Supporting cycle management by structural analysis of the organisational domain in multi-project environment

Fatos Elezi, Alvaro Pechuan, Alexander Mirson, Sebastian Kortler, Wieland Biedermann, Udo Lindemann

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Abstract

Today many companies involved in product development usually run several development projects simultaneously. This multi-project environment increases the complexity that the management has to deal with, especially in managing the high amount of iterations (cycles) that are inherent in product development projects. In many cases, the management does not have an overview of how and to what extent different departments are involved in these cycles. This paper introduces a Multiple-Domain Matrix (MDM) based methodology for obtaining a snapshot overview of the level of involvement and interaction between different functional departments. The result of this methodology is an organisational map of development departments (organizational portfolio) that provides information to the management on how particular functional departments are involved in the development processes as well as the level of interaction with other departments and suppliers in the multi-project environment. Based on this information, managers can reach decisions on how to improve the information flow between these departments, which consequently supports cycle convergence and reduces cost and time to market.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationICED 11 - 18th International Conference on Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design
Pages317-324
Number of pages8
StatePublished - 2011
Event18th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Duration: 15 Aug 201118 Aug 2011

Publication series

NameICED 11 - 18th International Conference on Engineering Design - Impacting Society Through Engineering Design
Volume3

Conference

Conference18th International Conference on Engineering Design, ICED 11
Country/TerritoryDenmark
CityCopenhagen
Period15/08/1118/08/11

Keywords

  • Multi-project
  • Multiple-Domain Matrix
  • Product Development
  • Structural Analysis

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