Enabling Distributed Teams – A Process Model for Early and Continuous Method Validation

DS 116: Proceedings of the DESIGN2022 17th International Design Conference

Year: 2022
Editor: Mario Štorga, Stanko Škec, Tomislav Martinec, Dorian Marjanović
Author: Katharina Duehr (1), Jana Grimminger (2), Simon Rapp (1), Albert Albers (1), Nikola Bursac (2)
Series: DESIGN
Institution: 1: Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; 2: TRUMPF GmbH + Co. KG, Germany
Section: Organisation, Collaboration and Management
Page(s): 161-170
DOI number: https://doi.org/10.1017/pds.2022.17
ISSN: 2732-527X (Online)

Abstract

Neglecting challenges of distributed collaboration can lead to significant efficiency and effectiveness losses in agile, distributed development teams. The EDiT method provides support for improving distributed collaboration of development teams. To ensure acceptance, applicability, and contribution to success in industrial development practice, it is necessary to validate the EDiT method. The goal of this contribution is the development of a process model for early and incremental validation of the EDiT method in the field finally leading to a validation of the EDiT method itself.

Keywords: distributed design, design teams, teamwork, agile development, process improvement