Electronic Design - Project Management

HI All,

I have worked a little in a electronic design team in a previous job... and
I want to communicate to my boss that there are a lot of steps required in
building a successful product as well as design resources required and
electrical approvals etc.

My boss has experience is electronic retail but limited experience in R&D ,
design and production of a product.

I have a few steps here... and I would appreciate any other factors you
think I should communicate also.

** specifically for the electronic / hardware design part EG add 4 weeks
for R&D samples and hardware tooling etc **

-draw up a product concept spec - what is it likely to do
- get boss to sign off product concept spec
-from the product concept spec - draw up a full product spec
-get the boss to sign off product spec
-draw up a design specification - including topology of the design (major
silicon cost and etc)
- Budget cost out the Design based on 1 or more topologies
- Silicon cost
- R&D design time and material cost
- Hardware cost
-licence fees, IP cost, approval fees
- anticipated production cost
- overall product cost per volume mfg.
- Cost of development tools and test equipment required.

- boss signs off on budget costs or 1 or more topologies

- select one of the 1 topologies to start R&D development (1)
(signed off by boss)

OK we can begin

-Begin R&D to work towards completing selected design
- Order in development tools and test equipment not immediately available
for design

- Develop early R&D prototype board to prove concept and design topology

- Boss Signs off on R&D prototypes.... OR makes changes to product
specifications go to (1)

- R&D Prototypes approved - begin production prototype design

- Complete production prototype design and Boss signs off on the production
prototypes
(compare against product specification)

- Sales and Marketing can be begin to draw up marketing plans

- Develop a test specification and test jigs for production

- Procure components and PCB for production

- Send test specification and test jigs to production area.

- production begins

- Sales and Marketing can begin to release Marketing plan

- Monitor production testing results and take random samples from production
test production and design quality
(feed back and improve design or production procedure where necessary)

- Production lot complete.... Take final random inspection to test against
AQL (quality) sampling plan.

- Flog the product on the market.

- Monitor any returns or failures of the product and improve design /
production.

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