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The technical logic of research and development programs
Author(s) -
Lane H. W.,
Beddows R. G.,
Lawrence P. R.
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
randd management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.253
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1467-9310
pISSN - 0033-6807
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9310.1981.tb00442.x
Subject(s) - terminology , task (project management) , computer science , perspective (graphical) , value (mathematics) , process (computing) , engineering management , management science , systems engineering , artificial intelligence , engineering , programming language , philosophy , linguistics , machine learning
During a study of nine major research programs at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Bell Laboratories the standard terminology for describing the stages of research and development was found to be of limited value [1], It was necessary to look behind terms such as ‘basic’ or ‘applied’ to uncover the important characteristics of the research task itself. This article presents a new perspective on the R & D process developed during this research. The framework is described and used to analyze and compare the performance of two of the programs—Bell's Millimeter Waveguide Program and NIH's Artificial Heart Program.