Sap Ag

Werner Sottong

Klaus Herter

Otfried Von Geisau

Archim Heimann

Dieter Krisch

Christian Fuhlbruegge

Volker Faisst

Steffen Springborn

Silke Massmann

Andre Doerfler

Karlheinz Agsteiner

Arno Mielke

Alexander Stefan Adam

Thomas Kretz

Katharina Sorge

Ulrich Spinola

Dorothea Martin

Generation of an engineering change case is initiated by associating an identified problem for a product with an engineering change case template. The engineering change case can include a plurality of structured folders that can be populated with content characterizing the identified problem as well as proposed solutions to the identified problem with each folder being assignable to one or more users and having associated deliverables for such users. The various users populate the folders with content associated with the deliverables with at least a portion of the deliverables being delegable and requiring completion in a sequential order. Thereafter, generation of the engineering case can be finalized when an indication is received that all deliverables requiring approval have been completed. Otherwise, the engineering change case can be canceled. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Collaborative environment to assess, design, and implement product changes

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Ubstadt-Weiher, Germany

Werner Sottong