Why you need Process Methods and Tools
Most companies understand the importance of having the right process methods and tools, but identifying the right ones for your business can be incredibly challenging. 3SK can help you find the right tools for your company.
You benefit from:
An independent expert’s view of what’s required
Toolsets that are appropriate for your needs
Process methods that meet regulatory requirements
Training for staff on how to use your tools and process methods
3SK Services for Process Methods and Tools
With so many different tools and process methods available, it can be incredibly difficult to understand which ones are right for your business.
It can be tempting to think that you can get by using Excel or DOORS, and miss out on the benefits of tools that can improve efficiency and help you comply with regulations and standards too.
Requirements Management Tools
We objectively evaluate the requirements management tools suitable for your business and provide proposals to suit your unique needs. We will work with tool vendors on your behalf to ensure successful implementation and deployment into your organisation. Recommended Requirements Management Tools include: DOORS, Polarion, JAMA.
MBSE Tools
Working with you, we identify suitable Model Based System Engineering tools for your business. Recommended MBSE Tools include: Sparx Enterprise Architect, IBM Rhapsody, Cameo Systems Modeller.
FMEA tools
FMEA tools systematically analyse and understand the failure modes of functions within your system design. Recommended FMEA tools include: Byteworx, APIS-IQ.
Fault Tree tools
These provide top down deductive failure analysis in which an undesired state of a system is analysed using Boolean logic. Recommended Fault Tree tools include: Isograph.
Controls Development tools
Controls Development tools provide model based graphical programming environments for modelling and simulating control systems. Recommended Controls Development tools include: Simulink.
Planning tools
Effective and transparent planning of tasks for the engineering activities, assignment of roles to process activities and defining milestones requires intuitive planning tools. Recommended Planning Tools include: MS Project, Smartsheets.
Configuration Management
Retain control over all engineering artefacts throughout the development cycle using Configuration Management tools. These can ensure access is maintained, versions are managed and history is available. Recommended Configuration Management tools include: SharePoint.
Change Management
Control the changes to configuration managed work products. Changes should be requested, assessed, planned and reviewed. Recommended Change Management tools include: JIRA, SharePoint.
Risk Management
Effective Risk Management tools ensure all risks are identified, assessed and mitigated so not to impact on a project’s schedule or budget. Recommended Risk Management tools include: JIRA.
Problem Management
All problems or issues should be logged and tracked to closure. Problem Management tools enable you to track and log issues to ensure they’re resolved, but also provide a reference to ensure similar problems don’t happen on future projects. Recommended Problem Management tools include: SharePoint, JIRA.
Why 3SK?
We provide independent advice that’s unique to your own business requirements. We don’t have an affiliation with a tool vendor or provider, which means that we can be completely objective.
Our aim is to provide you with a toolset and process methods that are going to enable you to meet all your regulatory and compliance standards, as well as improving your processes and efficiency.
MBSE Deployment and Architecture Framework Development for Warehouse Automation
They had the tool. They had the vision. What they didn't have was the expertise to connect the two. After months of trying to stand up an architecture framework and deploy their MBSE tool in-house, a leading warehouse automation company brought in 3SK to bridge the gap. Through a tailored blend of on-site training and hands-on consultancy, 3SK rapidly delivered a usable architecture framework, upskilled the senior engineering team, and provided months of off-site support to ensure the capability stuck — turning a stalled investment into a lasting in-house competency.
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