Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System

The Chrysler Comprehensive Compensation System (C3 ) was a software project at Chrysler.

The lasting from 1995 to 2000 the project was concerned with the central deployment of a new program for payroll, and would replace several, parallel -used, old programs. Technically, the product was mainly based on Smalltalk. C3 erlang general celebrity, because in the course of Extreme Programming (XP) and standards was invented as unit testing. One of the project participants was Kent Beck.

The C3 project was implemented initially by the waterfall model and with the help of an external service. After only one year ago, no substantial progress was recorded, the development approach was changed. After the merger of Daimler -Benz and Chrysler to DaimlerChrysler in 2000 it was discontinued. While it is an executable software was provided, but not in all planned at the beginning stages of development. During the project there were difficulties to replace the existing on-site customer representative after it is supposed to be excreted after a burnout. Furthermore, the requirements were changed frequently and the Communication was due to employee turnover difficult. The setting of the project was based on the fact that management had lost interest in the project.

According to other sources put the successful project a reliable, affordable and expandable software ready. New employees could be integrated quickly. The system was three years productive and until the end of both a technical and economic success. Posted it was for two reasons: It was developed in Smalltalk, although Java immensely gained popularity and spread during this time. The company wanted to develop a system which built on a rarely used language such as Smalltalk. The other reason would be the financing: First, the project as a pilot project for object-oriented technologies have been funded directly by the IT department. The request of the IT to take over to other departments funding for later stages of expansion was not granted. The project was set then.