Ford Motor CompanyHuman-Machine Interaction Team

Bingran GuoChanda PhelanKimberly Springer Cory Weaver

Ford’s original project scope

Too many cooks in the kitchen

Scope

• “Define one core process for the interface lifecycle (requirement gathering, design, development, approval, testing, signoff, release, launch and ongoing improvement) as well as assist with identifying the barriers to such a change and how to overcome them.”

7 interviews in 4 weeks

Interview teams• Cory & Chanda - managers• Kimberly & George – designers/engineers

Data collection

• Roughly divided between managers and designers/engineers

• Plus one collaborator from outside HMI

Findings-Overview

Findings-Sharing

Findings-Culture

Findings-Research

Findings-Design & Review

Recommendations-People

Recommendations-Space

Recommendations-Sharing system

Recommendations-Work Schedule

Recommendations-Research

Conclusion