CIP project co-ordinator: Associate Professor Poul H.K. Hansen External partners: Center for Design Research,Stanford University, USA (Larry Leifer, Ozgür Eris, Ade Mabogunje) Project duration: 1999 ? 2004 Differences in terminology and points of departure make many studies of product development processes useful solely for their authors. This project has initiated web-based ontologies designed to boost study compatibility while networking researchers and serving a research source collation / findings substantiation func-tion.