Risk Management and Designers
Project managers, sourcing or supplier management, and business management: all of these functions look at risk management a little bit differently than product development functions. But designers have input into all of them. Also, some of the risk management methods from these other functions are inputs into the design process. Risk Management Associated with Design Business management…
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When we’re trying to innovate, we can get trapped into the old thinking that the solution has to be out there somewhere. We need to think outside the box to find the solution to a problem. So, we gather up a team and start brainstorming. I mean, just think of the word, the image that word conjures up: a wild free for…
Read MoreIntroducing “Quality during Design”
The “why” of what started Quality during Design, a podcast blog and website for designers about using quality and reliability methods during the design process.
Read MoreMaking Business Systems Remediation-Resistant
Build upon your current business systems to make them adaptable.
Read MoreA View of Auditing (from Atop a Horse)
Use auditors regularly to keep track of your business systems, as a supplement to metrics.
Read MoreIt’s Better to Broaden Who We Think are Customers
Shifting our view to be customer-centric can improve our workplace, grow and strengthen our network, and introduce opportunities.
Read MoreIntegrating Quality and Reliability Engineering Earlier in New Designs
Inviting ourselves to the conversation early can cultivate working relationships that best utilize Quality and Reliability methods.
Read MoreUse Mini-Reports to Better Communicate, Organize and Recruit
A mini-report is a simple tool that is effective at communicating technical information, becomes a resource for later for ourselves, and can be a learning and recruiting tool for future practitioners.
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