Illustrative subset of quotations from the exemplar cases, grouped by theme and aligned with specific steps of the Real-to-Real method
| Illustrative quotation (source) | Theme | Step |
|---|---|---|
| “… all development projects are characterized through relatively low analyzability, high dynamism and uncertainty, and frequently unclear and conflicting goals.” (Lehner, 2009, p. 196) | Barriers to Success | Step 1: Assess Target |
| “Gating systems are simply too linear and too rigid to adapt effectively to the unstable and rapidly changing markets and customer needs that drive today's new products.” (Cooper and Sommer, 2018, p. 18) | Barriers to Success | Step 1: Assess Target |
| “… the construction industry would benefit from gathering knowledge and learning new lessons from other industries with relevant experience in executing large and complex projects.” (Mejlænder-Larsen, 2015, p. 272) | Scanning for Inspiration | Step 1: Assess Target |
| “[The development of a performance] is a product development project and, consequently, the director has the function of a project manager and the actors form the project team.” (Lehner, 2009, p. 195) | Structural Equivalences | Step 2: Identify Source |
| “Despite being two different industries, the similarities in project execution … are many, including project phases, actors, management principles and use of technology.” (Mejlænder-Larsen, 2018, p. 325) | Structural Equivalences | Step 2: Identify Source |
| “Koskela analyzed each production paradigm to understand the historical and scientific origins, governing characteristics and attributes, as well as associated advantages and disadvantages as implied by realized industrial models.” (Abdelhamid et al., 2008, p. 9) | Holistic Assessment | Step 3: Evaluate Practices |
| “This paper derives a set of principles of staging projects which are proposed to especially contribute to development projects.” (Lehner, 2009, p. 195) | Reciprocal Framing Principle Abstraction | Step 4: Synthesize Principles |
| “The Agile Manifesto, the impetus for Agile product development practices, calls for a development process that values collaboration, response to change, and a working product.” (Cooper and Sommer, 2018, p. 18) | Principle Abstraction | Step 4: Synthesize Principles |
| “A hybrid model that integrates elements of both Agile and Stage-Gate can help companies capitalize on the strengths of both.” (Cooper and Sommer, 2018, p. 19) | Practice Translation | Step 5: Design Practices |
| “The correct way of applying lean construction is to consider how the principles can be implemented with specially developed techniques and processes.” (Abdelhamid et al., 2008, p. 12) | Practice Translation | Step 5: Design Practices |
| “Although in theory the Agile–Stage-Gate hybrid is suitable for all development projects, in practice the greatest advantages may be reaped in more ambiguous and uncertain initiatives.” (Cooper and Sommer, 2018, p. 25) | Operational Fit | Step 5: Design Practices |
| Illustrative quotation (source) | Theme | Step |
|---|---|---|
| “… all development projects are characterized through relatively low analyzability, high dynamism and uncertainty, and frequently unclear and conflicting goals.” ( | Step 1: Assess Target | |
| “Gating systems are simply too linear and too rigid to adapt effectively to the unstable and rapidly changing markets and customer needs that drive today's new products.” ( | Step 1: Assess Target | |
| “… the construction industry would benefit from gathering knowledge and learning new lessons from other industries with relevant experience in executing large and complex projects.” ( | Step 1: Assess Target | |
| “[The development of a performance] is a product development project and, consequently, the director has the function of a project manager and the actors form the project team.” ( | Step 2: Identify Source | |
| “Despite being two different industries, the similarities in project execution … are many, including project phases, actors, management principles and use of technology.” ( | Step 2: Identify Source | |
| “Koskela analyzed each production paradigm to understand the historical and scientific origins, governing characteristics and attributes, as well as associated advantages and disadvantages as implied by realized industrial models.” ( | Step 3: Evaluate Practices | |
| “This paper derives a set of principles of staging projects which are proposed to especially contribute to development projects.” ( | Step 4: Synthesize Principles | |
| “The Agile Manifesto, the impetus for Agile product development practices, calls for a development process that values collaboration, response to change, and a working product.” ( | Step 4: Synthesize Principles | |
| “A hybrid model that integrates elements of both Agile and Stage-Gate can help companies capitalize on the strengths of both.” ( | Step 5: Design Practices | |
| “The correct way of applying lean construction is to consider how the principles can be implemented with specially developed techniques and processes.” ( | Step 5: Design Practices | |
| “Although in theory the Agile–Stage-Gate hybrid is suitable for all development projects, in practice the greatest advantages may be reaped in more ambiguous and uncertain initiatives.” ( | Step 5: Design Practices |
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