A matter of factor: a proposed method for identifying factors that influence design effort levels in product design

Alexander 'Freddie' Holliman; Avril Thomson; Abigail Hird; Nicola Wilson

doi:10.1017/dsi.2019.108

A matter of factor: a proposed method for identifying factors that influence design effort levels in product design

Alexander 'Freddie' Holliman, Avril Thomson, Abigail Hird, Nicola Wilson

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Abstract

Design effort, the amount of time required to complete a project or task (Salam et al., 2009; Salam and Bhuiyan, 2016), is a required resource for any design project which can be influenced by a number of factors. Estimating design effort is a significant challenge that can be mitigated through an understanding of these influential factors. This understanding is held as tacit knowledge by experts, earned through experience; yet, although these factors vary in type and impact, understanding their details can provide insight and improve future estimations. Some previous methods to estimate design effort identify these factors, either from: expert opinion, or historical data analysis with each approach has advantages and disadvantages.

This paper is comprised of three parts:

A review of published methods and tools for estimating product design effort and whether they consider and identify influential factors; an analysis of possible trends in the identification of factors influencing product design project length; and a new method for identifying the influential factors of product design project length.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1025-1034
Number of pages	10
Journal	Proceedings of the Design Society
Volume	1
Issue number	1
Early online date	26 Jul 2019
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/dsi.2019.108
Publication status	Published - 8 Aug 2019
Event	22nd International Conference on Engineering Design: Responsible Design for our Future - Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands Duration: 5 Aug 2019 → 8 Aug 2019 Conference number: 22 https://www.iced19.org/

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design management
knowledge management
project management
design effort estimation

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A Mater of Factor: A Method for Identifying Factors That Influence Design Effort Levels in Product Design
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A matter of factor: a proposed method for identifying factors that influence design effort levels in product design

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A Mater of Factor: A Method for Identifying Factors That Influence Design Effort Levels in Product Design

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