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Manage product design cycles

design-processskillsetup L164
Tibsfox/gsd-skill-creator
What it does

Structure engineering problem definition and design iteration

Best for

Defining complex engineering problems with multiple competing objectives before design

Inputs
  • · Customer need statement
  • · Constraints list
  • · Stakeholder requirements
Outputs
  • · Problem statement
  • · Requirements specification
  • · Pugh matrix
  • · Design trade-study
Requires
  • · Morphological charts
  • · TRIZ database (optional)
  • · Trade-study spreadsheet
Preconditions
  • · Stakeholder access for requirements
  • · Prior art research completed
Failure modes
  • · Requirements creep during iteration
  • · Premature convergence to first idea
  • · Unmeasurable requirements
Trust signals
  • · Phase 1-9 cycle documented
  • · Template for problem statement
  • · Constraint matrix example
  • · Morphological chart worked example