Value models: coordinating artefacts for conceptual design. (24th February 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Panarotto, Massimo; Bertoni, Marco; Johansson, Christian
• Is Part Of: International journal of product development. Volume 23:Number 4(2019)
• Page Start: 326
• Page End: 352
• Publication Date: 2020-02-24
• Subjects: value models -- value driven design -- boundary objects -- engineering design -- conceptual design -- cross-functional collaboration; New products -- Periodicals; Technological innovations -- Periodicals; Research, Industrial -- Periodicals; 658.57505
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1477-9056

Abstract

This paper contributes to the discussion on value models as decision support in early design. Emerging from data collected through semi-structured interviews with 20 professionals in 3 manufacturing companies, the paper highlights the limitation of current development practices to promote cross-functional knowledge sharing about the stakeholders' lifecycle expectations to be met. This limits the ability to make decisions about aspects of value that are difficult to assess and quantify. The objective of the paper is then to propose the use of value models as 'boundary objects' to increase shared awareness about the design intent, triggering negotiations towards more value-adding design decisions. This role of the value model as a boundary object is studied through design experiments, using a combination of protocol analysis and observation technique on the video-recorded material.