Project-focus research sources

SYSE.1:11 states how these works inform the project-focus Method. The source roles and limits below bound that use; none supplies a universal engineering decision procedure.

• Kelly and Gero (2022), Reviewing the concept of design frames towards a cognitive model. A conceptual review supports revisable framing and distinguishes frames from their expressions.
• Litster, Cardoso and Hurst (2024), Analyzing problem framing in design teams: a systems mapping approach. Analysis of two datasets makes team-framing contributions inspectable; it does not establish causal improvement from a prescribed coordination Method.
• Nickel, Hurst and Duimering (2024), Contextual influences on trade-offs in engineering design: a qualitative study. A small qualitative study supports attention to context in trade-offs, with limited grounds for generalization.
• Toche, Pellerin and Fortin (2020), Set-based design: a review and new directions. This historical review, covering work through 2017, supplies the retained-alternatives line and its implementation gaps.
• Al Handawi et al. (2024), Design Space Exploration and Evaluation Using Margin-Based Trade-Offs. One aeroengine-component study supports exploring alternatives with margins under uncertainty; its particular design procedure and results do not transfer without qualification.
• Haasnoot et al. (2013), Dynamic adaptive policy pathways: A method for crafting robust decisions for a deeply uncertain world. A historical adaptation-pathways anchor supports staged choices and monitoring; the receiving project must establish its own triggers.
• Marchau et al., eds. (2019), Decision Making under Deep Uncertainty: From Theory to Practice. This collection develops several uncertainty-management approaches; it does not select one for every engineering project.
• Lempert et al. (2024), The use of decision making under deep uncertainty in the IPCC. The climate-assessment setting bounds the contribution to reasoning under deep uncertainty and adaptation.
• Akse (2024), Towards a conceptual model of uncertainty management for socio-technical innovations: A systematic review. The proposed synthesis supports context-sensitive uncertainty management; its conceptual model still needs further empirical testing.
• Chen, Liu and Chen (2021), The effectiveness of effectuation: a meta-analysis on contextual factors. The meta-analysis informs context-dependent entrepreneurial action, rather than proving one causal engineering Method.
• Zhang et al. (2023), The impact of decision-making styles (effectuation logic and causation logic) on firm performance: a meta-analysis. Associations with firm performance inform comparison of decision approaches; they do not establish universal causal effects.
• Rapp, Olbrich and Packard (2026 issue; published online 2025), A logic of entrepreneurial action without judgment? Effectuation revisited. The conceptual argument restores judgement to effectuation; it is not an empirical validation of a Systems Engineering procedure.