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Proof-of-concept i produktutvecklingsprocessen

Westberg, Johan (2014) MMK820 20141
Innovation
Abstract
This Master´s Thesis has been carried out at the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Science, LTH and is about studying the signification and importance of “proof of concept” and its place in the product development process. The first part of this assignment consisted of examining existing product development methodologies and to find out to what extent the proof of concept activity is incorporated into these process models. It turned out that none of the analyzed works has incorporated the proof of concept activity into their process models, but Ulrich och Eppinger [2], Ullman [3], Otto och Wood [4] was chosen to be analyzed further as they used “proof of concept prototypes” as a tool in their product development theory.
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This Master´s Thesis has been carried out at the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Science, LTH and is about studying the signification and importance of “proof of concept” and its place in the product development process. The first part of this assignment consisted of examining existing product development methodologies and to find out to what extent the proof of concept activity is incorporated into these process models. It turned out that none of the analyzed works has incorporated the proof of concept activity into their process models, but Ulrich och Eppinger [2], Ullman [3], Otto och Wood [4] was chosen to be analyzed further as they used “proof of concept prototypes” as a tool in their product development theory.
Next, the significance behind proof of concept and how to use it in product development was further analyzed by looking into other fields, such as software development, and a definition was suggested. The suggested definition is: “a proof of an idea or method that is technologically feasible in practice.” This is done in practice by building a physical prototype. Proof of concept prototypes are built with as cheap and readily available materials as possible and only the necessary subsystems of the product are prototyped.
In order to establish the place of the proof of concept activity in the development process further analyses of prototypes were performed. Problems with finding the right place due to the classifications of prototypes together with the nature of proof of concept prototypes were identified, but suggestions were made on how to incorporate the proof of concepts activity in the product development process. (Less)
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author
Westberg, Johan
supervisor
organization
course
MMK820 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
proof of concept, product development, concept development, engineering design, engineering methodology
language
Swedish
id
4694141
date added to LUP
2014-10-03 10:12:04
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2014-10-03 10:12:04
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  abstract     = {{This Master´s Thesis has been carried out at the Division of Machine Design, Department of Design Science, LTH and is about studying the signification and importance of “proof of concept” and its place in the product development process. The first part of this assignment consisted of examining existing product development methodologies and to find out to what extent the proof of concept activity is incorporated into these process models. It turned out that none of the analyzed works has incorporated the proof of concept activity into their process models, but Ulrich och Eppinger [2], Ullman [3], Otto och Wood [4] was chosen to be analyzed further as they used “proof of concept prototypes” as a tool in their product development theory.
Next, the significance behind proof of concept and how to use it in product development was further analyzed by looking into other fields, such as software development, and a definition was suggested. The suggested definition is: “a proof of an idea or method that is technologically feasible in practice.” This is done in practice by building a physical prototype. Proof of concept prototypes are built with as cheap and readily available materials as possible and only the necessary subsystems of the product are prototyped. 
In order to establish the place of the proof of concept activity in the development process further analyses of prototypes were performed. Problems with finding the right place due to the classifications of prototypes together with the nature of proof of concept prototypes were identified, but suggestions were made on how to incorporate the proof of concepts activity in the product development process.}},
  author       = {{Westberg, Johan}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Proof-of-concept i produktutvecklingsprocessen}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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