DNV Software delivers a major new release of the Nauticus Production System (NPS) to DNV. The system covers all of DNV’s ship and offshore classification activities and is extensively used by more than 2000 DNV employees world wide in their daily work.

With this new release DNV has invested heavily in new and enhanced work process support and a product model based information architecture.

The main objective of the project has been to strengthen and ensure uniform quality of the globally distributed ship and offshore classification work processes in DNV. Specifically, the project has focused on enhanced work process support trough the Brix Workflow Manager. Also, a product model based information architecture integrated with 3D model technology is a key element in providing access to an expanded scope of information in a reliable way.

With the new NPS, DNV becomes the first classification society to offer a complete electronic approval service with digital signatures. In addition, with the new DNV Exchange customer portal all certificates, surveys, conditions, components and vessel compartments will have their own homepage for easy information reference and navigation. The new DNV Exchange will in short provide much better support for customer interaction. The survey scheduling and improved online survey request services are only two of the enhanced services available.

“The new version of NPS and DNV Exchange provides more than efficient ICT support. It is also part of the development of our class concept, body of knowledge, processes and activities for sharing of knowledge and competence building activities,” says Jon Rysst, Head of DNV’s Maritime Technology and Production Centre. The NPS project demonstrates DNV Software’s capability to undertake large software projects in globally operating organisations. The project has been running for three years with a software staff of more than 25 people. The project has captured and implemented very complicated work processes and solved challenging technological issues. The decision to port the entire NPS system to Microsoft’s .NET technology platform has been an important decision both in terms of software quality and software development efficiency.