SUCCESS STORY
Veoneer Enhances Automotive Safety with Codebeamer ALM
Discover how Veoneer improved automotive safety and efficiency with Codebeamer ALM, doubling users and cutting onboarding time.
Veoneer: A Leader in Automotive Safety
Founded in 2018, Veoneer is a Tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in advanced safety systems for vehicles. Emerging from Autoliv, Veoneer has quickly established itself at the forefront of automotive innovation, focusing on both active and passive safety technologies.
Headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, with a global presence across 11 countries, six manufacturing sites, and 18 technical centers, Veoneer is committed to “Creating Trust in Mobility” with its cutting-edge solutions, which include vision, radar, lidar, and thermal sensing systems. As the automotive industry evolves towards electrification and autonomy, Veoneer continues to push the boundaries of safety technology, ensuring that both drivers and passengers can travel with confidence.
INDUSTRY
Automotive Safety Systems
EMPLOYEES
6,100
ANNUAL SALES
$1.66 billion
HEADQUARTER
United States
DOMAIN
ALM
PROJECT TYPE
Migration from DOORS to Codebeamer
CHALLENGE
Modernizing ALM for Automotive Safety and Innovation
Needed a comprehensive ALM solution to replace aging IBM DOORS
Required alignment with “1 Veoneer, 1 Process”
Needed end-to-end traceability and compliance with Automotive SPICE
Veoneer, a leader in automotive safety, needed to empower its global teams with a comprehensive Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) solution to support cutting-edge product innovation. The company’s existing tools, including an aging IBM DOORS implementation, were no longer sufficient to meet the stringent requirements of the automotive industry. Veoneer needed a modern requirements management system tailored to its unique needs, one that could align with its “1 Veoneer, 1 Process” mandate and ensure end-to-end traceability and compliance with Automotive SPICE and other industry standards.
Tim Brennan, IT Engineering ALM Manager at Veoneer, highlighted the company’s goal: “We wanted one-stop shopping. We didn’t want to have to train people on 10 different tools”. The challenge was to streamline processes, enhance compliance, and provide complete traceability across the product lifecycle.
SOLUTION
Implementing Codebeamer
Chose Codebeamer after a thorough evaluation
Codebeamer won over Polarion due to its intuitive interface and performance
Integrated Codebeamer across global teams and various engineering disciplines
In 2018, Veoneer embarked on a structured evaluation process to find an all-in-one ALM solution that could replace its fragmented tool landscape. A team of key stakeholders from product assurance, program management, and engineering was assembled to lead the search. The criteria included ease of use, comprehensive coverage of the software and systems development cycle, and end-to-end traceability.
After evaluating several options, the decision came down to Polarion and Codebeamer. “In the end, it came down to Polarion and Codebeamer, and Codebeamer won out. It was more intuitive. It had a better interface, and it was easier to learn”, said Brennan. Codebeamer’s performance, particularly in data injection and retrieval, as well as its superior traceability features, made it the ideal choice. Veoneer transitioned seamlessly from its old system to Codebeamer, integrating it across global teams and various engineering disciplines.
“In the end it came down to Polarion and Codebeamer, and Codebeamer won out. It was more intuitive. It had a better interface, and it was easier to learn. Performance-wise, Codebeamer delivered great performance around the world. It could inject and pull data much better than DOORS ever could. And the traceability browser is probably the easiest we’ve seen”.
Tim Brennan
IT ALM Engineering Manager, Veoneer
RESULTS
Enhancing Efficiency and Compliance in Automotive Safety
ALM user base doubled within two years (from 1,100 to 6,900 employees)
Onboarding time reduced from 4.5 days to 45 minutes
Gained end-to-end software, systems, and compliance visibility
The rollout of Codebeamer at Veoneer was methodical and smooth, thanks to careful planning and the versatility of the solution. The company used Codebeamer as the project repository for the ALM implementation itself. “It’s so versatile, I can use it for IT engineering”, noted Brennan.
Veoneer loaded its ALM requirements into a Codebeamer project, which was then used to validate requirements and manage a backlog of outstanding ALM requests. Whenever Codebeamer or an integrated tool was upgraded, regression testing ensured nothing was broken.
The immediate benefits of the transition were evident. The ALM user base doubled within two years, growing from 1,100 to 6,900 employees. Initial onboarding time was slashed from 4.5 days to just 45 minutes, thanks to a comprehensive training video. “We did this right out of the box. It took me an hour to set up, and I could have never done this in any other tool”, Brennan said.
“Between the combined cost (of DOORS and other tools), we are realizing substantial savings (on direct tooling costs)”.
Tim Brennan
IT ALM Engineering Manager, Veoneer
BENEFITS
Streamlined Processes and Cost Savings for Automotive Safety
Improved compliance with automotive standards (ISO 26262, Automotive SPICE)
Unified departments under “1 Veoneer, 1 Process”
Accelerated development cycles
Substantial savings on direct tooling costs
By standardizing on Codebeamer, Veoneer not only improved its product development processes but also strengthened its position as a leading innovator in automotive safety. The reduction in training time and the intuitive nature of Codebeamer enabled new engineers to become productive quickly, enhancing overall efficiency. “At the end of that 45 minutes, users have enough knowledge to successfully navigate any Veoneer engineering system, anywhere in the world”, Brennan explained.
Codebeamer’s out-of-the-box support for automotive standards such as ISO 26262 and Automotive SPICE ensured compliance and provided real-time traceability. The consolidation of multiple tools into a single ALM solution resulted in substantial savings on direct tooling costs. “Our entire business uses Codebeamer, it’s not just for engineering anymore”, Brennan noted. Codebeamer helped Veoneer unify multiple departments under the “1 Veoneer, 1 Process” umbrella, accelerating development cycles and fostering a cohesive approach to product delivery.
With a versatile and comprehensive ALM solution, Veoneer is well-positioned to navigate the future of automotive safety, focusing on both external and internal vehicle safety innovations.
“The automotive industry has multiple ISO standards to follow. You have ISO 26262, FMEA, Automotive SPICE, security standards. Right out-of-the-box, Codebeamer supports all of it.
Codebeamer (…) gives you real-time traceability across the V-cycle. It’s one of a few commercial products that actually do that. If I want to do the entire lifecycle in one tool, this was the answer”.
Tim Brennan
IT ALM Engineering Manager, Veoneer
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