Roadmapping as a platform for developing management toolkits: A collaborative design approach with the LEGO Group

Kerr, C and Phaal, R and Thams, K (2017) Roadmapping as a platform for developing management toolkits: A collaborative design approach with the LEGO Group. In: Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), 2017-7-9 to 2017-7-13 pp. 1-11..

Abstract

© 2017 IEEE. Roadmapping holds a unique position in industrially-relevant management tools: It can act as an integrative central hub to which other tools easily connect. Unfortunately, this type of application is generally not considered. Therefore, we are championing roadmapping as a platform for developing management toolkits. This positions roadmapping as a foundational building block when integrating a set of tools which are configured to address a range of corporate challenges and activities. To illustrate the premise of 'roadmapping as a toolkit platform' and provide a proof-ofconcept, this paper will report on a collaborative research engagement between the University of Cambridge and the LEGO Group which prototyped a management toolkit underpinned by roadmapping.