September 2021 Newsletter

Leaf or a Root?

Generic Hierarchy tree
Hierarchy Tree

Whether it’s a representation of the CEO to the shop floor worker, or aircraft to the specification of the wing rivet, we all recognise a hierarchy. In Cradle, a Hierarchy Diagram (HID) is a graphical visualisation of how minor elements are combined in increasing complexity into increasingly large collections, to produce the item at the top, the subject of the HID.

Many use the metaphor that it is like a tree, the trunk as the core product, branching off to the smaller and less significant leaf nodes.

How important

Tree and Roots - Based on image from https://openclipart.org/detail/254965/dont-be-afraid-of-the-dark
Tree Roots and Leaves

The leaves are seen as the lowest level of importance. After all,  a tree can survive without a few leaves, and not have any detrimental effect. This is likely true if we were building a house, if a supplier is unable to supply the kitchen cupboards, the house will not ‘fail’. It will remain standing and still be considered a house. It just can’t be considered 100% complete. And it may be a little inconvenient to store your pots and pans.

However, if we consider that the way we normally draw a hierarchy diagram is more like a tree’s core with the roots flowing down. Now, let’s consider what would happen if one small root picked up a detrimental chemical from the soil. This would travel throughout the tree damaging the core trunk. In the case of the aircraft rivet, a change in quality or specification of this lowest level element could have disastrous consequences for the whole aircraft system. Here the nodes (at least some) are crucial to the integrity of the product.

Which Way?

There is no right way or wrong way to represent and think of a hierarchy. It will depend on your organisation / system / product. It may even apply differently to different parts of the system. However, it is important that you consider what your hierarchy represents and what part the end nodes play.

Training Course

Cradle online training course
Cradle Online Training

Due to popular demand an extra Document Publisher course has been scheduled this year. Document Publisher Course 22nd – 25th November 2021
Following feedback this two day course has been spread over 4 ½-day sessions to give candidates more time to practice what they have learned, and ask follow up questions at the next session. We’re busy putting together the 2022 schedule and would like to hear from you if there are any topics you would like to see covered, contact salesdetails@threesl.com

Features

HID showing how complex even a requirement for a few windows and doors can be complex
From Item to Hierarchy

Cradle allows you to draw a hierarchy diagram from any linked item. This gives you an instant visualisation of how related components fit together.   Watch this clip https://youtu.be/IA4AFZyRrQo  and other tips on our YouTube channel, and don’t forget to Subscribe. Find out more in this blog article.

 

Social Media

Twitter

Thales Sept 20211 Tweet
Thales September 2021 Tweet

We looked at the benefits of using Thales using robots in the growing, but hazardous offshore wind environment.

We reminded you that, as we move back to offices and workplaces after home working, our environment risks consideration are as important as our product assessments.

YouTube

Oops we deleted
Delete / Recover

We added a video to remind users how they can ‘get back’ items deleted by mistake.

Finally

So while you decide which type of tree and which way up you are, we’ll say goodbye from September 2021 Newsletter.

Public Online Training Course – Doc Pub Nov 2021

Document Publisher November 22nd – 25th November 2021

Due to popular demand, we’ve added another chance to make your output shine with  Cradle report creation training – Document Publisher November 2021 course.

“Once you have managed your requirements and development, producing a comprehensive report, automatically based directly on the project data, provides an essential deliverable”

Cradle Online Course based on Photo by Andrew Neel from Pexels
Online Course

Businesses that have Cradle for their Requirements Management or Systems Engineering process can benefit from additional Cradle tools.

Document Publisher is a Windows® based publishing tool that allows professional documentation to be produced directly from the data within your project’s database. Fully understanding how to configure templates and data manipulation will offer the best output for you to provide to your stakeholders and customers, regulators and other interested parties.

Public Document Publisher Course November 2021

Often the document production task is run by an individual or a very small team. Therefore, this public online course will offer a cost effective way of providing training. You’ll benefit from all the normal learning, but will have the chance to network and share with other virtual attendees from other industries. However, if you have a larger team courses can be tailored and held at your premises / virtually depending on restrictions and requirements at a date and time to suit see here. This will be conducted over four  ½ days.

Details:

DateSubjectVenueCostPre-RequisitesProvision
November 22nd – 25th 2021Document PublisherOnline learning tutored course.£510+VATPC/Laptop – internet browser & Cradle installed **Soft copy course materials, and printed certificate

If you would like to be kept in touch with the details for this Training Course – Document Publisher November2021 please send an email to salesdetails@threesl.com

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