Collaborative Project Brief Scorecard method : evaluating product design projects to aid design effort estimation

Holliman, A. and Thomson, A. and Hird, A. (2020) Collaborative Project Brief Scorecard method : evaluating product design projects to aid design effort estimation. Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference, 1. pp. 1445-1454. ISSN 2633-7762 (https://doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.298)

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Abstract

Designers use their tacit knowledge to estimate project design effort needs, which can be enhanced through the understanding of the factors that most influence those needs. Evaluating and assessing project briefs against these factors can assist designers when planning their projects. The Collaborative Project Brief Scorecard (CPDS) Method identifies those factors and produces a scorecard for designers to evaluate project briefs based on these factors and allows for project comparisons, aids in past project recall and provides a focal point for collaborative reflection on design activities.