Complete Design & Gate Review

Complete Design Detailed Design Review (DDR)

1. “High and medium technical risk” areas– Design Review (Prelim-DDR): standard format PLUS

focused meetings w/ subject-matter-experts

2. “Low technical risk” areas (& action items from 1st phase) – complete detailed design– Design Review (DDR): standard format (90-120 min)– You may need more time or multiple sessions

Questions to answer• What is your evidence that your design will meet requirements (inspection,

reference, analysis)? • Have you demonstrated proof-of-concept (all critical areas)? • Have all factors influencing operation been considered? What can the user

do "wrong" and how will your design respond?• Are all drawings, schematics, flow charts, and other artifacts complete

(everything needed to physically and functionally realize your system)?• Have long lead items and vendors been identified and reviewed against

budget?• How are you going to test for each requirement?• What is your most challenging subsystem to build, and have you ensured

enough time to complete it? • What is each team member planning to work on during MSD II??

Deliverables (see rubric)• Complete design output including BOM (see previous presentation &

questions to answer) – sufficient information to order long lead time parts and implement the design

• All design documentation (complete & up-to-date on EDGE). See P13026, P13011, P12361 websites

• Engineering requirements (complete)• Test plan (rev 1 complete, addresses all requirements, equipment &

procedures defined, traceable to engr. rqmts)• Risk assessment, mitigation plans & triggers• MSD II plan (rev 1 but with project-specific detail)

DDR – Who You Should Invite• All team members should contribute• Guide• People who can help you by critically reviewing

your design:– Technical experts – faculty, others– Customer (if appropriate) – technical expertise, or to

represent the user(s) (go/no-go)

DDR – Logistics• 90 – 120 min. recommended: available times during class: 2:00-

3:30 or 3:30-5:00. More time may be needed.• Prepare detailed agenda – allocate time to most critical areas and

highlight times for specific (discipline) attendees• Invite participants in advance and distribute materials w/in 48 hrs• All appropriate documentation on laptop or hardcopy (examples:

P13026, P13011)• Manage agenda• Emphasis is on review, NOT on “presentation”• Take notes! Questions, critiques, action items, decisions • Ask experts if your design is ready for build & test phase• Update EDGE with notes and design documents

Gate Review (exam week)• Management level review of project status & readiness for

build & test (MSD II)• 1 hour duration is expected – you schedule with Guide• All team members, Guide, and Customer (if “go/no-go”

decision on funding has not been provided)• Assessment of design readiness for MSD II (Guide)

– Green light = “ready” in most areas: rqmts complete, design will meet customer rqmts and is supported by customer, sufficient detailed design info exists to implement design

– Red light = “not ready”: significant issues exist before build-test =>• Action plans needed + Critical Design Review by week 2• “I” grade are rarely used and ONLY for circumstances beyond your

control

Gate Review (exam week)• Grades: review any outstanding deliverables for final phase• Meeting notes & action items: must be posted on EDGE

before final grades will be issued• See MyCourses handout (“MSD I Gate Review”) for more

detail to help you prepare

Schedule

MSD II•Prep: review action items, check delivery status•Wks 1-2:

– Resolve MSD I action items, post-mortem– If “red light”: hold Critical Design Review– Update Project Plan & Test Plan (rev 2)– Ready testing resources for implementation

Wk 14 (5/5-9) M T W R F

Wk 16 (5/12-16) M T W R F

Exams (5/19-22) M T W R

DDR

Gate Review