4. Express and check the validity of the purpose of the study?
Every study is a risk-taking exercise, requiring an investment in time, skills, human resources and machinery. In view of the costs involved, it's essential to have the purpose of the study and the issues at stake validated.
4.1 Your report
The limits of the study are defined in working sessions. A first approach is to compare the potential results of the functional analysis (FA) with the potential costs forecast for the study. Summarize your work and conclude on the validity of the study goal.
It's a group effort. You must go through :
classic methods of decision-making and group facilitation ;
criteria selection and prioritization ;
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AFNOR NF X 50-100 November 2011: Value Management – Functional analysis, fundamental characteristics – Functional analysis: functional analysis of the need (or external) and technical/product functional analysis (or internal) – Requirements for deliverables and implementation procedures
AFNOR NF X 50-151 September 2007: Value Management – Functional expression...
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Acronyms and abbreviations
IPR: predictive risk index
AF: functional analysis
EME: external environment element
LED: light-emitting diode lamp
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