manage.

manage.

Good ideas
are born in dialog.

Today, a cooperative network with creative conversations is one of the foundations for the development and promotion of new and existing technologies. Especially in the design of modern mobility concepts, interoperability is of crucial importance. The dialog and intensive exchange between rail infrastructure companies, manufacturers and operators, but also universities, research institutes and, last but not least, politics must be constantly expanded and stimulated with new approaches. 

Neovendi forms an important interface here and thus ensures connections that promote modern, sustainable and intelligent mobility.

As soon as a company begins to tread the digitalization path, two corporate divisions have a special responsibility: technology management and human resources management. Technology management targets the new technologies. In this context, it is also important to recruit new experts with previously non-existent qualification profiles for the company.

For this reason, HR management must be involved at an early stage – not only with the aim of finding these new employees on the labor market in good time, but also in order to actively counteract the threat of a “two-class workforce” in the company!

This can threaten if the existing workforce feels threatened by digitization and its representatives. Our experience shows that this concern is unfounded in every respect! Rather the opposite is the case, because the existing know-how gains in importance: Digitalization should not and cannot replace the existing wealth of experience, it should spread it through new tools!

Neovendi supports its customers in recognizing these interrelationships in good time and implementing them in successful digitalization management – that’s what we call “Digital Transformation!”

Project Management (PMO, PS)

With our team of experts from different disciplines, we work on various projects in the areas of ETCS, CCS, digital interlocking and EULYNX. In doing so, we pursue the goal of supporting the acceleration of projects and passing on our experience through know-how transfer and “best practice” solutions. We apply our expertise in an interdisciplinary and/or subject-specific manner.

Through our services in the areas of project monitoring and project steering (PS) of the respective project partners, as well as in orchestrating the project management organization (PMO), we ensure that individual project phases can be successfully completed. The effective use of resources, the minimization of project risks, regular reporting and the communication within and outside the project teams about the project progress are in focus.

Our experience and knowledge relate to the coordination, control, management and auditing of projects. In day-to-day project work, we cover the following areas of responsibility:

  • basic determination
  • organizational planning
  • project organization
  • Information support in setting up the system architecture
  • Approval and commissioning
  • Implementation, execution, updating, distribution and documentation management as well as knowledge transfer to the client
  • Budget controls with cost determination, cost control, cost allocation and financial resource planning
  • Schedule control using project realization planning, framework scheduling and target/actual comparison
  • Deadline monitoring by means of plan progress tracking

Within the framework of EULYNX and ETCS projects we promote the development of standards not only on a national but also on an international level.

 

The focus of our work is our customer with his requirements and wishes, which we integrate and implement appropriately for the success of the project. To minimize project risks, we always work out and evaluate several options for action. In the risk analysis, budget consideration, timing and scope help us to identify potential challenges and threats to the project. To ensure the achievement of the project goals, all options are reviewed for feasibility and implementability, the most appropriate option is discussed with the client and implemented, and then the project is successfully completed.

flexible. open. communicative.

Module plans (PMO, PS)

Our module plans serve as a planning and implementation tool for particularly complex project plans. The method was already developed in 2008 with a project department of Deutsche Bahn AG and tested extremely successfully in over 20 projects together with DB Netz AG. In our national and international projects, this planning and implementation tool is used as an important aid in project control. The starting point is always a detailed definition of objectives. 

In contrast to traditional project management tools, module plans not only analyze the chronological course of the project, but also focus in particular on the content-related challenges and that in great detail.

interdisciplinary. networking. designing.

European Train Control System (ETCS)

In designing the new interoperable rail operational systems, a particular focus is on networking throughout Europe. Through our involvement in several components of the European Train Control System (ETCS), we are actively contributing to the positive development of project progress.

Thanks to the valuable diversity of experience from the “old” and the “new railroad world” in our teams, we work in an interdisciplinary way towards the common, overarching goal. We co-develop innovative transport services, future-oriented mobile communications standards, and training and computing centers. Among other things, we are involved in the work of “Shift2Rail / Europe’s Rail” and drive the specifications FRMCS (56) ATO or the specification standardized interfaces (SCI-XX).

Many of our projects and development work are directly related to the ETCS developments. These are also reflected in the current implementation projects “DKS”, “Corridor Rhine-Alpine” and “DSD Starter Package”, among others. The main focus of activities relates to modern railroad systems, such as the qualification of ETCS balises for the German market or the development of specifications (requirement specifications & functional specifications) of signaling products. Another focus is the consulting of development and approval processes according to CENELEC standard EN50126, EIGV, VV-GluV or risk management procedures according to CSM-VO. Here, proven experts with EBA recognition are available. 

By working in expert teams, we and our customers benefit from various advantages. A common goal is viewed from different perspectives and on the basis of individual skills. Through this approach, we open up a space for communicative exchange that fertilizes the development of innovative ideas and solutions. A space in which we learn from each other’s experiences. A space in which we complement each other and thus increase the effectiveness of our work.

Together as a team we can draw on the following experience, knowledge and skills:

  • Development and support of the beginnings and further development of the system architecture CCS (control, command and signalling).
  • Technical support of the NeuPro contract partners (manufacturers) in the requirement specification and product phase as well as implementation of the created requirement specifications and compatibility with the local application specifications
  • Conception of the new functions “Operating modes” and “Segmentable field element connection” up to the entire cluster “Modeling & Testing” of all Standard Communication Interfaces (SCI)
  • Architecture conception of the connection of TMS (Traffic Management Systems) to CCS and experience in the further development of the system components of ATO (Automatic Train Operation)
  • Technical involvement and many years of practical experience in the introduction and implementation of ETCS L1 and L2 projects at DB Netz
  • Proven in-depth practical specification, validation and user experience with ETCS, BTSF specifications (operational-technical system functions) including the VV NTZ (administrative regulation for new type approval)
  • ATO for autonomous trains (WP1 to WP5) with TAURO (Technologies for the Autonomous Rail Operation). All results from our work are applied in Europe’s Rail
  • Experience in development steps with a harmonized architecture in all phases of the system life cycle levels (CENELEC EN50126)
  • Long-term experience and profound knowledge in qualification measures at European interlocking suppliers for the requirement specification of the German interlocking specifications (CCS, ETCS) in order to technically explain and ensure them
  • Testing of CCS / ETCS products and test cases on the real line in Annaberg-Buchholz by DSD to increase the efficiency of the introduction of new systems and components in projects with a high technical communication volume via standard protocols (e.g. TCP/IP, UDP, Ethernet via LAN, WLAN) and via specialist protocols (e.g. railroad technical protocol, RaSTA)

interdisciplinary.
networking.
designing.