Agile Embedded System Development versus European Space Standards

Ville Rantala, Kaisa Könnölä, Samuli Suomi, Minna Isomäki and Teijo Lehtonen
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Ville Rantala: Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Kaisa Könnölä: Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Samuli Suomi: Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Minna Isomäki: Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
Teijo Lehtonen: Technology Research Center, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

International Journal of Information Systems and Social Change (IJISSC), 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-23

Abstract: Agile development methods are widely utilized in software development. There is a growing interest and effort to introduce them to other areas of technology, such as development of space systems. Space systems are typically safety- and mission-critical and therefore their development is strongly regulated and standardized. European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) has created a collection of standards which are extensively followed mainly in European space projects. In this paper, a review and discussion are presented to find out the conflicts between the agile development and the ECSS standards. The presented analysis and discussion show that the ECSS standards do not fully prevent the utilization of agile methods. However, there are aspects to be taken into account in the development methods, contracts and tailoring of standards.

Date: 2017
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