Abstract
Engineering design and development projects involve a multitude of plans in various formats. Such documents are created, used and updated throughout a project. We argue that the interactions among plan documents, their content, their stakeholders and the planning processes can be usefully perceived as a planning system. The planning system is instrumental in coordinating a design and development project and thus strongly influences how it unfolds. In this article, a survey tool is developed to assess a planning system from its stakeholders’ perspective. Results from the survey are analysed using Multiple-Domain Matrix (MDM) methodology to derive insights and suggestions for improvement. The approach is developed and demonstrated through a case study in a company that develops advanced electronic scientific instruments.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 227-249 |
Number of pages | 23 |
Journal | Research in Engineering Design |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2019 |
Externally published | Yes |