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Update to Decision Patterns
The Decision Driven® Solutions Framework (DDSF) has built-in support for the use of knowledge patterns. This includes the ability to create and maintain a hierarchical pattern for a set of requirements, decisions or architecture elements. These patterns can be used … Continue reading
Trade studies
If you have worked as or with a systems engineer from the Defense and Aerospace industries, you have very likely heard the term “trade study” used to describe a type of design analysis and the white paper or report that … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Concepts, Decision Driven Innovation, Decision Driven Product Development, Decision Driven Strategy
Tagged decision, decision analysis, decision frame, decision scope, design margin, modeling, problem domain, product design, prototype, simulation, solution space, spider chart, systems engineer, systems engineering, tornado chart, trade space, trady study, white paper
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New product innovation decisions
I’ve mentioned previously that a Decision Breakdown Structure (DBS) provides a very powerful innovation framework for creating breakthrough products and services. Although every decision within a Decision Breakdown Structure can be an innovation “node”, some decisions are more innovation-rich than … Continue reading
Criteria: Functional Model
In my previous post, I said that “Functional design is not just adding up the list of functions …, but rather organizing them into a lean, mean performing machine.” Functional design is a fairly abstract process, so it’s quite helpful … Continue reading
Decision: Functional Model
Form – Fit – FUNCTION. I’ve always wondered why this little design ditty isn’t inverted; the heart of any product design lies in its Functional Model. This decision determines which capabilities the product will deliver to the end user; a … Continue reading
Decision: Solution Architecture
Within the Solution Concept branch of the Decision Driven® Product Design pattern, there’s a rich set of design decisions that address Solution Architecture. These are the engineering decisions that balance how the product will be realized between hardware, software and … Continue reading
Posted in Decision Driven Architecture, Decision Patterns
Tagged allocation, automation, automation boundary, block diagram, decision, decision network, decision priority, design, DFX, engineering, hardware, ilities, layer model, product architecture, product design, software, specialty engineering, state model, systems engineering
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Decision: Product Concept
Deep in the Target Markets branch of the Decision Driven® Strategy decision pattern, we eventually reach the Product Concept (aka Solution Concept/Design) decision. For each product that you identify within your product portfolio, the product concept can be elaborated into a … Continue reading
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