7. Mistakes to avoid
The most common errors in value analysis are as follows:
implement tools without mobilizing the "value mindset";
be satisfied with the opinions of the company's "internal" managers;
do not challenge the expression of needs ("what for?"), even by users;
demand precise figures to get started (it's better to start with estimates and then go into greater detail to validate ideas and even implement them);
standardize the solution, instead of adapting it to the needs of each category of user;
over-detailing the analysis: the level of detail can always be specified at a later stage;
hold too many working meetings (5 to 10 are enough, otherwise a...
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Value Analysis, a key to the future , AFAV, 4th edition
Lawrence D. Miles, Techniques of Value Analysis and Engineering , 1989, available as free e-book : http://wendt.library.wisc.edu/miles/milesbook.html
Delafolie G. J., Analyse de la...
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