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Project management and management of design: Teaching and tools

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 1998

PATRICK LITTLE
PATRICK LITTLE
Affiliation:
Department of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, 301 E. 12th Street, Claremont, CA 91711, U.S.A.
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Abstract

While there are many project management tools and software packages available, these are not widely used in the design curriculum at colleges and universities. This may reflect some of the differences between conventional projects and design activities. In particular, the open-ended nature of design activities and the need to clarify the client's intention may lead to the conclusion that conventional project management tools are only useful for the most routine activities in the design process. It is suggested that there is a market for a new set of tools for teaching the management of design. These tools should incorporate the most useful of the current management tools and integrate them with some of the requirements of effective design, including support for clarification of objectives, functional analysis, and generation and evaluation of alternatives.

Keywords

Project ManagementManagement of DesignTeaching of Design
Type
POSITION PAPER
Information
AI EDAM , Volume 12 , Issue 1 , January 1998 , pp. 49 - 50
Copyright
© 1998 Cambridge University Press

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