An Investigation of Design Requirement Volatility, Risk and Priority in Early Stage Design Projects
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Author(s)
Ferik, Sami El
Shaukat, Mian Mobeen
Bao, Qifang
Morocz, Francisco Andres
Yang, Maria C.
Date Issued
August 2015
Journal
Volume 7: 27th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology
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ASME International
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Bao, Qifang, Francisco Morocz, Sami El Ferik, Mian Mobeen Shaukat, and Maria C. Yang. “An Investigation of Design Requirement Volatility, Risk and Priority in Early Stage Design Projects.” Volume 7: 27th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology (August 2, 2015).
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Abstract
In new product development, design requirements are a formalization of a product vision and can evolve substantially in the early stages of product design. This paper describes an empirical study of the relationships among design requirements volatility, risk, prioritization and the quality of design outcome in the context of a graduate level product development course for mid-career professionals. Among other findings, a pattern of decreasing risk of a design requirement, especially the risk of high priority requirements, was found to be a key predictor of success. The findings suggest the importance of managing design requirement risk in early stage design and the potential benefit of using risk and priority level of design requirements to monitor design project health.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Institute for Data, Systems, and Society
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https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2015-47661
