Software Platform Pilot

The Software Platform Pilot owns and manages all aspects of software delivery for a given vehicle program (example DT BEV).  The SPP will create and manage a software delivery plan such that all key vehicle, plant, quality, and engineering requirements are met on time and with the correct feature content according to the plan.      Key Responsibilities:  Prior to the X0 Phase  Create the software delivery plan and ensure alignment with all key stakeholders  Understand all new features that must be delivered and build a feature rollout plan (FROP)  Prioritize features into groups that can be released, validated and delivered as packages during the development process  Ensure that a proper validation plan supports each software delivery phase  After The X0 Phase  Coordinate the delivery of software according to the feature rollout plan to all consumers  Ensure that validation is complete prior to delivery of software packages  Track all open issues (defects, GIMS etc.) and drive them to closure  Create and own the feature readiness glidepath  Ensure that software of the correct maturity is supplied to all plant builds, including SOP  Adjust planning as necessary, recommending feature deferrals when appropriate  Drive Tier 1 suppliers and internal software development teams to maintain timing and delivery according to the plan