VDI/VDE 3695 Blatt 4:2010-12 (R2016)

The guideline can be applied to engineering organizations which plan, create and/or commission automated machines or plants. It is intended to support engineering organizations (EO) in assessing their own current situation and to give advice for them which target status under the given constraints and conditions are desired. It is shown how the desired target status as well as costs, risks and chances are related and closely connected to the adoption of the procedure. Scope of this guideline is to describe the subject tools. The tools described here include both hardware and software aspects.