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VALUE ANALYSIS TO IMPROVE SYSTEM ARCHITECTING

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 July 2021

Alexis Lalevée,
Nadège Troussier,
Eric Blanco and
Mahmoud Chakroun
Alexis Lalevée*
Affiliation:
Université de Technologie de Troyes - CREIDD;Univ. Grenoble-Alpes - Grenoble-INP, G-SCOP;Euro Contrôle Projet;
Nadège Troussier
Affiliation:
Université de Technologie de Troyes - CREIDD;
Eric Blanco
Affiliation:
Univ. Grenoble-Alpes - Grenoble-INP, G-SCOP;Ecole de l'Air BA701
Mahmoud Chakroun
Affiliation:
Euro Contrôle Projet;
*
Lalevée, Alexis, University of Technology of Troyes CREIDD France, alexis.lalevee@utt.fr

Abstract

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Value Analysis (VA) is a collaborative method that could be used to make a decision in the early phase of complex projects. In this framework, Stakeholders are involved into the process of decisionmaking and project success is facilitated. Systeme Architechting (SA) is a set of processes used for the conceptual phase of the design of complex systems while System Engineering (SE) is the set of processes used for the design phase of the system. In complex projects, Stakeholders are multiple and carry specific technical, social and environmental expectations that define their perceived Value of the project. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate that VA and SA are two complementary approaches to collect and analyse Stakeholder needs in a complex project. The article presents an analysis of the literature review on VA and SA / SE. Based on this analysis, an illustration case is proposed to show how to integrate VA into SA to understand the needs of Stakeholders. The article concludes that the two methods VA and SA can be combined to analyze and would allow following several dimensions of Value (economic, social and environmental) within a complex project.

Keywords

Systems Engineering (SE)Value AnalysisStakeholderCollaborative designEcodesign

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Proceedings of the Design Society , Volume 1: ICED21 , August 2021, pp. 3389 - 3398
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