the concurrent design process lisbon seminar – cenfim
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The Concurrent Design processLisbon Seminar – CENFIM
Outline
•Backgroud and the idea behind Concurrent Design.•Key elements of Concurrent Design•Concurrent Design in a distributed setting•How Concurrent Design was used in this project to
design courses•How the students could use Concurrent Design
principles when they take courses• Summary and our main experiences
Background and the idea behind Concurrent Design• Effective multidisciplinary collaboration is the key to success in most
problem solving process of a certain complexity.• Concurrent Design is a method to obtain effective multidisciplinary
problem solving where time and money can be saved while we are able to deliver products of better quality.• NASA was a pioneer in the development of Concurrent Design, as
they had a pressure to deliver better results, in a shorter time and at a lower cost, after “the cold war”.• Concurrent Design has since been implemented in many fields where
multidisciplinary problem solving is important and the oil and gas activities in the North Sea is an example of this.
Key elements of Concurrent Design
People
Tools
Process
Concurrent Design means:The desired results will be
achieved by means of a process, the right people and
utilization of appropriate tools. Results
Concurrent Design in a distributed setting
• Today's technology offers opportunities, even though we are spread worldwide.
• We have access to collaborative tools that:✓ Support a wide range of communication possibilities✓ Enables advanced cooperation in different ways✓ Support needed articulation work in appropriate ways
• But, a methodology and trained participants is also necessary if we are to succeed…
Concurrent Design in the FLITE project(A Distributed Concurrent Design approach -> Used for course development)
Concurrent Design in the FLITE project(A Distributed Concurrent Design approach -> Used to stimulate collaboration among the students taking the course)
• The students should collaborate to produce a business model/plan• The students will learn some of the principles of Concurrent Design
and its application in a distributed setting• The students becomes able to work structured toward a business
model and they will finalize a business plan:• Working sessions instead of more traditional meetings• Preparation and planning before meetings (working sessions) starts• Purposeful collaboration with fruitful discussions during the sessions• Evaluation of the work during the process
Summary and our main experiences
• Effective collaboration in a distributed setting is key; --- throughout the project ---• The preparation phase
• Project calibration (Which people, which process, what tools and what kind of deliverables)• Building competence and get to know each other.
• The implementation phase• Necessary preparations• Effective implementation of concurrent sessions (working sessions)• Completion of intermediate results• Ongoing evaluation
• The termination phase• Completion of final deliverables• Evaluation of the project
Questions?
Thank you for your time!