METHOD ADAPTATION - A WAY TO IMPROVE METHODICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
DS 32: Proceedings of DESIGN 2004, the 8th International Design Conference, Dubrovnik, Croatia
Year: 2004
Editor: Marjanovic D.
Author: Braun, T.; Lindemann, U.
Section: MULTIDISCIPLINARY ASPECTS OF DESIGN
Page(s): 977 - 982
Abstract
Users often are not able to select, adapt and apply adequate methods. This is ascertained as a main reason for still reserved method application in product development. Existing approaches are adjusted to specific application areas – adaptation hints are hardly available. The objective is to improve method transfer by providing instruments especially focusing on support in flexible adaptation of methods. Adaptation has to be task-oriented and resources-oriented particularly user-specific and situational. Mechanisms for method adaptation are introduced, which are based on the principle of identification and adjustment of method application conditions that characterize an underlying task and corresponding method attributes of applied methods.
Keywords: method adaptation, design support, method transfer, design methodology