10.2.2 Proposition of a methodology and tools for the management of innovative design projects

Abstract

Abstract. This paper deals about the development of new methods and tools to support the management of projects dealing with the design of innovative systems. Currently, there are only few methods and virtually no tool making possible to ensure in a formal way of the design choices coherence with those of project management. This involves risks of incoherencies which can have technical and economical consequences (low quality, wrong deadlines, higher costs...). It is to fill this gap that we currently develop tools, in collaboration with academics and industrials partners, based on a specific representation integrating both technological and organizational data, which will help the designers and the project leader in their respective tasks. In this paper, we present a methodology which, thanks to the interaction of various tools, will lead to establish this project representation and assist the actors of the project in their choices of design and management and so reduces project costs, delays and risks.