Communication Approach for the Model-Based Engineering Change Management

Engineering changes play an important role in the product development process. They account for a large proportion of development costs and are often classified as critical. A lack of communication and high system complexity increase the negative effects in engineering change management. The aim of this paper is to support an approach for a targeted communication of change information and the triggering of activities in an agile development environment. The developed approach is presented as an integral part of the model-based methodology "Advanced Engineering Change Impact", implemented using the example of a change case and evaluated through expert interviews.