{"id":40555,"date":"2024-09-18T03:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/?p=40555"},"modified":"2024-09-26T11:31:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-26T18:31:10","slug":"what-is-the-definition-of-a-digital-thread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/18\/what-is-the-definition-of-a-digital-thread\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Definition of a Digital Thread?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2020\/12\/2020-12-18-Digital-Thread-MarcO.jpg\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" \/><\/h1>\n<p><em>This post was originally published December 18, 2020, and has been recently updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>Digital Thread Defined<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Digital Thread Definition \u2013 a data-driven architecture that links together information generated from across the product lifecycle and is envisioned to be the primary or authoritative data and communication platform for a company&#8217;s products at any instance of time.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0is the best definition\u00a0of Digital Thread\u00a0we are aware of and\u00a0is from an excellent 2018 paper\u00a0by Singh and Willcox at MIT\u00a0entitled\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arc.aiaa.org\/doi\/10.2514\/1.J057255\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Engineering with a Digital Thread<\/a>.\u00a0The term Digital Thread\u00a0was first used in the 2006 with the publication of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsdl.org\/c\/abstract\/?docid=741377\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Global Horizons<\/a>\u00a0report from USAF Global Science and Technology Vision task force.\u00a0(If you have an earlier reference please share in the comments). In this document,\u00a0Digital\u00a0Thread is defined as \u201cthe use of digital tools and representations for design, evaluation, and life cycle management.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As with many business\u00a0terms,\u00a0Digital Thread\u00a0has now become over-used by consultants and software vendors. The definition of it\u00a0\u2014\u00a0and how it differs from\u00a0Digital Twin\u00a0\u2014\u00a0have been\u00a0interspersed with\u00a0more general concepts of\u00a0integration, simulation, data,\u00a0and\u00a0analytics and\u00a0has\u00a0lost the original, more precise meaning.<\/p>\n<h2>Digital Thread Components<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s break\u00a0down\u00a0the\u00a0definition\u00a0of Digital Thread\u00a0into its components\u00a0to better understand the concept and\u00a0share\u00a0the most common approaches we see as\u00a0companies\u00a0move to make the Digital Thread a reality.\u00a0Here is the\u00a0definition\u00a0breakdown:<\/p>\n<h4>1 \u2013 a data-driven architecture<\/h4>\n<p>This recognizes that\u00a0the\u00a0use of\u00a0a single common platform is\u00a0impossible\u00a0across all engineering disciplines\u00a0(software, hardware, electrical, systems, risk, QA, etc.). Instead, a data-driven approach is required that\u00a0determines the\u00a0key\u00a0information required from multiple\u00a0tools.\u00a0It\u2019s important to\u00a0remember\u00a0that data-driven\u00a0does not mean \u201cgather all your data\u201d but rather that you should be using data to answer questions.\u00a0In other words, do not fall into the trap of tool focus, but rather focus on the questions and collect data to provide the answer.<\/p>\n<h4>2 \u2013 that links together information\u00a0generated from\u00a0across the product lifecycle<\/h4>\n<p>From initial requirement definition through to product release,\u00a0significant information is generated across multiple tools. The\u00a0challenge is to identify\u00a0what\u00a0information is most relevant and\u00a0how\u00a0to best link the\u00a0information to make it actionable.\u00a0The most common link we see is the\u00a0definition of value to be delivered (user and system requirements). The most typical\u00a0information\u00a0captured across the product lifecycle are\u00a0process statuses and exceptions (e.g.,\u00a0requirements that have not been approved, require\u00a0rework, or are not fully addressed, gaps in testing\u00a0or risk analyses). By linking these process statuses to\u00a0requirements and tracking\u00a0them\u00a0through the product lifecycle it is possible to reduce the risk of negative product outcomes (e.g.,\u00a0delays, defects, cost overruns).<\/p>\n<h4>3 \u2013 and is envisioned to be the primary or\u00a0authoritative data\u00a0and communication platform<\/h4>\n<p>Most companies refer to this as a\u00a0\u201csystem of record\u201d\u00a0or a\u00a0\u201csingle version of the truth.\u201d\u00a0A Digital Thread is much more than simply integration or a data lake.\u00a0By tying\u00a0the definition of what is to be delivered (requirements) to the most critical downstream process meta-data,\u00a0a Digital Thread\u00a0create\u00a0the\u00a0ability\u00a0to understand the state of the product development process, what risks are visible and what corrective actions should be considered.\u00a0Without a Digital Thread,\u00a0a company is flying blind in terms of the risks it faces in product development.<\/p>\n<h4>4 \u2013 or a company&#8217;s products at any instance of time<\/h4>\n<p>For a Digital Thread to be truly useful it must always reflect the current state of the product development process.\u00a0The value is in\u00a0seeing the product development process for the first time across fragmented teams and tools,\u00a0to\u00a0be able to identify process exceptions and\u00a0early indicators of potential downstream risks.\u00a0A static database of days or weeks old data will not be sufficient for a process that is\u00a0changing rapidly across multiple,\u00a0siloed\u00a0teams.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the\u00a0Digital Thread\u00a0is\u00a0So\u00a0Important<\/h2>\n<p>The product development\u00a0process\u00a0is\u00a0often\u00a0fragmented across siloed teams and tools which leads to significant risk of product\u00a0delays, defects, cost overruns, failed verification and validation, recalls, etc.\u00a0End-to-end process visibility is required\u00a0for\u00a0better\u00a0cross-team\u00a0collaboration and\u00a0the\u00a0early detection of\u00a0anomalies\u00a0to reduce these risks.\u00a0To solve\u00a0for\u00a0this, organizations\u00a0often\u00a0attempt to\u00a0force\u00a0everyone\u00a0to\u00a0use\u00a0one\u00a0common software platform,\u00a0forgoing\u00a0their\u00a0choice\u00a0best-of-breed tools. This\u00a0solution\u00a0is neither\u00a0practical\u00a0\u2014\u00a0nor\u00a0particularly realistic\u00a0\u2014\u00a0since engineers\u00a0are\u00a0(and should continue to be)\u00a0allowed to choose\u00a0discipline-specific\u00a0tooling\u00a0which\u00a0optimize their activities.<\/p>\n<p>What is required is a loosely coupled approach that ties together the necessary metadata across these disparate tools in a way that connects the desired outcome (user and system requirements)\u00a0to downstream activities \u2013 the Digital Thread. The Digital Thread is the best approach to reduce the risk of negative product outcomes while preserving engineering autonomy and productivity.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-67761\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2020\/12\/live-traceability-diagram-blog-image.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"588\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2020\/12\/live-traceability-diagram-blog-image.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/media\/2020\/12\/live-traceability-diagram-blog-image-300x245.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Click here to learn how Jama Connect&#8217;s Live Traceability\u2122 enables a digital thread.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"avia-button avia-color-orange avia-size-large avia-position-center\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamasoftware.com\/solutions\/digital-thread\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LEARN MORE <\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<input class=\"fooboxshare_post_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"40555\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post, Jama Software&#8217;s CEO Marc Osofsky defines a &#8220;digital thread&#8221; and outlines why it&#8217;s the best approach to reduce the risk of negative product outcomes while preserving engineering autonomy and productivity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":126,"featured_media":47448,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[521],"tags":[602,527,48],"industry":[],"class_list":["post-40555","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traceability","tag-digital-thread","tag-living-requirements","tag-mbse"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What is the Definition of a Digital Thread? 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