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dc.contributor.advisorWarren Seering.en_US
dc.contributor.authorKellam, Benjamin A. (Benjamin Alexander), 1972-en_US
dc.contributor.otherSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-03-24T18:15:12Z
dc.date.available2006-03-24T18:15:12Z
dc.date.copyright2004en_US
dc.date.issued2004en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/30052
dc.descriptionThesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2004.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 72).en_US
dc.description.abstractProduct development success is an important strategic factor in today's business environment. The ability to accurately predict the outcome of product development projects would be a useful strategic tool. This research will use a product development process assessment survey called "Perform" to evaluate project success and also evaluates the effectiveness of the "Perform" survey. Two abilities of the survey are evaluated. The first is the consistency of the responses from different members of the development team. The second is the ability of the survey to predict the outcome of the project. The survey is evaluated by applying the survey to two projects that have been completed. The results of each respondent are compared for consistency. The results of the project are also compared to the results of the survey to gauge the predictive ability of the survey. Perform was found to provide fairly consistent responses from members of the development team. The survey did a good job of predicting project outcome.en_US
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityby Benjamin A. Kellam.en_US
dc.format.extent115 p.en_US
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
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dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherMassachusetts Institute of Technologyen_US
dc.rightsM.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.en_US
dc.rights.urihttp://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582
dc.subjectSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.titleThe use of process metrics to evaluate product development projectsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeS.M.en_US
dc.contributor.departmentSystem Design and Management Program.en_US
dc.identifier.oclc55621049en_US


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