P

roject

R

isk

M

anagement

Building Ecosystem &

Prototyping

R

isk and

U

ncertainty

• What is the difference?
• How we can deal with risk and

uncertainty?

• What kinds of risk and

uncertainty you deal with in you
project

?

What do we have in

practice?

Eco

system in

eco

nomy

“Business

ecosystem

is a dynamic

structure which consists of an
interconnected population of organizations.
These organizations can be small firms,
large corporations, universities, research
centers, public sector organizations, and
other parties which influence the system”

Mirva Peltoniemi, Elisa Vuori

Work in group:

what

is my

ecosystem?

P

rototyping

• A prototype is an early

sample or

model

built to test a concept or

process or to act as a thing to be
replicated or learned from. 

• Prototyping is a method used by

designers

to acquire feedback

from users

about future designs. 

• Prototyping is the process of

building a model

of a system

D

esign

w

ith

u

sers

D

irections of

p

rototyping

• A

horisontal

prototype appears to

have a very broad range of the
intended future features, but only
very little of the actual functionality
of the features is implemented. 

• A

vertical

prototype only has very

few features, which on the other
hand are almost fully implemented or
at least so-called "walking skeletons"

The

a

dvantages of

p

rototypes

•

Prototypes incite criticism from users because
they may be low-cost and low-fidelity. If a user is
presented with an early version of a system that
has required substantial work, he/she is likely to
be more reluctant (as well as able) to criticise it.

•

Prototypes comply with the wish to show fast
results to the client

•

Prototypes have the advantage of 'grounding'
the discussion during a user session, making the
sure the session does not get too much off track.

The

a

dvantages of

p

rototypes

• Not only can the prototype function as a

discussion medium between designer and user
but also between the members of the design
team.

• Prototypes incite and legalise experimentation

as they are inexpensive to alter.

• Prototypes focus on content and functionality

and turn attention away from details of design.

• Prototypes make it possible to get a formal

approval of the design from both developers
and the client before you proceed to the
development stage

And some

more…

W

ork in

g

roups: go

out

side!