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A schedule alone does not keep
software versions together

Coordinate requirements, expert teams and shared program foundations across project boundaries.

When teams work with different libraries and states of information, conflicts often only arise during integration and acceptance. Technical leadership therefore has to coordinate decisions and software versions as well as dates.

IQstruct Engineering manages its own work packages and takes on software or virtual commissioning coordination in larger automation projects. This includes technical coordination, clarifying interfaces, scheduling and the exchange with end customers. For virtual commissioning requirements, IQstruct Engineering also supports customers in technical discussions with OEMs.

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Tasks in the project

IQstruct Engineering manages its own work packages and takes on software or virtual commissioning coordination in larger automation projects.

Align expert teams technically

Requirements and technical decisions are clarified together.

Plan and monitor dates

Schedules connect the work packages of the teams involved.

Clarify interfaces

Handovers between programming, simulation, electrical planning and the operator are coordinated.

Secure a shared software basis

Versions, libraries and states of information are coordinated and controlled.

Coordinate documentation and acceptance

Documents and acceptance steps are brought together across everyone involved.

Coordinate with end customers

The exchange with the end customer runs through one technically responsible contact.

Coordination across teams and software versions

In larger automation projects, IQstruct Engineering takes on the overarching role of software or virtual commissioning coordinator as required.

The task covers technical and organisational topics. Current technical information and a shared level of knowledge among everyone involved are part of it, as are the coordination of the software versions used and the consistent use of shared libraries.

For its own services and work packages, IQstruct Engineering takes on technical project management itself. As part of an overall package, it connects programming, simulation and commissioning under one responsibility, the scope of which is defined in the order.

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Approach in the project

  1. Three people discuss a plant layout at a table, the plan of the production cells on the screenAi

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    Discuss process requirements

    Process description, plant layout and interfaces are clarified with your team.

  2. A project manager shows a colleague the schedule with dependencies on the screenAi

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    Plan work packages

    A technical schedule links the dependencies and responsibilities of the teams.

  3. A developer compares two software versions on the screen, front end, API and database on the whiteboardAi

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    Align software versions

    The teams align libraries, versions and interfaces with each other.

  4. Two people check documents and open items on the screen and compare them with a binderAi

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    Coordinate handovers

    Documents and open points are reviewed together and handed over.

Sparring partner

Clarifying virtual commissioning requirements with the OEM

When a customer uses virtual commissioning systematically for the first time, data deliveries, model boundaries and test objectives first have to become clear.

IQstruct Engineering prepares or conducts discussions with the end customer or OEM, puts technical statements into context and clarifies the virtual commissioning deliverables. The teams then work with the same data, model and software versions.

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Frequently asked questions

We are glad to answer your detailed questions in a personal conversation.

What responsibility does project coordination take on?

Budget, authority and overall project responsibility are defined per order and are not derived from the coordinator role.

When does a virtual commissioning sparring partner help?

Above all when your company is introducing virtual commissioning and has to agree requirements, data deliveries, test scope or acceptance criteria with an OEM.

Coordination

All teams work with the same version

Versions, libraries and requirements are coordinated across project boundaries.

First conversation

Arrange a free first conversation

Describe your task. We agree a date and discuss the possible project scope.

  1. Notebook on a desk with an open calendar and a selected appointmentAi

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    You request an appointment

  2. Two people in a meeting room on a video call with three experts, a plant model on the screenAi

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    We discuss your requirements

  3. Three people at a meeting table, a project quotation with a plant model on the screenAi

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    You receive a quotation for the agreed scope

Tobias Kuck
Tobias KuckBusiness Development ManagerTakes up new projects, coordinates offers and accompanies the cooperation from the first enquiry.
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