A major feature of the IPD (Integrated Product Development) model is that the project is not driven by one or several departments, but is completed collaboratively by a new team formed by the main project participants. The members first establish a cooperative relationship in the form of a multi-party agreement, specify unified goals for the participants, and strongly associate the interests of each participating member with the project goals and results.
By organizing company resources across departments, the project team has unified goals, unified responsibilities, unified management, and unified performance. The IPD team works collaboratively in the same direction during the project operation.
Based on the theoretical basis of IPD (Integrated Product Development), a complete IPD (Integrated Product Development) requires the company to establish an integrated portfolio management team (IPMT) , a technology research and development team (TDT) , a product research and development team (PDT) , and a full life cycle across departments. The management team (LMT) then promotes collaboration among all participants through effective incentives, maximizes the use of the experience of all parties, and jointly manages the construction of the project. The team's work runs throughout the entire life cycle of the project. Therefore, a mutually trusting and capable IPD team is the guarantee for improving work efficiency and decision-making accuracy.
1. Principles of IPD (Integrated Product Development) team formation
1. Mutual respect, cooperation and mutual trust
Mutual respect and trust are the most important principles when forming a team in the IPD (Integrated Product Development) delivery model. The IPD (Integrated Product Development) delivery model requires open and transparent information between project teams and open communication and cooperation among team members. Only when all parties respect and trust each other, team members need to eliminate antagonistic relationships, share information, share risks, and work together to achieve project goals.
2. Clarify the core competencies of members
Core competencies are professional skills that members must have when forming a team. Team members participating in IPD projects must have corresponding professional abilities, be able to meet the requirements of project construction, and be willing to contribute their own efforts to the operation of the IPD (Integrated Product Development) delivery model. core capabilities to avoid duplication of resources and waste.
3. Make overall project planning
The IPD delivery model uses the entire project as the unit of accounting and pursues a win-win situation among stakeholders. When forming a team, members should try to reduce transaction costs and disputes between all parties in engineering construction activities as much as possible. Communicate costs so that the total cost of the project is minimized.
4. Improve project risk control
There are risks and uncertainties in any delivery model. The IPD (Integrated Product Development) delivery model also has risks during construction. In general, the external environment and market risks faced by IPD (Integrated Product Development) are different from those under the traditional delivery model. There is no difference in risk, except that IPD (Integrated Product Development) gives full play to its subjective initiative internally and redistributes team members according to their abilities. When forming a project team, it is necessary to fully measure the company's organizational structure, corporate culture, management philosophy, etc., select suitable partners to form a team, and try to avoid or reduce risks in project operation.
The above principles are the basic principles when the IPD (Integrated Product Development) team is first formed. It should be noted that the selection of team members must be fully and carefully considered. However, due to the differences between different projects, when selecting partners, we must respond flexibly according to the R&D needs of different projects. In addition to grasping the basic principles, we also need to comprehensively consider factors such as the market and the company itself, and make decisions based on the specific circumstances of the project. The focus when forming the team is to ensure the achievement of project goals.
2. Steps to establish an IPD (Integrated Product Development) team
1. Project attribute analysis
IPD (Integrated Product Development) Before the project starts, the construction scale, complexity, funding sources, etc. of the project need to be clarified. Based on the analysis results, determine the composition of personnel who need to participate, the number and proportion of inputs, etc.
2. Identify project stakeholders
Analyze the relevant departments and personnel that may be involved in the construction of the IPD (Integrated Product Development) project. They can be divided into internal stakeholders and external stakeholders according to their relationship with the project. Internal stakeholders are the various participants in the project. The external stakeholders are mainly construction regulatory authorities, etc.
3. Form a project core team
In the early stage of the IPD (Integrated Product Development) project, it is necessary to determine the roles of important participants and form an IPD core group. The selection of core group members is crucial and must be carefully considered.
4. Select other project participants
After the IPD core is successfully formed, the team members will make a joint decision and select other project-related participants on the basis of mutual understanding to determine the value, mission, interests and goals of each participant.
5. Develop project agreement
The roles and responsibilities of the participants in the team should be clearly defined, key provisions on work content, obligations and risk allocation should be clear, and open and transparent communication and collaboration should be ensured in the agreement.
At this point, we have completed the formation of the IPD team. Next, we need all team members to do their best to participate in the project construction and work together for the success of the project.
In general, IPD (Integrated Product Development) not only provides a set of advanced R&D concept models for corporate teams, but also provides a set of reference and executable process systems, which companies can use based on the company's development situation. Based on this, we can carry out combination optimization to develop application frameworks and solutions that suit our current situation and development.