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PCP R&D Process Updates Q2-2023

· 10 min read

Changes to the process website and OnePoint documents in Q2-2023.

Process Website Updates​

New website layout​

New pages​

Updated pages​

Minor updates on pages​

Removed pages​

  • Remove: Safety Assurance Person (608e29b)

    • Removed "Safety Assurance Person" from the roles section

OnePoint Updates for R&D​

See OnePoint for details.

  • None

Document Template Updates​

See the list of document templates for an overview of recommended document templates.

Recorded Process Demos​

 

 

 

New Website Layout

· 2 min read

New layout of the homepage and some other changes to web pages.

New homepage layout​

The homepage is simplified. Using ABB red color, a new picture, announcement bar, etc. The overview of all process areas and corresponding guides and templates is now found under the "Overview" button.

layout

Name of the author who made the latest change​

The name of the person who made the latest change to a page is added to "latest updated" at the bottom of the page.

last-update-name

Scalable pictures​

The pictures on the pages scale to be able to show on mobile phones, tablets, and computer screens. When possible, the pictures are also compressed and made as small as possible to improve display exchange time (about 300ms).

Improved navigation in PDF files​

The links are recalculated to be able to navigate in PDF files. It now navigates to the right header even if they have the same name but in different sections.

Feedback on pages​

There are two buttons at the end of a page - "Was this page helpful?." You can vote yes/no. Metrics are collected on the pages and can give the author information about the page.

Feedback

When you click on Yes/No - you also get a link to the Process Change Request (PCR) page, in case you want to report any issues found in the processes.

Learn section added to the top menu​

A "Learn" section is added, and information, tutorials, and recommended training are added here.

Learn

Note: The Learn section is being built up and more information will be added over time.

Copy button on code fences​

To make it easier to copy/paste information, when you use code fences in markdown (i.e., a section with backticks: ```<text>```), a copy button will show up to copy the contents between the fences.

Example:

Any text here.
Can also be code.

Note: Move the cursor over the gray area, and the copy button will show up.



Subscribe on Changed Pages

· One min read

Subscribe on new and changed pages in the process webpages using RSS (Really Simple Syndication).

A plugin (e.g., Feedbro) needs to be installed in your browser to make it work. The plugin subscribes to updates made on the pages. Unfortunately, you cannot see exactly what has changed on a page - just that it has been updated. To get the details, you need to go into ADO.

Install the RSS plugin​

Install the Feedbro plugin in your browser (any RSS plugin works - but this one has been tested together with the process website).

  • Open the Edge browser
  • Select "extensions" and "manage extensions" from the menu
    menu1

Add the RSS feed to Feedbro​

Add the process website RSS feed into the Feedbro plugin.

  • Click on the new Feedbro icon in the Edge browser
    menu2
  • Select "Add a new Feed" menu3
  • Enter the "Feed Url": https://abb-is-000650.nmea.abb.com/pcp2/index.xml
    menu4

Look for page changes​

  • The Feedbro icon shows if there are any new changes available. Click on the icon, then "Open Read Feeder" and "All Items", to see the changed pages. menu5

PCP R&D Process Updates Q1-2023

· 5 min read

Changes to the process website and OnePoint documents in Q1-2023.

Process Website Updates​

See the changelog for details.

New pages​

Updated pages​

  • Update: Contact list

    • Stuart Shirran leads the Functional Safety Team
    • Andre Ekfeldt leads the Release Team (Release, Stream & Team, SPI, IPM)
    • Jim McCabe added as PRO for Intellectual Property
    • Replaced Manuela Mantione with Daniela de Vincenzi in the Quality & KPI team
    • Updated SW Development Process Team
    • Updated the Master Process Team
    • Process: General

  • Update: Test

    • RACI update, the product manager consulted (C) for ST cases in the artifact section
    • Process: Test

  • Update: DoD and DoR Guideline

    • Updates on SystemEpic, Epic, and Feature
    • Process: Requirements

  • Update: Agile Requirement Structure

    • Updated picture - added reference to respective process area for capabilities
    • Process: Requirements

  • Update: Principles

  • Update: IPM

    • Added reference for the description of the Functional Manager in the Gate Model
    • Process: Release

  • Update: Functional Safety

    • Added information about FSM audits
    • Added reference to "7PAA002437 Guideline regarding how to conduct internal FSM Audits"
    • Process: Functional Safety

  • Update: Secure Coding

    • Update link to "CWE top 25 Most Dangerous Software Errors" (broken external link)
    • Update link to "OWASP Secure Coding Practice" (broken external link)
    • Process: SW Development

  • Update: R&D Process Training Guideline

    • Added information about Functional Safety training
    • Process: General

  • Update: Configuration Release Management and How-to: Configure Access matrix for replication of user

    • Update of pictures
    • Process: Configuration Management

  • Update: Quality & KPIs

    • Update RACI for Quality Dashboard artifact
    • Process: Quality and KPIs

  • Update: Bug Classification

    • Change "defect" to "bug" in the text
    • Process: Quality and KPIs

  • Update: R&D Quality Criteria

    • Added criteria for M3
    • Changed details in M1, M2, M4 , M5 and M6
    • Process: Quality and KPIs

  • Update: List of Document Templates

    • Added links to Milestone Tracker templates in PMO
    • Process: General

  • Update: Product Owner

    • Product Owner Updated to include dev stream and system stream tasks
    • Process: General

  • Update: Stop and start order Address list

    • Changed contact names for MRC and Turck Duotec
    • Process: HW Development

  • Update: HW Development

    • Added description of sub-numbers on artifacts
    • Process: HW Development

  • Update: Handle suspected malware in ABB Software

    • McAfee changed to Trellix
    • Added section on how to report false positives from Metadefender
    • Process: SW Development

  • Update: Recommended Extensions

    • Added PublishHTMLReports to recommended extensions
    • Process: Configuration Management

  • Update: L4 and Maintenance

    • Updated the process to reflect that L4 will work in ADO and not Salesforce
    • Process: L4 and Maintenance

  • Update: List of Document Templates

    • Updated links for Field Communication templates
    • Process: General

  • Update: How to create a PCR

    • The PCR Workflow table updated
    • Process: Quality and KPIs

  • Update: IPM

    • Added references to risk management in PMO
    • Process: Master

Removed pages​

  • Remove: Roles/Teams
    • PCCB discontinued
    • Configuration Engineer discontinued (was not used)
    • Lead Product Owner discontinued (was not used)
    • System Product Owner discontinued (use Product Owner, the text is updated to cover PO on both system and development streams)
    • Process: General

OnePoint Updates for R&D​

See OnePoint for details.

  • None

Document Template Updates​

See the list of document templates for an overview of recommended document templates.

Recorded Process Demos​

See process demos for an overview of all performed demos.

 

 

 

PCP R&D Process Updates Q4-2022

· 4 min read

Changes to the process website and OnePoint documents in Q4-2022.

Process Website Updates​

See the changelog for details.

OnePoint Updates​

See OnePoint for details.

  • Removed: Old process PowerPoints in OnePoint (duplicated information)
  • Update: The R&D page in OnePoint cleaned up

Document Template Updates​

See the list of document templates for an overview of recommended document templates.

Recorded Process Demos​

See process demos for an overview of all performed demos.