A Framework for Development Process Design and its use for Establishing Intellectual Property Governance : Introduction of the PROVE framework using a case study

Abstract

As manmade systems become increasingly complex, a multitude of tasks needs to be performed in coordination throughout their development lifecycle. In this paper, we introduce a new framework – consisting of a method and a modeling notation – that can facilitate development planning within an organization and/or project, as well as improve the coordination of multiple development efforts in System of Systems development. Then, we describe a real life application of this framework to an organizational process and policy design situation of introducing intellectual property governance into a large enterprise which specializes in systems development.