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5.3.1 Lessons Learnt From the Applications of QFD to the Definition of Complex Systems
Author(s) -
Hari Amihud,
Kasser Joseph E.,
Weiss Menachem P.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2006.tb02780.x
Subject(s) - quality function deployment , negotiation , function (biology) , computer science , process (computing) , software deployment , systems engineering , requirements elicitation , process management , engineering , software engineering , requirements analysis , operations management , sociology , software , social science , value engineering , evolutionary biology , biology , programming language , operating system
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been used to elucidate and negotiate requirements for at least 20 years. QFD has a lot to offer but when used to specify complex systems, has been found to have a number of deficiencies, has been perceived as a time consuming process and has been found as being difficult to apply to complex systems. This paper summarizes the top five lessons learned from 15 years of experience in using QFD in the elicitation, elucidation and negotiation of requirements for complex systems.