Mastering Embedded Systems

This episode is the 2nd part of the root-cause mini-series. It has started with episode #9 and the 5-Whys technique. This time we get introduced into the Ishikawa-technique. It is a much more versatile approach which handles even more complicated problems with more than one root-cause. In detail the Ishikawa-technique is a simple as the 5-Whys. However it also has some problems and obstacles which you should know to use it on its best. This episode provides you an introduction in this graphical cause evaluation method.

In this episode you will learn a lot about building, maintaining and distributing tools and operating systems in large scale projects. With Robert Schiele a senior expert on all this kind of topics stays with me. We're talking about build-systems, root file systems, native and cross building. We tackle observable problems with distributed environments. We discuss about struggles with multiple hardware platforms. And we give you a close look into the way how well prepared tools-provisioning saves you time and prevents waste.

Complicated technical problems, defects, situations or environments often need some abstraction to be understood by outsiders. This episode give you 6 ways to fail with your explanation. But it also gives you six great ways how to become a 1st class insider providing exceptional explanations.

This is the vacation episode. Recorded on my way to the beach of Moliets-et-Maa. Moliets-et-Maa is a small village in south-west of France. It's situated close to the Atlantic sea. Roundabout 120 km south of Bordeaux and 50 kilometres north of Biarritz. It's a surfer's spot and offers a 9- and 18-hole golf course. We love it due to the great sea view, the wide beach and the lovely weather conditions. It's also my 10th episode and therefore time for a short celebration. Hoorray. Okay, that's enough.

Finding the real cause of a problem is like weeding your garden. Treating only the weed is useless effort if the root is not eradicated. The 5-Whys technique provides you a way to dig deeper, find the root cause of a problem. Although the technique is quite simple in its process, it has its tweaks and caveats which needs to be known. This episode gives you a first entry how to do the 5-Whys best. It give you an overview of the benefits, but also mentions the drawbacks. A step-by-step guide introduces the way how to do it in practice.

Each task-force follows three different phases: launching, running and aftermath. This episode handles the first phase. Get 3 basic actions to succeed.

Marcus Behrens is a wholehearted engineer and Product Design Director at SAP in Walldorf, Germany. We came into discussion at the IoT-TechDay in Frankfurt. He's not only one of the masterminds at SAP for IoT, but also an engaged engineer within Embedded Systems. This interesting combination triggered this talk. We're chatting about our experiences and impressions from the IoT-TechDay, the chances and risks we see in IoT and our future outlook for IoT in our daily environment.

This episode is the starting episode of a mini-series about how to establish and run a successful task-force. This episode gives you the overview about the advantages and disadvantages, the risks and chances of running task-forces. Get 5 tips how your task-force becomes successful.

Rescuing a failing project seems to be something regular nowadays. Whether your project starts tilting is something you should detect beforehand. This episode gives you the major indications for a failing project. Take them seriously and hold your personal vigilant attitude to ensure that you do not miss the point for rescue or escape.

In this episode I will show you how zero-fault targets jeopardize the goal they try to achieve. I will show you some of their major problems. And I will give you some ways to escape or at least to handle them.

This episode is about my biggest mistake when starting to lead a Virtual Team. It is most likely a very common mistake. But if you're not familiar with it, you might get trapped for sure. I will give you some thoughts and tools you will be able to prevent your failing when working with Virtual Teams.

This episode is about how to become a successful bug-hunter. Software and hardware bugs are common problems in the IT and the Embedded World. However the approach to track them down or first to find them, is not really teached somewhere. This episode gives you some basic attitudes how to confront yourself with the work of hunting these tricky beasts.

How to become a famous and successful Embedded Systems engineer is no secret. It is based on some principles which will smooth your way through to real expertism. You need to understand the deep insight of Embedded Systems, their major differences and the way how to handle them cleverly. This episode gives you an introduction into my 5 fundamentals to become an outstanding expert in Embedded Systems. Take them as an blueprint to adapt your own work and improve your success.

In this very first episode, I'll give you a short intro on this new podcast. You hear some basics about myself. You understand my motivation and intention to start this podcast. I'll present you the main four problems I have identified during working in Embedded Systems realm. And you will get an outview on the bullet topics, structure and schedule of the outstanding episodes.