Chapter 6. The Development Framework

Question 1

State the 6 Componest of the Development Framework described by Wheelwright & Clark 1992,

Answer 1

Project Definition
Project Organization and Staffing
Project Management and Leadership
Problem solving, testing and prototyping
Senior Management Review and Control
Real-Time/Midcourse Correction

Question 2

Describe Project Definition

Answer 2

Set the Scope
Establishes de Bounds
Define the Business
Purpose Objectives
Selling the project to senior management
The official authorization of the project
Resource commitments

Question 3

Project Organization and Staffing

Answer 3

Who will work on the Project
How thw will organize
Physical Location
Reportig Relationships
Use of Support Groups.

Question 4

Project Management and Leadership

Answer 4

Role of the Project Leaders
In which task projects are sequenced
Project Roles and Responsibilities
Phases, Task
Checkpoints or Milestones

Question 5

Problem Solvintg, Testing adn Prototyping

Answer 5

Individual work stepes
knowledge required to solve the problems
nature of problem solving
in which testing and prototyping are used to validate progress

Question 6

Senior Management Review and Control

Answer 6

The way in which senrion management reviews, evaluate and modifies the project and its goals over the time

Question 7

Real -Time/Midcourse corrections

Answer 7

On going measurement and evaluation of project status, scheduling, sequencing, and redefining the remaining task, resolving differences.

Question 8

Explain the developing models of these companies

Kodak
General Electric
Motorola
Autonomous Team

Why those model fit with business model of each company?

Answer 8

Kodak: Design for Manufacturability

Morola