Abstract
Small design teams engaged on co-operative work in the international arena typically find themselves beset by problems relating to time schedules, inadequate briefs, information flow and communication, project management, language and cultural issues. Such problems, when arising in projects of short duration, and not having the benefits of dedicated management, may increase project length, decrease the efficiency and satisfaction of project members (and reduce their willingness to participate in such ventures again) and reduce the extent to which the finished design meets the initial requirements. This paper outlines a series of low cost, high impact intervention strategies to assist design teams working in this area. The starting point for the development of these strategies was the development of a method to uncover and trace problems through the design process. The method we developed to do this is described. Along with the resultant intervention strategies and an assessment of their efficiency.
Citation
Lee, L., Woodcock, A., and Scrivener, S. (2002) Intervention strategies for alleviating problems in international co-operative design projects, in Durling, D. and Shackleton, J. (eds.), Common Ground - DRS International Conference 2002, 5-7 September, London, United Kingdom. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drs-conference-papers/drs2002/researchpapers/47
Intervention strategies for alleviating problems in international co-operative design projects
Small design teams engaged on co-operative work in the international arena typically find themselves beset by problems relating to time schedules, inadequate briefs, information flow and communication, project management, language and cultural issues. Such problems, when arising in projects of short duration, and not having the benefits of dedicated management, may increase project length, decrease the efficiency and satisfaction of project members (and reduce their willingness to participate in such ventures again) and reduce the extent to which the finished design meets the initial requirements. This paper outlines a series of low cost, high impact intervention strategies to assist design teams working in this area. The starting point for the development of these strategies was the development of a method to uncover and trace problems through the design process. The method we developed to do this is described. Along with the resultant intervention strategies and an assessment of their efficiency.