populated over the past five years and used in support of business winning and program execution.