Critical Success Factors of Product Development Projects in the Automotive Industry

Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the critical success factors (CSFs), as well as respective best practices (BPs) associated with those factors, using a case survey of the employees of Ford Motor Company working in different development centers around the world. The company&...

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Autores principales: Almeida,Oberti, Figueiredo,Paulo S., Estevão-Beal,Valter, Uchoa-Passos,Francisco
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Publicado: Universidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y Negocios 2020
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spelling oai:scielo:S0718-272420200002000562020-10-14Critical Success Factors of Product Development Projects in the Automotive IndustryAlmeida,ObertiFigueiredo,Paulo S.Estevão-Beal,ValterUchoa-Passos,Francisco project management front-end in product development critical success factors product development automotive Industry Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the critical success factors (CSFs), as well as respective best practices (BPs) associated with those factors, using a case survey of the employees of Ford Motor Company working in different development centers around the world. The company’s project managers were asked to respond to two structured questionnaires. The results confirm the study’s assumption that the order of importance of the CSFs of the automotive industry differ from those of other industries in general. The results also reflect the importance of the front end (FE) phase in the new product development process. Regional differences were also observed. Neglecting CSFs can lead to delayed decision-making, resulting in higher development costs or cancellations of projects.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessUniversidad Alberto Hurtado. Facultad de Economía y NegociosJournal of technology management & innovation v.15 n.2 20202020-08-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-27242020000200056en10.4067/S0718-27242020000200056
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topic project management
front-end in product development
critical success factors
product development
automotive Industry
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front-end in product development
critical success factors
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Figueiredo,Paulo S.
Estevão-Beal,Valter
Uchoa-Passos,Francisco
Critical Success Factors of Product Development Projects in the Automotive Industry
description Abstract: The objective of this study was to determine the critical success factors (CSFs), as well as respective best practices (BPs) associated with those factors, using a case survey of the employees of Ford Motor Company working in different development centers around the world. The company’s project managers were asked to respond to two structured questionnaires. The results confirm the study’s assumption that the order of importance of the CSFs of the automotive industry differ from those of other industries in general. The results also reflect the importance of the front end (FE) phase in the new product development process. Regional differences were also observed. Neglecting CSFs can lead to delayed decision-making, resulting in higher development costs or cancellations of projects.
author Almeida,Oberti
Figueiredo,Paulo S.
Estevão-Beal,Valter
Uchoa-Passos,Francisco
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