Organization and coordination of project actors to manage impact propagation between deliverables

Hadi Jaber, Franck Marle, Ludovic Alexandre Vidal, Ali Yassine, Lionel Didiez

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    Abstract

    The article deals with managing the deliverables shared between activities of a product development (PD) project. In particular, we are interested in understanding the impact of incomplete deliverables (e.g., missing or poor quality) from one activity on subsequent activities, and how do these impacts propagate throughout the entire project. To capture the complexity of exchanged and shared deliverables within a PD project, we propose a modeling framework based on the Design Structure Matrix (DSM). By focusing on actors who are involved in many deliverable-related interdependencies, we can propose strategies to mitigate risks of poor communications and coordination due to the complex project structure. Our approach is to form complementary teams (or working groups) according to the relationships they have due to their deliverable exchanges. This improved teaming arrangements allows for increased coordination between actors who are interdependent, albeit not always formally connected via the hierarchical structure of the project organization.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationUnderstand, Innovate, and Manage your Complex System! - Proceedings of the 19th International DSM Conference
    EditorsTyson R. Browning, Steven D. Eppinger, Lucia Becerril, Katja Holtta-Otto
    Pages181-191
    Number of pages11
    ISBN (Electronic)9783000574795
    StatePublished - 2017
    Event19th International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2017 - Espoo, Finland
    Duration: 11 Sep 201713 Sep 2017

    Publication series

    NameUnderstand, Innovate, and Manage your Complex System! - Proceedings of the 19th International DSM Conference

    Conference

    Conference19th International Dependency and Structure Modeling Conference, DSM 2017
    Country/TerritoryFinland
    CityEspoo
    Period11/09/1713/09/17

    Keywords

    • Clustering
    • DSM
    • Impacts Propagation
    • Project Organization

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