Digitalização de um programa de ideias: análise do processo de implantação e resultados

Abstract

This paper approaches the analysis of the digitization process of a program of ideas. Performs the mapping of the previous state and after digitization. Describes how the digital program implementation process occurred. Identifies the benefits that have arisen from changes in the process. Check the benefits of digitization for engineering. In addition, it identifies design challenges. Regarding the nature of the research, it was opted for the applied research due to the practical disposition, being exploratory, since it aimed to clarify the process of digitization of the program of ideas. A qualitative analysis of the data was performed, aiming at the description and understanding of the theme studied. The method was defined as a case study in order to explore the theme in its real context, using a single case for an in-depth study. The place chosen for the development of the research was a company in the field of agricultural machinery located in the metropolitan region of Porto Alegre with about 1000 employees. The company was chosen for the case study because it went through a process of digitizing the ideas program in 2020. As an instrument for data collection, semi-structured interviews were used, and interviews guided by a script with open questions were conducted, allowing the interviewee to add different information in order to enrich the research. Regarding data analysis, the content analysis technique was used, performing a pre-analysis, exploration of the material and treatment of the results. As main results, it was highlight the improvement and reduction of the flow of idea capture, the digitization of the program database, the creation of a visual flowchart with real time access and the increase of ideas after the implementation of the digital solution.