DocumentCode
1209898
Title
Bridging the culture gap between engineers and software developers during the joint development of a bespoke CAD system
Author
McPhater, N.S.
Author_Institution
CADCentre Ltd., Cambridge, UK
Volume
2
Issue
3
fYear
1985
fDate
6/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
84
Lastpage
88
Abstract
This article outlines experience gained during the joint development of COMPASS, a three-dimensional CADCAM system for sheet metal ductwork, by Henry Hargreaves and Sons Ltd. and CADCentre Ltd. It shows how a culture gap can exist between the engineering team and the CAD software development team and how this gap can be bridged for successful collaboration. It concludes with a number of lessons learned which may also be useful to other engineering companies and software developers about to embark on computer-aided design.
Keywords
CAD; CAD/CAM; DP management; systems analysis; CAD system; CADCentre; COMPASS; Henry Hargreaves and Sons; computer-aided design; culture gap; engineering team; joint development; management problems; sheet metal ductwork; software developers; three-dimensional CADCAM system;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Computer-Aided Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0263-9327
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/cae.1985.0017
Filename
4806586
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