As consumers, our lives are ruled by technology devices – especially when it comes to home entertainment. Who doesn’t love to watch a good action flick on a big high-definition television from the comfort of their own couch?
With the convergence of TV, Web, music, radio, photos, videos – televisions are capable of more and more these days; which sounds wonderful BUT, the reality is that most products in the market are too complicated. These devices should make our everyday lives easier and more enjoyable.
That’s where Wyplay comes in. Founded in France in 2006, Wyplay is a smart, young company focused on simplifying the home entertainment experience for everyone.
Recently they showcased their innovative products at the annual CES mega-event in Las Vegas and last fall they were featured as one of the 50 most promising European high-tech companies at the Euro Tech Showcase in San Francisco. And, you can see why.
Based on their design mantra, the Wyplay products always include:
- an intuitive user interface that’s simple and friendly to use
- modern and smart shapes
- a single remote control, with a wheel and 11 buttons only
Working with our team in Jama Europe, Wyplay chose Contour to help them manage their requirements and other related items that go into the development of their products – from hardware to software to electronics manufacturing (EMS).
Recently we caught up with Christophe Moustier, the QA Manager at Wyplay, and asked him a few questions. Thanks Christophe for the insights.
Tell us a little about the projects and products you’re managing within Contour. What’s the goal?
Wyplay intends to manage all the requirements and other related items of our products within Contour, these include our unique framework, the Wyplay Modular System (WMS), on which all our products are based, and our customers’ products.
The products we build are Media Centers that involve hardware casing, electronic, software and user interface (UI) design, plus the industrialization of the products we build for our customers.
How large are your projects in terms of the number of requirements and the size of your team involved?
Our projects involve 85 people which handle approximately 1,500+ requirements.
What development process do you use?
We use the V-cycle process mainly for hardware components and an iterative process mainly for the software development.
What’s the biggest challenge your team faces in managing this process?
I’d say it’s really two things: Managing a tight time-to-market against industrial matters. And, balancing agile and waterfall approaches.
How will Contour help you?
As a starting point, we plan to use Contour
- to provide a clear workflow of our requirements
- to seize impacts when changing requirements (for agility)
- to insure completeness of tests, architecture and code coverage upon the requirements
Bonus question: What’s your favorite band of all time?
My personal choice would go to the legends that made “Kind of Blue” – Miles Davis, John Coltrane, B. Evans, W. Kelly, J.C. Adderley, P. Chambers, J. Cobb.
Ahh, a Jazz man, you have to respect that. Great choice.
For more information about Wyplay, visit: www.wyplay.com
To discover for yourself why innovative organizations like Wyplay are choosing Contour as an easier, Web-based solution for requirements management, request a free trial. Product development is complex enough, the tools you use shouldn’t be. Enjoy the journey.
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