Doing Project and Innovation
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Transcript of Doing Project and Innovation
Doing Project and Innovation
Y. RongJune 2008
Modified in Feb. 2009
Industrial leaders Initiation of a project (any project) Innovative way to do: NABC
◦Need analysis◦Approach determination◦Benefit/cost analysis◦Competitors
Innovative, entrepreneur, and global valuable engineers
How to identify/define a project ?◦ Problem to solve – need (not only to learn)◦ Need from industry (background)◦ General area of study◦ Specific problem to solve
What is a good project ?◦ Interesting problem – meaningful◦ No answers◦ Right scope
??
Questions (1)
Why team ?◦ Or virtually you work with people in the area◦ More ideas◦ Multiple expertise◦ Task division◦ Learn big picture / other people’s work◦ Practice real working conditions
What is leadership ?◦ Be responsible◦ Own the project
Questions (2)
How to start ?◦ Understand/define problem
Need – tell story◦ Understand the background
The state of the art – tools to use vs. developing tools◦ Set goal / objectives◦ Decide methods◦ Make a plan◦ Estimate the outcomes – impact ?
◦ Innovation theory NABC
Questions (3)
Why is the process important ?◦ Engineering project vs. student project◦ Justify every steps◦ Where are the details ?
Why is communication important ?◦ Understand the problem, ideas/method, and ……◦ Do the things need to be done (only)◦ Make your thought understood, adjusted and accepted
How to communicate ?◦ Intention◦ Be prepared – with an objective◦ Right questions – with expectation of response◦ Then right people and right time
Questions (4)
What are good results from the project ?◦ Solution of the problem, and also general
hopefully◦ Innovative and feasible/can be realized◦ Impact/improvement of current operation◦ Failure vs value of the project ??
◦ Measured and determined by the objective definition !!!
◦ Acceptance by customer (who ?)◦ Academic value is determined at the project
planning stage
Questions (5)
Different from classroom learning Not for taking exam, but to prepare for real
work Academic and non-academic achievements How to evaluate ?
◦ Telling stories ?◦ Follow up study ?◦ And ?
Summary 1
Engineering education◦ Early age: experimental study◦ Since 1970s: math modeling and numerical
solutions◦ Now: entrepreneurship
Decision making Multi-objectives Many tools developed and available Tool selection, knowledge integration Decision making through communication Task oriented and pull strategy
◦ Need for globalization Global economics, global research and development Global education Working with people from different cultural environment
Another angle: Education goal
Own the project◦ Initiate necessary activities to conduct the project
◦ Make vague condition clear
Working with people◦ Partners, advisors, and the sponsor
◦ Lab and shop people too
Seek help and keep progress Help each other
Project planning - Progress control◦ Change vs. plan
Change of condition Change of the goal ??
◦ How to deal with changes Communication
Doing good projects
Problem definition◦ From vague to clear ◦ Solution to seek
Current techniques◦ Identify gaps of current technology and the
solution of the problem Define objectives and expected results Decide methods and procedure Do the work
Doing/how to start a Project
Problem ◦ A negative statement
Goal Objectives
◦ Scope of the project Method and procedure
◦ Tasks and plan Expected results
Project planning (an overlap)
Need for new knowledge◦ Where to learn ?
Problems in physical world◦ What is the problem in general ?◦ Why the problem is important ?◦ What is current practice ?◦ Then what is the problem specifically
Technical preparation◦ What techniques are needed to solve the problem ?◦ How the technology has been developed ?◦ What is the current status of the technology ?
What can and cannot do with it ? Why ? What tools are available ?
◦ Then what is the gap ? Possible to get there ?
Background preparation
Problem formulation◦ Customer need study ◦ Requirement list◦ Technical specification
Conceptual design◦ Ideas ◦ Comparison and justification◦ State of the art◦ Technical challenges
Detail design◦ Structural design with parameters◦ Analysis and feedback
Verification and prototyping Ramp-up for mass production
Design Projects – compare with NABC
Problem formulation◦ Company information◦ Customer need study ◦ Requirement list◦ Technical specification
Current “system” analysis◦ Data collection – what should know ?◦ Problem identification – any principle to use ?◦ Roof-cause analysis◦ Possible ways to improve
Generating solution◦ Structural design with parameters◦ Analysis and feedback
Verification and prototyping Ramp-up for implementation
Industrial Projects: need focused
Define Measure Analysis Improve Control
In comparison with NABC
Six sigma methodology
Difference from a project done by smart high students◦ Systematic study◦ Justification in each step◦ ??
Different from competition type of projects◦ Real problem◦ Unknown results◦ Accessed by application◦ Both innovative and valuable, but different
Engineering projects
Introduction Background Method Results Conclusions Reference Appendices
Report format – thesis ?
General area Specific problem Goal and objectives Gap between the solution and current
knowledge Expected results
Write a good introduction
Company Product and processes Problems – key technology Areas of study - literature review Current study – literature review Relevant to objectives Problems remained as a summary ??
Background study
Methods/procedure◦ Against the objectives
Results◦ For each objective in a logic way◦ Evidence of conclusions (to prove)
Conclusions ◦ List each without evidence
Reference ◦ Not only the web-site
Appendix ◦ More detailed evidence
Need more details !!!!!! Use “all” figures in the presentation
Other components in report
Personal ability◦ Technical development
Project initiation Logic thinking Problem solving – skill ?
◦ Communication◦ Writing◦ Presentation
Logic drive – lean More figures, less words Phrases, not sentences
◦ Team work and leadership◦ ??
Gain from doing projects
Students gain ability and skills on Communicating effectively in various contexts Understanding of professional & ethical responsibility Understand solution impacts and sustain/exploit
benefits Project management and relationship management Quick response to changes, etc.
Impact on the students Broad vision on global economy and culture Better job opportunity Confidence
Gain from doing projects – a overlap
Everything can be a project One important component of study
◦ Most important ? How innovative could it be ?
Your opinion ?
Thanks for your attention
Summary
Talk about your project in 5 minutes Basically telling a story on what you are
doing◦ Why, what, and so what
Comments from audience◦ Positive first◦ Negative followed◦ General comments
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