Process Improvement of the Applications Software Interface Builds for Commercial Engines

Abstract

The applications software interface builds take too much time to complete. Lean tools were used to analyze the process and determine the major areas for improvement. It was found that automation tools bring great benefits to the process. Working documentation tasks in parallel to the build process and sending them to review before the build is complete also contributed to the time reduction of the whole process. It was also desired to reduce the amount of turnbacks found in the Software Quality Assurance review. By using the SQA review tool employees can make a self-check of the work before sending it for review, this way documents need less or no rework. Builds process time was reduced by 50 hours. Key Terms ⎯ automation, lean tools, on time delivery, turnbacks.