A quantitative assessment system for method introduction procedures

Today, the importance of the system development process increases with the heightened pace of new product introductions on the market. Therefore, companies try to optimize their system development process. Concurrent Engineering is one approach to accelerate the system development process. To achieve this acceleration, new methods have to be introduced into the company and the existing process and organisation have to be adapted. However, there is a lack of support for designing the actual method introduction. This paper aims to close that gap by providing an assessment approach for evaluating different introduction procedures with respect to duration, cost and quality. This assessment system is developed from two sides: First, axioms of the method introduction are determined, which describe a good introduction procedure. Second, a goal system is developed, which finally is combined with the axioms. This assessment system supports the selection of an introduction procedure that protects resources and yields the greatest benefits for the company.