A communications-based technique for interdisciplinary design team management

A technique for interdisciplinary design team management that focuses on information processing and communication between team members is presented. A cognitive model of communication-related failure mechanisms of design groups is developed. Strategies for defining and assigning subtasks among indiv...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on engineering management 1993-11, Vol.40 (4), p.360-372
Main Authors: Safoutin, M.J., Thurston, D.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Application software
Biological and medical sciences
Cognitive models
Communication
Computer aided instruction
Computer errors
Design engineering
Engineering management
Failure analysis
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Information processing
Interdisciplinary aspects
Management styles
Occupational psychology
Organization and management. Professional relation
Product design
Productivity
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Resource management
Teamwork
Techniques
Vehicles
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Summary:A technique for interdisciplinary design team management that focuses on information processing and communication between team members is presented. A cognitive model of communication-related failure mechanisms of design groups is developed. Strategies for defining and assigning subtasks among individuals or subgroups that are based on the communications model are described. A technique for evaluating the expected effectiveness of a design team configuration is also presented. The cognitive model and task definition and assignment strategies are integrated into a tool which is traditionally used to evaluate only the physical design artifact itself, failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA). By determining communication failure mechanisms and how they can affect the design artifact, the authors are able to develop strategies that minimize their impact and an analytic tool to determine design team effectiveness. An illustrative application to the problem of designing a program for computer-assisted instruction is presented.< >
ISSN:0018-9391
1558-0040
DOI:10.1109/17.257728