STAGES FEATURES
DESIGNED FOR
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Stages supports your whole process journey from initial modeling to integrated process execution at large scale.
Compliance assurance and feedback capabilities keep your transformation on track and secure its success.
Model
Create models instead of pictures
Engineering processes are complex
Stages helps to master this complexity with
- A process meta-model proven in hundreds of process rollouts around the globe
- Industry best practices like swimlane diagrams, SIPOCs and RASICs
- A process architecture concept to create large process lifecycles and business unit variants
- Automatic validation of modeling guidelines and process consistency before release
Model your processes through an intuitive user interface using latest web technologies.
Visualize & Pilot
Understand and learn at maximum speed
Over 80% of all engineering processes are executed by humans
Stages speeds up process understanding by letting users
- See processes also from role, phase or milestone perspectives
- Choose between different diagram types and levels of detail
- Use any web browser on desktops, tablets, or smartphones
- Pilot new processes in an agile way
Your teams will adopt new practices, methods, and tools much faster and easier.
Execute
Only do what matters
Engineering processes need to embrace variance
Stages contains a rules-based tailoring capability that can
- Calculate the optimal process configuration for each program or project
- Signal compliance violations during tailoring
- Adjust project processes on the fly without changing the past
Your teams will operate with minimal process overhead and still comply with all regulations.
Integrate
Put the process to work
Engineering processes need to be consistently executed across the tool landscape
Stages integrates with most common engineering tools:
- Manage work products, checklists, and templates in Sharepoint, SVN, and PTC Integrity
- Orchestrate Atlassian Jira and IBM Team Concert to dynamically generate tasks based on the process for each project
- Generate project plan templates for MS Project and many other systems
- See status of project work products and other engineering data across all repositories
Your teams will find the process significantly more useful and easy to follow.
Compliance
Reduce risk of non-compliance
Most engineering is performed in regulated environments
Stages provides a unique capability to map all regulatory and industry standard requirements onto your processes:
- Receive compliance warnings when modifying or tailoring your processes
- Detect gaps and run trace reports for processes and their project instances
- Generate compliance evidence including project work products
Assure compliance with regulations and drastically reduce the efforts of audits and assessments.
| Automotive | Aerospace & Defense | Medical Devices | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive SPICE | DO-178C | ISO 62304 | ISO 9001 |
| ISO 26262 | DO-254 | ISO 14971 | ISO 15288 |
| ISO/SAE 21434 | ARP4754A | ISO 13485 | APQC PCFs |
| ISO/PAS 21448 | AS9100D | CMMI | |
| IATF 16949 |
Feedback & KPIs
Learn from your audience
The world continues to change and the processes need to follow
Actively involve all users to provide feedback directly in the process description:
- Low entry barrier to give feedback
- Feedback automatically creates tickets in Jira, PTC Integrity, IBM RTC, or Redmine
- Gain insights from live usage statistics and KPIs via customizable reports
Let metrics drive your process improvement.
Evolve your teams into a learning organization.
