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- Björn, Camilla, et al.
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The Nature of Progression Between Yearly Project Courses
- 2023
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Ingår i: Proceedings of the 19th International CDIO Conference. - Norway : NTNU SEED. ; , s. 692-704
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study focuses on the progression between courses in a programme, meaning that thelearning experiences build upon and reinforce the previous ones. The idea of mutuallysupporting courses is a cornerstone of the integrated curriculum, and hence of the CDIOapproach. However, despite much use of the term, there is a lack of work to conceptualiseprogression. The aim of this paper is, accordingly, to provide a richer theoreticalconceptualisation of progression and to apply this in analysing the implementation in aprogramme. In this case, we focus specifically on the progression through a series of coursesbased on authentic engineering projects. Such courses, called Design-implementExperiences, are a prominent feature of the CDIO framework; Standard 5 recommends at leasttwo project courses with progression through the curriculum. The context for the study is the5-year Electrical Engineering programme at KTH Royal Institute of Technology. It contains aseries of yearly project courses starting in the first year and ending with the master thesisproject. The purpose is to support students to synthesise and consolidate their learning inprevious and parallel subject courses, and to develop professional engineering skills. Here,the progression between the three first project courses is described with detailed elaborationof three themes: communication, project planning and management, and ethics. The questionsguiding our investigation are: What is the nature of progression across these project courses?In particular, along what dimensions is progression planned, and how is that implemented inthe course design?
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- Ericsson, Evelina, et al.
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A Survey of Quality Measurements in Product Development
- 2012
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Ingår i: International Journal of Engineering and Technology. - 1793-8236 .- 1793-8244. ; 4:3, s. 258-264
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- There is a lack of definitions of clear quality measurements within existing product development literature. Several literature sources that mention measurements in product development base their attitude on the triple constraints division into time, costs and functionality/quality. This article summarizes proposed literature definitions of what to include within quality measurements in product development. The article also proposes a statement of different existing viewpoints of quality measurements within some organization’s development process.
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- Ericsson, Evelina, et al.
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Implementing Design for Six Sigma in large Swedish product developing organisations – an interview study
- 2014
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Ingår i: Total Quality Management and Business Excellence. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 1478-3363 .- 1478-3371. ; 26:5/6, s. 648-660
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- As a result of the organisational evolvement towards increased structure in product development (PD), supporting concepts like Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) have arisen. DFSS provides structuring guidelines as well as suggestions regarding tool and technique implementations for PD. Companies’ need for support and structure from such a concept does, however, not always correspond to the real content of the concept. This article examines the DFSS implementation strategy in four organisations to determine which parts of the DFSS concept are being used by companies. Results show that several of the most difficult activities in PD lack concrete support in DFSS. On the other hand, many of the clearly described actions of the concept are already well-operating methods in today's product developing organisations.
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- Ericsson, Evelina, et al.
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Successful risk management approaches in product development organizations : A case study experience
- 2014
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Ingår i: 2014 Proceedings of PICMET '14. - : IEEE. - 9781890843304 ; , s. 2243-2253
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article discusses experiences from case studies conducted at product developing departments in four multinational companies. All organizations are outstanding product developing companies with a long and successful historical background within product development. Therefore it is interesting to understand how these companies deal with risks in their product development processes. The aim of the paper is to find out if the Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) concept supports the need of industrial companies to deal with risks in their product development projects. The results show that DFSS promotes the company needs to some extent. There is a great method support in DFSS regarding how to consider technical risks. On the other hand, all companies included in this study would need more support to highlight the holistic perspective concerning cross functional collaborations, increased communication and avoiding sub-optimizations in development project, a requirement that is not sufficiently supported.
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- Gingnell, Liv, et al.
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A Case Study on Product Development Performance Measurement
- 2012
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Ingår i: Proceedings of The 2012 International Conference on Innovation, Management and Technology.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper presents a case study that evaluates the performance of the product development performance measurement system used in a Swedish company that is a part of a global corporate group. The study is based on internal documentation and eighteen indepth interviews with stakeholders involved in the product development process. The results from the case study include a description of what metrics that are in use, how these are employed, and its effect on the quality of the performance measurement system. Especially, the importance of having a well-defined process proved to have a major impact on the quality of the performance measurement system in this particular case.
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- Gingnell, Liv, et al.
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Develop products in half the time : Lead time reduction in Swedish organizations
- 2014
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article reports experiences from five Swedish product development organizations,striving to decrease the lead time of the development projects. All companies used different strategies leading to varying results. One of the studied companies managed a50% lead time reduction, another have similar results within reach. The other approaches has not, or not yet, shown satisfying results. The two winning strategies both required a high degree of top management support, however in different ways. Either the courage to make drastic changes or persistence to continue with an initiative over time seems be necessary.
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- Gingnell, Liv, et al.
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IMPROVED VISUAL PLANNING IN A RESEARCH ENVIRONMENT
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose- The purpose of the study is to investigate whether scrum can be of use in a visualplanning system in a research environment with no connection to software development.Design/Methodology/Approach- A cyclical action research approach was used, implyingthat the researchers took part in the design and development of the studied visual planningsystem.Findings- The scrum influences brought increased structure and efficiency to the studiedresearch process and increased the quality of the cooperation and communication betweenthe researchers. To function well in the non-software environment, the scrum techniqueshad to be complemented with visual long term planning.
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- Gingnell, Liv
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On Structuring and Practical Use of the Lean Product Development Concept : Based on Case Studies of Industrial Product Development Organizations
- 2016
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- All companies are dependent on having customers that choose to buy their products. These products are the result of the complex New Product Development process (NPD). This process involves many different functions and people with different backgrounds cooperating with each other. Most end customers will not know or care about how the development process was carried out. They will only see the quality, price and functionality of the final product. In other words, the overall result of the development process.This thesis studies quality management in product development from an overall perspective and contributes to prior knowledge in three main areas. Firstly, by investigating which challenges successful product development organizations experience in their everyday work. This was done by case studies performed at the product development organizations of ABB, Volvo Cars, IKEA Components and Scania. As a result of the case studies, 14 themes within all 59 organizational needs were identified.Secondly, a literature review of the quality management concept Lean Product Development (LPD) concept was conducted. Based on the literature, a new LPD framework was developed, as the LPD research field has not yet agreed on a definition of the concept. This study proposes the following definition for Lean Product Development: Lean Product Development is a companywide strategy for product development aiming to (i) increase value, (ii) decrease waste, (iii) increase flow, (iv) decrease sub-optimizations, and (v) build knowledge.The third contribution was done by making a comparison between the organizational needs of the case study companies and Lean Product Development principles, to find out how LPD can support product developing organizations. LPD was found to give good and/or partial support to 43 out of the 59 organizational needs identified in the case studies. This means that Lean Product Development is an important concept for organizations that wish to improve their product development process.
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- Gingnell, Liv, et al.
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Quantifying Success Factors for IT Projects-An Expert-Based Bayesian Model
- 2014
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Ingår i: Information systems management. - : Taylor & Francis Group. - 1058-0530 .- 1934-8703. ; 31:1, s. 21-36
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Large investments are made annually to develop and maintain IT systems. Successful outcome of IT projects is therefore crucial for the economy. Yet, many IT projects fail completely or are delayed or over budget, or they end up with less functionality than planned. This article describes a Bayesian decision-support model. The model is based on expert elicited data from 51 experts. Using this model, the effect management decisions have upon projects can be estimated beforehand, thus providing decision support for the improvement of IT project performance.
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- Gingnell, Liv, et al.
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STRATEGIC PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT IN PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT : A case study on a Swedish company
- 2012
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Performance evaluation of product development processes is becoming increasingly important as many companies experience tougher competition and shorter product life cycles. This article, based on a case study on a Swedish company investigates the needs and requirements that the company have on a future performance measurement system for product development. The requirements were found to mostly consider cooperation between functions, co-worker motivation and cost-efficient product solutions. These focus areas are common problems in product development since they are addressed in development concepts like Lean Product Development and Design for Six Sigma. Therefore, more research about how they can be supported by performance measurement system for product development would be of interest.
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