Startup and management of a highly complex, interdisciplinary project

Author

Bradley, Edward F. ; Hoeppner, David W.

Author_Institution

Technology Management Associates Inc., Sandy, UT, USA

fYear

1991

fDate

27-31 Oct 1991

Firstpage

258

Lastpage

261

Abstract

The underlying management philosophy that was employed to launch the development of the latest design of artificial heart at the University of Utah, and the specifics of the design development philosophy, are discussed. The successes and setbacks that were experienced with the key program activities which were employed in this management process are also described. Those activities included: concurrent engineering concepts; strong customer orientation; a CPM (critical path method)-based project management approach; improved design documentation procedures; and formalized design review and approval procedures

Keywords

artificial organs; design engineering; project engineering; research and development management; R&D; USA; artificial heart; concurrent engineering; critical path method; customer orientation; design; documentation; interdisciplinary project; management; product development; research; Artificial heart; Cities and towns; Design engineering; Design methodology; Humans; Implants; Project management; Prototypes; Reliability engineering; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technology Management : the New International Language

Conference_Location

Portland, OR

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0161-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PICMET.1991.183628

Filename

183628