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Not all controls are equal, and we don't have to wait for something bad to happen to start designing with them. We compare different types of controls in product development and design engineering: Prevention Controls vs. Detection Controls. We review concepts, uses for controls, risk-based controls, and how to prioritize design efforts for the right controls.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Once we've decided to control something (think of our prevention and detection controls), we then need to decide how to measure it. Different controls may need different measuring requirements, which can give us discrete or continuous data. We treat these data types differently when collecting it, determining sample sizes, and analyzing it for results. Tune-in to learn more about how to take the next step in defining controls: figuring out how to measure it and considering the data.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We talk about customers of design information. It takes many people to realize a product design into something that can be sold and used. Those people need design information to ensure that they're performing their tasks to produce a high-quality product, and to be able to use our product appropriately. We review who our customers are and what type of information they need from design engineers.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
16 Mar 2022
Design Specs vs. Process Control, Capability, and SPC
This fourth episode of the "QDD Versus" series focuses on concepts relating to Design for Manufacturability. Understand how design specs fit into process control, process capability, and SPC and where they typically don't fit at all.
We talk about things to think about when setting limits on design features. And, when defining controls for potential failures, knowing how processes are controlled can help us decide if the controls we have are good enough or not.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
25 Mar 2022
Quality as a Strategic Asset vs. Quality as a Control
Viewing Quality as a strategic asset to new product development can help us create those products that others love, for less. We talk about some challenges with new product development, the ideal state, and how we can use quality to get there. Use quality engineering and reliability engineering to P.R.U.N.E. the development process so we can develop the best products that we can.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Reliability engineers may suggest environmental stress tests. There are many types of tests in an RE's toolbox. We compare two types of commonly known tests that are used for design: ALT vs. HALT. What are the important distinctions between these two methods? What value do they each bring to design engineering? And how do they fit into other reliability test methods?
Visit the website for additional links, downloads, and a venn diagram. Plus, I link to another fun video. https://www.qualityduringdesign.com/qdd/ALT-vs-HALT/
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
13 Apr 2022
Design Input & Specs vs. Test & Measure Capability
When defining design inputs and specifications, what does a design engineer need to consider about the test and measure capability? What are the typical ways that we assess the variability that a test or measurement introduces into our result?
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
27 Apr 2022
Product Design from a Marketing Viewpoint, with Laura Krick (A Chat with Cross Functional Experts)
"A Chat with Cross Functional Experts" is a Quality during Design interview series. Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team for new product development. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
Today we speak with Laura Krick, a VP for a global medical device manufacturer. She's involved in marketing, sales, and commercial operations for new product development.
We talk about these topics:
Her background and what led her to her current role.
Her roles in new product development, including her hands-on commercial operations perspective.
Developing the user experience through data, iteration, and relationships with early adopters.
Reasons and methods for product design engineers to get into the field.
Ways for product design engineers to utilize the knowledge base of sales, marketing, and commercial operations reps in their cross-functional team.
Sharing fun a risk management activity (!)
Her recommended books and authors for engineers.
Listen to A Chat with Laura. Gain a different perspective and get actionable advice.
Visit the blog for a list of Laura's book recommendations.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is a super-tool for a team, especially when developing concepts and requirements. Done early, iteratively, and treated as a "living" analysis helps teams throughout development and beyond.
Some people seem to either love it or hate it. I don't have a strong reaction like that, but I do think it can be a valuable option for teamwork and design - so much so that I've dedicated a few episodes to it (including this one). We touch on some of the objections to it, too.
FMEAs can have different focuses and can be built to suit the goals of the team. There are two FMEAs, in particular, that can be done in the early concept stages of development: “use” UFMEA and “systems design” DFMEA.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Many presentation books and guides seem to focus on presentations that we see at conferences, for sales pitches, or for executive meetings about business topics.
They don't seem applicable to the technical design reviews that engineers host.
But they do relate.
We talk about just 3 ways that we can change how we can plan technical design reviews, using some of the principles of presentations.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) is a tool we can use to help us investigate complaints from the field. The FMEA is the collective team knowledge about the risks of this product, so it’s a valuable source in our investigation about what’s going on in the field.
We talk through how to go about using FMEA for complaint investigation and what we can do with the information.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
18 May 2022
How Does Reliability Engineering Affect (Not Just Assess) Design?
Reliability Engineering isn't just about assessments. It's about providing information to make decisions. How does reliability engineering affect design?
We answer all the questions from the classical Kipling Method:
What kind of design inputs can we expect from a Reliability Engineering working relationship?
Why is their point of view important?
When should we get them involved in the product development cycle?
Who can we generally look to for a reliability engineering viewpoint?
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
25 May 2022
Product Design from a Data Professional Viewpoint, with Gabor Szabo (A Chat with Cross Functional Experts)
"A Chat with Cross Functional Experts" is a Quality during Design interview series. Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team for new product development. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
Today we talk with Gabor Szabo. Gabor is an engineering and data professional with experience in numerous industries, including the medical device and automotive industries. In his current role a Sr. Principal Engineer of Operations Excellence, he works with various cross-functional teams on validating new processes and products, launching new products, helps them diagnose and solve technical problems. He hosts the Critical Talks podcast. He also develops software and builds data products in R.
We talk about:
managing ongoing team information
new product development as a "discovery mission"
confirming that it is good to have problems
how aligning the head and the heart can lead to success
his ventures into the R programming language with his motivation to serve the engineering and quality communities
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
If you have quality friends, you may have heard of Gemba. What is Gemba and can it help with product design?
Gemba is an ideology.
And, yes, it can help with product design!
We explore how and talk about why you might want to adopt the term "Gemba" for Product Design Engineering.
Visit the podcast blog for links and other QDD episodes that explore these ideas more.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
08 Jun 2022
Prioritizing Technical Requirements with a House of Quality
As a design engineer, you’re tasked with translating vague customer statements into something technical and measurable. And you also need to identify what requirements are important: filtering the “must meet” requirements against the “should have” requirements. And, finally, you need to do this with your cross-functional team.
What if you miss something important?
It’s difficult. There is a method that we can use. Let’s talk about the House of Quality and how you can use it no matter if your company uses QFD or not.
See the podcast blog for a graphic and other references.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
15 Jun 2022
5 Options to Manage Risks during Product Engineering
We're uncovering risks during our new product development, about our design. How do we manage risks? What options do we have?
There are at least 5 options we can take to manage risks. We talk about each, and how quality and reliability methods and techniques may help us with the next steps to be able to make decisions with our team.
Visit the podcast blog for links to episodes that explore concepts a little deeper.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We can get stuck when trying to discover a solution to a problem. Sometimes it helps to expand our thinking into other avenues. We can reframe our problem within its contradictions. What is it not?
We review an Is/Is-Not Matrix: how it's built, its purpose, and how it can help us.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We can get stuck when trying to discover a solution to a problem.
We talk about a Nine Windows tool and TRIZ - more thought-provoking methods that we can use to get unstuck and move on to the next step.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We're heading into pilot production, where some initial parts might be made.
We've got to finish those design specs and engineering drawings!
Manufacturing wants to start cutting steel for molds.
Suppliers want to work out the specs on their end.
QA is asking what they should inspect.
Before you pass it along, have you identified what features are critical? Does it align with managing risk? And are you communicating that effectively on your specs and drawings?
Creating design specs is an important part of engineering design. We review a way to choose critical design features, based on risk.
Check out these other podcast episodes to further explore some of these topics:
The Way We Test Matters
Designing Specs for QA
Visit the podcast blog for links to related episodes.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
What are 2 lessons about remote work, coming out of the pandemic? We talk about a couple of perspectives that can apply to design engineering:
Feedback from our friends that were remote pre-pandemic
Being intentional about gaining a frame of reference
Have you done a lessons learned about your communications, coming out of the pandemic? What are you carrying forward into the next phase of your engineering career? Leave me a comment on the podcast blog, and maybe you'll inspire others with your idea, too.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is not a substitute for product test. It can be used as a supplement to design and test. There are lots of ways to use it during design: to evaluate differences in prototype options, as test inputs, and even to help with root cause analysis.
We talk about FEA and when to work with Quality Engineers and Reliability Engineers for next steps.
Visit the podcast blog for links to additional resources.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
There is a lot of use information about a new product concept that we can develop, even if we don't have an engineering prototype. We want this information especially before we start prototyping!
We talk about what type of information we can gather and a stepwise approach to get it with our cross-functional team.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
A force field analysis is a tool in the quality toolbox. Its typical use case is to help a team analyze a change by understanding the forces involved. We can also use it to help us solve a problem.
We can use a force field analysis to understand nuances or to get a handle on a change that involves many different people or departments.
We envision a force field analysis as a football field during a game. Listen-in and then gather your team and try it out for your next change!
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We can develop a severity rating scale based on us: our company, our customer, our product... And we can relate the categories that we use to the quality dimensions that matter to us.
We talk about the 7 principal quality dimensions of goods and services, the 5 principal dimensions of quality in customer service, and how we might customize our severity scale based on these dimensions.
The podcast blog of this episode includes an example severity scale that incorporates these dimensions.
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I've mentioned in previous episodes that it's best to do FMEA early in the design concept phases of development.
Well, if we do FMEA early, then what can with do with it?
We explore how to study any risk analyses (system risks, FMEA, hazard analysis) to help design-out problems, set-up design inputs, and help us figure out test methods. We also talk a bit about why a team is a necessary part of risk analyses.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Relationships matter! And they can be difficult to understand.
We're taking relationships between variables. Does one variable affect another? Or do they just correlate? Understanding which matters to the values of our decisions.
We talk about the saying "Correlation does not imply causation", how to find a confounding variable, and ways to check that we've got the triggering cause that's going to affect our outcome.
When we're under pressure to figure something out, it's helpful to stop and remember some fundamentals.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We worked on a project with our team and met our goal! Except, management isn't happy - they expected something else.
Seeing if we have alignment on goals is easy if we gather the team and stakeholders for 10 minutes and use a continuum.
There are certain categories that goals will fall within. A continuum is a way we can list those categories, get alignment, and gain an understanding of how 'big' of a project this is going to be. We get clarity on our goals.
Is it hard? Not at all. Is it eye-opening? Sometimes. It can help us move forward with a discussion to help ensure we're all successful.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We talk about the spectrum of designs (from great to spam), the various customers engineers need to design for, and how engineers can work with their team toward defining what a great design should be.
You're invited to download a checklist: 12 things you should have before a design concept makes it to the engineering drawing board. Download Here
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
23 Nov 2022
Why Yield Quality at the Front-End of Product Development
We can find Quality at the back-end of product creation, where it's used for compliance. We want to pick up some of it and move it to the front-end, where design decisions are happening. It's there that we can yield it like a tool to work with our cross-functional team, to help us with doing the engineering work that's important for great designs.
We explore why Quality can help us PRUNE the development process just by the nature of how it's used. And we highlight the 3 areas that we focus on in Quality during Design: risk-based decisions, quality and reliability engineering partnership, and the user's process.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
New product development projects are really exciting at the start. Even though we know very little about what the final product is going to look like, we can still use a quick graphical tool to help us direct our engineering attention.
We talk about ways to use a very simple System Architecture Diagram to help us investigate what is new, different, or has been a problem in the past. We also discuss ways we can continue to iterate on it throughout development to help us communicate and make decisions.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We have a reliability target for our system. But we're not meeting it.
To avoid this scenario, what is something we can do in early development?
When we're figuring out our concept, we can better learn about our options. We can work with Reliability Engineers to understand what we know, the risk in what we don't know, and to prioritize reliability of the modules to be able to meet the reliability of our whole system.
We talk about using reliability allocation to help us choose reliability goals for modules of our product design.
There is much more on the podcast blog: graphics, lists, and extra links. Be sure to visit it at the website!
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
During product development, we're consistently looking for ways to learn more about the product in order to make design decisions. Some of that comes from test.
What do we do when our test results are...surprising?
We talk about some next steps I typically take when tasked with surprises: revisiting the purpose, understanding failure modes at test vs. what we expected (requirements and FMEA), finding a root cause (with the help of FMEA), and deciding what to do next.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
28 Dec 2022
The Spirits of Technical Writing Past, Present, and Future
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
11 Jan 2023
Product Design with Brainstorming, with Emily Haidemenos (A Chat with Cross Functional Experts)
This episode is part of our interview series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team for new product development. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
Emily Haidemenos joins us to talk about brainstorming for product development. She hosted a workshop at a conference about this topic titled, "Brainstorming: The Solution to Structured Problem Solving”. We welcome her to the show to share some of her insights and stories of success.
Emily has a Master's Degree in Design and Manufacturing Engineering from the University of Massachusetts Lowell. After initially working as a Design Engineer Emily left and moved into a New Product Development Quality Engineering position. In this role, she worked with multiple cross-functional engineering teams to ensure the effectiveness of quality systems while earning her Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Now as a Chief Engineer for next generation high voltage automotive products, she aims to grow and develop a team of technically competent individuals who realize their maximum potential.
We talk about:
Common pitfalls of brainstorming from a perspective of taking defensive action against those pitfalls.
We go over the basic steps of brainstorming, but then circle back to the planning phase. There’s a lot we can do in the planning phases, and Emily shares specifics about planning for brainstorming so we can get the most out of it, including setting up those defenses.
Best practices for leading a brainstorming session.
Successes she’s had with it, and what her team thinks about it.
Visit the podcast blog for links to Emily's recommendations.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Sometimes we need to gather with our team and come up with some ideas. Whether we’re looking for new product ideas, trying to discover possible solutions, or need to improve a service, gathering a team to come up with ideas is common.
What are some of the ways we approach this activity?
We talk about systematic and structured methods and new approaches to brainstorming.
Doing the same, old thing doesn't lead to new thinking and can leave us with stale ideas. We can try something new to keep things fresh.
Visit the podcast blog for links to other resources and related podcast episodes.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We're on our 3rd episode in our series about generating ideas with our team toward action. The previous two episodes were all about idea generation.
We’re now at the point where we have many ideas and no next steps.
Let's group and explore our ideas so we can move toward action. We explore these Quality Tools and how to use them after a brainstorming or other idea-generating team activity:
Affinity Diagram team sorting method
Fishbone
Tree Diagrams
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
25 Jan 2023
After the 'Storm: Pareto Voting and Screening Methods
We're in our 4th episode into our series about generating ideas with our team toward action. The first two episodes were all about idea generation. The 3rd was about grouping and exploring ideas.
We’re still considering that we're just after brainstorming, at the point where we have many ideas and no next steps.
Let's instead screen our ideas so we can move toward action. We explore these Quality Tools and how to use them after a brainstorming or other idea-generating team activity:
2x2 chart
Systematic list reduction
Multivoting or Pareto Voting
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We're in our 5th episode of our series about generating ideas with our team toward action. The first two episodes were all about idea generation. The 3rd was about grouping and exploring ideas. The 4th was about screening ideas. Now, we'll look at ways to compare ideas.
We’re still considering that we're just after brainstorming, at the point where we have many ideas and no next steps.
Let's compare ideas with our team so we can move toward action. We explore these Quality Tools and how to use them after a brainstorming or other idea-generating team activity:
paired comparison
prioritization matrix
DMRCS
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We're in our 6th episode into our series about generating ideas with our team toward action. The first two episodes were all about idea generation. The 3rd through 5th episodes was about using Quality Tools to help us group, explore, prioritize, and decide on an idea.
This episode is exploring a Design Sprint, a method to develop a design concept with a team in 5 working days. We build upon what we've already covered, plus some big takeaways about brainstorming from the book, "Sprint".
Give individuals a four-step idea-generating process
Use iterations of voting to pick stand-out ideas
Help the team decide what to prototype and test in the last 2 days of the sprint
Visit the podcast blog of this episode for extra information.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
15 Feb 2023
Challenges Getting Team Input in Concept Development
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
22 Feb 2023
Crucial Conversations in Engineering, with Shere Tuckey (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney and Shere Tuckey talk about Crucial Conversations® in an engineering environment: how to prepare for and have difficult conversations with peers, managers, and everyone else.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team for new product development. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Shere
Shere is a Branch Chief in the Air Force Research Laboratory, Munitions Directorate, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. She is responsible for advocating, planning, budgeting, organizing, and directing the execution of a high-priority technology development portfolio as well as direct supervision and management of all personnel within the branch. Over the last twenty-nine years, she has managed twelve different teams across many engineering disciplines from shock physics experimentation to weapon effects modeling and simulation.
Shere has taken a special interest in leadership, mentoring, and helping teams communicate effectively. After being asked to serve as the Dean of Leadership for her organization’s workforce development program, she became certified to teach the Crucial Conversations® course as a foundational element of leadership development.
She has taught five highly rated classes to high level managers, junior employees, and everyone in between. The positive feedback received from these classes and the course’s universal applicability, has motivated Shere to share this knowledge in as many forums as possible.
Shere and Dianna talk about:
what makes a dialogue a Crucial Conversation®
how she discovered the Crucial Conversation® framework
why she trains others at her work in the Crucial Conversations® model and champions its use
Shere also shares stories of success.
Visit the podcast blog for extra show notes and links to Shere's recommended videos.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
What types of things might happen when we don't fully understand, explore, or address:
the breadth of the whole concept space,
a product's many users, and
the voice of the customer?
We explore a public consumer complaint and upset over coffee pods. And we imagine what may have happened (or didn't happen) during design development that could have helped avoid the issues from the start.
We explore this ongoing, public story to gain some insight and maybe some lessons learned that we can apply to our own designs.
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08 Mar 2023
Quality Tools are Legos of Development (and Their 7 Uses)
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How do we even begin a design for the user without getting into engineering prototypes?
Don't we need to do lots of iterations of prototypes and physical mockups to get design inputs from other people?
While these things can be useful, they're not always practical or necessary, No - we don't need to do lots of iterations of different mockups to get design inputs.
In fact, we want to explore the use space with our team before we even start engineering stuff, including the mockups. So how do we get started talking with our team about a design concept without having something to show them?
This episode describes just one way we could do it: how to get design inputs with flowcharts.
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22 Mar 2023
What to do for Effective and Efficient Working Meetings
We all like effective and efficient working meetings.
What do we do to plan them, or how do we improve our recurring ones?
Are we prepared to do things differently? If so, we can collect information so we know what we want to improve and by how much.
We talk about best practices of meeting evaluations for those that we plan and facilitate and those recurring team meetings.
What about your meetings now? Do you think WHAT you do (its effectiveness) needs to be improved? Or HOW you do it (its efficiency) could be better? What statement would you first put on your evaluation form?
Visit the podcast blog for a list of prompts for an evaluation form.
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29 Mar 2023
The Fundamental Thing to Know from Statistics for Design Engineering
What statistical concept is used in these design activities?
DOE (design of experiments)
Sampling
Test results analysis
Gage R&R studies
Test method validations
SPC (with some rules in monitoring changes in a process)
If you answered, "Hypothesis Testing", you're right on!
Even if you’re not really into statistics, there’s still basics that we should learn and understand, especially in design engineering.
One of those basics is hypothesis testing. So much of our decisions about whether a design is good or not good (or good enough) is based on this concept. It will fundamentally change how you look at design activities – so much so, it’s a responsibility to understand it.
The podcast blog for this episode includes links to videos to introduce or refresh you on this fundamental topic.
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In this special episode of Quality during Design Redux, we're pulling episodes from our archive about test results analysis.
In our Season 1 - Episode 93 titled "The Fundamental Thing to Know from Statistics for Design Engineering", we talked about hypothesis testing: how it is used for lots of data analysis techniques.
The next 4 episodes of this QDD Redux are taking the next steps. _________________________________________ In this episode we review sampling for design tests. We talk through a generic thought process for choosing a statistically relevant sample size and propose some basics that we can all learn about to better understand sampling.
Our goal is for us to be able to better talk through a sampling scenario with our quality and reliability engineering friends, and to better prepare for the information that they're going to want to know when asked, "How many do we need to test?"
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
12 Apr 2023
QDD Redux Ep. 2: How to Handle Competing Failure Modes
In this special episode of Quality during Design Redux, we're pulling episodes from our archive about test results analysis.
In our Season 1 - Episode 93 titled "The Fundamental Thing to Know from Statistics for Design Engineering", we talked about hypothesis testing: how it is used for lots of data analysis techniques.
The next 4 episodes of this QDD Redux are taking the next steps. _________________________________________ If we're not careful with or ignore failure modes, we can choose the wrong reliability model or statistical distribution. If our product performance is close to the required limits and/or we need a very accurate model, this could be a big problem.
We talk about the importance of failure modes and step-through a tensile-test example to explore these other topics:
competing failure modes
suspensions
independent vs. dependent
reliability block diagrams
The podcast blog includes extra useful information/links.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
19 Apr 2023
QDD Redux Ep. 3: When It's Not Normal: How to Choose from a Library of Distributions
In this special episode of Quality during Design Redux, we're pulling episodes from our archive about test results analysis.
In our Season 1 - Episode 93 titled "The Fundamental Thing to Know from Statistics for Design Engineering", we talked about hypothesis testing: how it is used for lots of data analysis techniques.
The next 4 episodes of this QDD Redux are taking the next steps. _________________________________________ When trying to fit a probability distribution to quantitative results, sometimes the normal probability doesn't fit. Minitab has a wealth of distributions to pick from. Do you just pick whichever one Minitab tells you fits the best? Maybe not. Just because the distribution fits your data doesn't mean it's a good one to use. We review my top 3 distributions for product testing and some other ones that come up but may not be appropriate to use. We'll also share what you need to think about when picking a distribution. The podcast blog includes useful links.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
26 Apr 2023
QDD Redux Ep. 4: Statistical vs. Practical Significance
In this special episode of Quality during Design Redux, we're pulling episodes from our archive about test results analysis.
In our Season 1 - Episode 93 titled "The Fundamental Thing to Know from Statistics for Design Engineering", we talked about hypothesis testing: how it is used for lots of data analysis techniques.
The next 4 episodes of this QDD Redux are taking the next steps. _________________________________________ When we’re looking at results (like measures of a characteristic), we need to take care not to get too hung-up on what the statistics is trying to tell us. Yes, statistical tools are a good way for us to make decisions and the results can act as proof for us. But, there’s a practical, engineering side to results, too. We need to evaluate the statistical significance along with the practical significance. We review an example and how to document it.
Visit the podcast blog for a transcript and resources.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We're given information about an opportunity for a new product.
We talk about what can happen when we start solution-building just with what we're given. And we talk about an alternative start to a new engineering project.
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10 May 2023
Don't wish for cross-functional buy-in on product designs - plan to get it!
We take these wishes... "I wish I had the cross functional input that I need for design inputs." "I wish I could work with my cross functional team." "I wish my team would accept my design idea."
...and we add a plan to make them a GOAL.
We plan for what it is we want and how we're going to get there using Quality during Design.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
17 May 2023
Engineering with Receptivity, with Sol Rosenbaum (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Sol Rosenbaum about engineering with receptivity: how an openness toward others for new impressions and different ideas can lead to a successful engineering career.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects.
About Sol
Sol Rosenbaum graduated with a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and is currently the Owner & Managing Engineer of a small firm providing engineering support and energy analysis to commercial properties as part of the mortgage financing process. He also has a passion for mentoring younger engineers and founded The Engineering Mentor where he provides material geared towards younger engineers and helping them along in their engineering journey.
Sol and Dianna talk about:
Differences in project work, in seeing things through from project start-to-finish or becoming an expert in one aspect of a project.
How new technologies make things more efficient, and how an understanding of the underlying basics is needed, too.
The importance of showing up with openness and humility.
What types of things experienced engineers can do to help less experienced engineers.
How less experienced engineers can approach teamwork and their important contributions.
Visit the podcast blog for a link to Sol's website of resources and his other recommendations.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
24 May 2023
QDD Redux: How to self-advocate for more customer face time (and why it's important)
We've been talking about how to best work with our cross-functional team at early concept development - to use quality and reliability tools in working meetings to really understand the concept space as a way to design for how the customer may experience our new concept idea.
Coming out of our talks make be questions about unknowns or misalignments. We may need to meet our customers where they're at to get clarity.
When engineers say, "I'd like to talk with a customer about this," we usually get push-back.
We need to tackle objections and remove obstacles between design engineers and their customers. For ideas, I've pulled an episode from the archive, originally published December 2021.
Listen-in to learn how we can take next steps in the concept space when visiting customers.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
14 Jun 2023
QDD Redux: 5 Options to Manage Risks during Product Engineering
Part of Quality during Design is using reliability engineering as part of the design process.
We're warming up to the topic this week with a QDD Redux episode - pulling an episode from our archive from last year that's a good overview of some things we'll be getting more into.
Next week, I'm interviewing a Reliability Engineer as part of the series A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts. You won't want to miss it!
So, let's stretch and warm-up to Reliability during Design! =========================== We're uncovering risks during our new product development, about our design. How do we manage risks? What options do we have?
There are at least 5 options we can take to manage risks. We talk about each, and how quality and reliability methods and techniques may help us with the next steps to be able to make decisions with our team.
Visit the podcast blog for links to episodes that explore concepts a little deeper.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
21 Jun 2023
Reliability Engineering during Design, with Adam Bahret (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Adam Bahret about reliability engineering during design: how product design engineers and product development leadership can incorporate reliability engineering.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Adam
Adam Bahret is the founder of Apex Ridge Consulting and a leading reliability expert who writes, speaks and coaches executive teams on reliability as a competitive edge. His reliability-culture change program has delivered millions in savings for clients while mitigating risk and forming a foundation for reliability-fueled growth and brand dominance. His clients range across multiple industry segments, including medical devices, robotics, semiconductor, aerospace, consumer, and automotive.
Adam works with technical teams to improve the design while mentoring leadership teams in adopting the processes, language, and behaviors to build a reliability culture. He also introduces key reliability metrics such as “time-to-reliability” that guide organizational thinking and build a robust reliability culture that’s the hallmark of dominant top-performing technology companies.
Adam has deep technical expertise and over 25 years of experience in product development and reliability engineering. He has an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University, is an ASQ nationally certified reliability engineer, and an international speaker on technology, leadership, and product development. More information on Adam and Apex Ridge can be found at www.apexridge.com.
Adam and Dianna talk about:
What "time to reliability" is, and how it can be used to measure the completeness of a project instead of other metrics, like date of prototype release.
How naming problems helps others identify with it and provides an avenue to solve and measure results.
The trap of not incentivizing reliabili
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We're continuing to explore topics about reliability engineering during design.
==== We have a reliability target for our system. But we're not meeting it.
To avoid this scenario, what is something we can do in early development?
When we're figuring out our concept, we can better learn about our options. We can work with Reliability Engineers to understand what we know, the risk in what we don't know, and to prioritize reliability of the modules to be able to meet the reliability of our whole system.
We talk about using reliability allocation to help us choose reliability goals for modules of our product design.
There is much more on the podcast blog: graphics, lists, and extra links. Be sure to visit it at the website!
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
05 Jul 2023
Journey from Production to Consumption: Enhancing Product Reliability
When you design a product, you consider the field reliability. Use environment usually comes to mind first. Do you also consider the stresses it undergoes from its creation to the end user's hands?
We talk about designing for reliability, accounting for not just the product's use but also its journey from production to the consumer. As a part of our in-depth discussion, we'll look into the role of various environments - field and production - in affecting a product's reliability.
By the end of this episode, you'll see field reliability as including the various stresses acting on a product from its inception. So, buckle up as we embark on this journey to rethink reliability during design.
Visit the podcast blog for links to other podcast episodes to take these ideas further.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Who wouldn't want a treasure trove of product knowledge right at their fingertips? We explore FMEA (Failure Mode Effects Analysis) and unlock its potential for complaint investigation. Harness the power of FMEA - not just a tool, but a wellspring of team knowledge about your product.
But we're not finished there - we're turning FMEA data into actionable knowledge. We delve into the use of FMEA for field failure investigation and innovation. We'll dissect the various components of FMEA, showing you how they can be used to evaluate data and investigate causes.
Come with us as we turn information into knowledge, and then innovate with FMEA.
This is a Quality during Design Redux episode, originally "How to use FMEA for Complaint Investigation". Visit the podcast blog, here.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
26 Jul 2023
Crafting Effective Technical Documents for the Engineering Field
Ready to hone your technical writing skills as an engineer? This episode of the Quality During Design podcast is a must-listen! We delve into the critical role of technical communication in engineering, and why written communication skills are non-negotiable for engineers. Join me, Dianna Deeney, as we consider different perspectives to make your technical writing the best it can be.
Our chat takes us on a journey through the past, present, and future of technical writing, as we root ourselves in the realities of presenting findings, interpreting data, and making actionable decisions. In the spirit of past, present, and future, we discuss techniques to ensure that your writing is effective and reaches your audience - be it your project team, auditors, or a future engineer referencing your work. Grab your pen and paper or open your word document as we together make strides in improving our technical communication skills.
This Quality during Design Redux episode was originally "The Spirits of Technical Writing Past, Present, and Future". Visit the podcast blog, here.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
12 Jul 2023
Reliability Life Testing in Design: A Deep Dive into Accelerated Stress Testing
Are you ready to elevate your understanding of reliability during design to the next level? This episode is an absolute must-listen! I'm your host, Dianna Deeney, and I'll help you dissect the world of reliability life testing in design. We'll explore how the integration of critical reliability data into the decision-making process can revolutionize your design approach.
Ever felt confused by accelerated stress testing? You're not alone. This episode will give you an in-depth understanding of this subset of reliability life testing methods and when to use it in your design process. We'll also discuss the importance of reliability prediction methods and how to effectively test your own products. You'll learn why accelerated stress testing is crucial, how to interpret the results, and most importantly, how to apply them to influence your design decisions. So, let's get started and ensure our designs are as reliable as they are innovative.
This is a Quality during Design Redux episode, originally "Results-Driven Decisions, Faster: Accelerated Stress Testing as a Reliability Life Test". Visit the podcast blog, here.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
16 Aug 2023
Streamlining Design: The Power of Urgency and Importance
Ever felt overwhelmed with the mountain of data during the design process? Wondered how best to prioritize tasks to meet user needs? I'm Dianna Deeney, and this episode of the Quality During Design Podcast promises to guide you through the chaos. We delve deep into the concept of an urgent/important matrix, a simple two-way matrix that can help you align your design priorities based on the user.
We get practical, applying this matrix to a real-world scenario - designing a bicycle stand. As we navigate through preliminary user data, we'll explore how tasks can be categorized based on urgency and importance. From assembling the stand to recycling the packaging materials, high-level tasks are prioritized. Tune in and uncover how you can leverage this straightforward tool to streamline your design process and create products that truly resonate with user requirements.
This is a Quality during Design Redux episode originally titled "Design for User Tasks using an Urgent/Important Matrix". Visit the podcast blog for examples and other links.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
02 Aug 2023
Information Development in Design, with Scott Abel – Part 1 (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Scott Abel about information development management, a discipline concerned with best practices for managing and coordinating all activities related to the development, production, and distribution of information. He shares ideas, strategies, and best practices for unifying all product information - technical documentation, product specifications, customer support, training, and on-boarding - in a single online knowledge center.
This is Part 1 of 2 episodes with Scott. In Part 1 (this episode) we talk about information development management. In Part 2 (next episode), we talk about technical communication as part of product design success.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Scott Scott Abel serves as Content Strategy Evangelist at Heretto. He also runs a consultancy called The Content Wrangler, which helps companies improve how they author, maintain, manage, and deliver technical product information to those who need it, when, where, and how they prefer it. He writes regularly for content industry publications, produces a series of content strategy-focused books for XML Press, and is a dynamic presenter often featured at content industry events worldwide.
In Part 1, Scott and Dianna talk about:
Why technical documentation is more important than it's generally treated: it relates to the success of existing customers, the loyalty of customers to a brand, attracts new customers, and provides confidence to perspective customers.
How technical documentation affects regulated products, and why "future fear of noncompliance" is a trap that leads to a loss of information management advancements and their benefits.
What object-oriented technical communication management is and COPE (create once, publish everywhere).
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
09 Aug 2023
Information Development in Design, with Scott Abel – Part 2 (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Scott Abel about why members of the technical documentation team should be brought into product design process earlier rather than later. And to encourage product design teams to incorporate the insights available from technical documentation professionals into their design decisions.
This episode is Part 2 of our interview. Part 1 (published earlier) was a discussion involving information development management. This Part 2 focuses on technical communication in design.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Scott Scott Abel serves as Content Strategy Evangelist at Heretto. He also runs a consultancy called The Content Wrangler, which helps companies improve how they author, maintain, manage, and deliver technical product information to those who need it, when, where, and how they prefer it. He writes regularly for content industry publications, produces a series of content strategy-focused books for XML Press, and is a dynamic presenter often featured at content industry events worldwide.
Scott and Dianna talk about:
Today's approaches of information developers and how they work in project teams.
Today's challenges with content and why it's not just an instruction manual. We talk about limits to the ability to scale, deliverability, personalization, and relationships with customer service call centers.
Regulations, standards, and awards within the information developer's world.
How to approach, engage, and incorporate technical communication people and information developers into an engineering project.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
23 Aug 2023
Exploring Product Development and AI Through Literature: Insights from 'Loonshots', 'AI 2041', 'Quit', and 'How Big Things Get Done'
Ever wondered how the world of product development can be viewed through the lens of a physicist? How the future of AI will impact our existence? What a champion poker player has to say about quitting, and what we can learn about product development from an architect?
This week, we dive headfirst into those questions with four fascinating reads: 'Loonshots' by Safi Bahcall, 'AI 2041' by Kai Fu Lee and Chen Quifan, 'Quit' by Annie Duke, and 'How Big Things Get Done' by Bent Flyvbjerg and Dan Gardner.
These books have reshaped my perspective and I believe they hold interesting insights for you too. We’ll explore how these books apply to new product development projects and how they can help us do it better. I also share why I thought some were better together, read in pairs.
For those of you who love a good discussion, I'm inviting you to join my virtual book club where we can further unravel these intriguing books. Let me know if you're interested!
So, tune in for a conversation that promises to be as enlightening as it is engaging!
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
30 Aug 2023
Exploring the Problem Space: A Key Principle for Robust Product Design and Project Success
Ever wonder why many product designs fail or why projects don't always come out as planned? The answer might lie in how we approach the 'problem space' versus the 'solution space'.
We're celebrating two and a half years of Quality During Design podcast by revisiting the fundamental principles that guide our product design processes, and exploring how we can apply these principles to avoid common pitfalls.
We talk about the importance of staying longer in the problem space, using quality tools for teamwork, and understanding the power of pre-work in meetings. Listen-in to challenge our thinking and push us to rethink how we engage with new projects. Plus, gain insights on how questioning, investigating, and experimental approaches during project planning will empower you to refine your design processes.
We're inviting you to consider how the Quality During Design methodology can streamline your design process, reduce product failures, and create more meaningful customer experiences. This isn't just about designing products; it's about redefining how we perceive and approach the entire design process.
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Are you prepared to untap the potential of cross-functional collaboration in product design?
On this episode of Quality during Design, we pull back the curtains on the dynamics of cross-functional teams in product design. Dianna Deeney, your host and seasoned quality professional, shares her insights on navigating the complex world of cross-functional teams, addressing common misconceptions, and maximizing brainstorming through structure.
We’re about to take a deep dive into the power of diverse perspectives in shaping a holistic vision for a product. Hear about the concept of internal customers in product design, the process of gathering design inputs, and unlocking the potential of directed co-work. This episode is a must-listen for anyone aiming for cross-functional co-work for design inputs. Let's get started!
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
13 Sep 2023
Leveraging Proven Frameworks for Concept Development
Ready to sharpen your toolset with the wisdom of ancient warriors?
Today's episode includes knowledge to guide your journey into the world of quality tools and reliability frameworks. Drawing inspiration from the seven weapons of warrior monk Benkei, we introduce the first seven quality tools collected by industry quality professional, Ishikawa. Discover how these types of tools, more typically used for monitoring and continuous improvement, can also be leveraged for early concept development, thus leading to successful product designs.
For those seeking to put theory into practice, we delve into a strategic system model that centers on customer inputs, intended and unintended outputs, and the use process, demonstrating how these tools can be applied to concept development. By the end of this episode, you'll have a deeper understanding of how quality thinking can revolutionize your product design and development process.
Don't forget to check out the additional resources on qualityduringdesign.com, including our informative blog and recorded workshop. Thanks for tuning in and remember, in the world of design, quality is king!
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
20 Sep 2023
The Strategic Gamechanger: Quality during (Product) Design
Ever wished you could ace the art of product design using quality frameworks? Your wish is just about to come true!
We unravel the ADEPT framework, your magic wand for creating products that are not just satisfactory, but loved by users. We'll also be discussing how to lead a team effectively, conduct hands-on meetings, and choose the right participants. These handy tips will enable you to develop top-notch products using cross-functional collaboration.
We're also unveiling how quality itself can be a strategic gamechanger in product design. The ADEPT framework, applicable to any quality tool, will bring alignment, discovery, examination, prioritization, and teamwork to your concept development process.
With Quality during Design's unique approach and with these resources at your fingertips, you're ready to step up your product design game.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
27 Sep 2023
Supply Chain Management during Design, with Kevin Bailey (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Kevin Bailey, from Design 1st, about supply chain management during design: how product design engineers and product development leadership can be affected by and affect the supply chain for their products.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Kevin Kevin Bailey is the Founder and CEO of Design 1st, a leading product development consultancy. With a dedicated team specializing in various aspects of product development, including industrial design, user experience, mechanical, electrical, and software engineering, Design 1st is at the forefront of delivering top-quality product designs. Kevin is known for his expertise in integrating cost considerations early in the design process and helping clients navigate supply chain solutions, ensuring a seamless development journey for their projects.
Kevin and Dianna talk about:
How to approach supply chain management from a risk point-of-view, including balancing risk and opportunity.
Kevin's framework for successful supply chain management: FACT. Feasible, Available, Constraints, and Test.
Engineers' responsibilities toward supply chain management, and Leaderships responsibilities toward enabling those activities.
His views of the current state of supply chain management challenges.
Hear Kevin's take on why engineers need to factor in supply chain management while designing products and how crucial it is for leadership and other teammates to lend support to engineers when liaising with suppliers. We'll also talk about how the size of the project and the roles within it should influence the product engineer's approach.
Don't miss out on Kevin's thoughts on the intersection of AI and product development and a sneak peek into his company's upcoming project. Join us for this insightful episode, packed with actionable advice for
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
04 Oct 2023
Driving Effective Conversations-Taking the Lead in Working Meetings
As a product designer, you need design inputs. Many of us have communication problems with our cross-functional teams about product ideas which then morph into product development problems later.
In this episode, we unravel the importance of communication and self-advocacy in the realm of product design. In our chat, we share how to take the lead in working meetings with cross-functional teams to get design inputs. Learn the art of preparation, involvement, maintaining an open mind, and making the most of the knowledge gained.
Let's dig into the power of active communication and how it can not only resolve issues but also enhance outcomes for all parties involved. This episode is a unique blend of design engineering, self-advocacy, and quality during the design process. Tune in, absorb, and apply these insights to your professional journey. You won't regret it!
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
11 Oct 2023
Driving Effective Conversations-Three Major Aspects to Consider for DfX
Gain insights into working effectively with cross-functional teams, collecting invaluable design inputs without succumbing to the overwhelming flow of information.
We'll discuss the magic behind the 'concept space', an efficient approach to dissect potential customer experiences, streamlining concept development at the start.
What about after that high-level concept development, when we begin our engineering design?
Early engineering diagrams can prove instrumental in evaluating modularity, layout, and interactions in product design with a team. Dianna guides us through part of a Quality During Design course lesson, shedding light on how these diagrams can be used. Each function has a different reason to look at these three aspects of product design, and it's worth asking to help us achieve Design for Excellence.
Learn how the collective wisdom of these teams can influence design choices, ensuring that the final product appeases both the internal and external customers. So, buckle up for this enlightening episode as we demystify product design and stress the crucial role of a synchronized team effort.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
18 Oct 2023
Driving Effective Conversations-Prioritizing and Decision-Making at Concept Development and Beyond
What if you could shift your approach in product design to focus on what really matters, and thereby create products that truly resonate with your customers?
We've been discovering the importance of considering a variety of inputs early in the design process. Now, we navigate the challenge of prioritizing these inputs to make the crucial trade-off decisions that can make or break your product.
We journey through the world of early concept development, discussing how setting priorities can ensure we deliver what's truly important. We look at how these priorities can guide the product development process and how they can be adjusted when new information arises. From surprising test failures to unexpected customer issues, we explore how to reassess our priorities based on these fresh insights.
Along the way, I'll be sharing more tools and techniques from previous episodes to help you prioritize your ideas effectively. Get ready to enhance your approach to product design and development and create products that your customers will love!
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
25 Oct 2023
Timing Reliability in Product Design, with Jeffrey Lewis (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts)
Dianna Deeney interviews Jeffrey Lewis about new product development: how timing the right activities can lead to product success.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Jeffrey
Jeff is a senior director of corporate quality at Globus Medical. He's a quality, reliability, risk management and product development professional. He is experienced at building quality into products, manufacturing processes and all business processes. Jeff is an accomplished executive with experience directing design and development and quality staff to meet company goals and objectives.
Jeffrey and Dianna talk about:
The delicate balance between knowing what you know and discovering what you don't.
Incorporating reliability tools like Design FMEA (failure mode and effects analysis) and TAFT (test-analyze-fix-test) into the design process to improve designs and make products more reliable and manufacturable.
Signs that a product development process needs improvement.
How, by fostering a collaborative environment, product designers can balance the pressures of completing a project within a given timeframe and still ensure the quality and reliability of their work.
Jeff's wealth of experience and insights provide a roadmap for quality and reliability in product design, making it a must-listen for all in product development and design.
So, join us for this interview to gain a different perspective of incorporating quality and reliability into your work.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
01 Nov 2023
Taking a Brief Pause: Reflecting on Quality During Design's Journey and Preparing for What's Next
Blink and you'll miss it, Quality During Design is taking a short, well-deserved break. We’ve journeyed together through a whopping 136 episodes over the last two years and eight months, and now it's time for us to recharge, refocus, and return with a bang in a few weeks. While we are not releasing new episodes during this period, we're excited to stay connected with you through our weekly email newsletters, loaded with the same quality content, professional wisdom, and valuable tips that you've come to expect from us.
Is there a particular topic you'd love us to tackle in future episodes? Now is the perfect time to share your thoughts! We’re eager to hear from you, so reach out via email or social media with your questions, feedback, or suggestions. Let's continue to build this community together during our short hiatus.
I want to thank you for your support and participation. We're already excited to return to your favorite podcast platforms soon with a fresh perspective, exciting guests, and a renewed commitment to bringing you the best insights into quality and reliability in design. Until then, stay inspired, curious, and in touch!
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Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
07 Feb 2024
Welcome Back! New, upcoming opportunities with FMEA and Quality during Design
Quality during Design isn't just an add-on; it's a fundamental aspect that drives innovation, efficiency, and customer satisfaction!
Welcome back from our brief hiatus!
One of the highlights of this episode is the introduction of an upcoming FMEA course on Udemy, with The Manufacturing Academy. FMEA, or Failure Modes and Effects Analysis, is a systematic method for evaluating our offerings to identify where and how they might fail and to assess the relative impact of different failures. Dianna's approach to FMEA is not only about adhering to traditional methods but also about addressing the criticisms and limitations often associated with them. This course promises to be a fresh take on risk-based decision-making. You'll hear more about it when it is released!
Moreover, the episode touches upon the 'Quality During Design Fast Track' program, which is currently in the works and open to listener feedback. The initiative aims to harness quality tools in novel ways, even before a design concept is fully fleshed out. It emphasizes the importance of early input from cross-functional teams to gather requirements and user needs, thereby making the design process more effective and efficient. This program is system-based and affects how products and services are developed, leading to more thoughtful, user-centric designs.
Listeners are invited: please take brief survey to help Dianna with aspects of these upcoming courses and more. www.qualityduringdesign.com/survey
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
22 Feb 2024
From "Fall-Through" to "Follow-Through": A Proactive Strategy for Design
Ever find yourself at the tail end of a project, swamped with unfinished tasks, and wondering where things went awry? Are there important recommended actions that the team was excited about that just didn't get done? These are the conundrums we tackle in this episode of Quality During Design, with a special nod to Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Be Useful" for his proactive approach to work.
We dissect the all-too-familiar scenario of projects saddled with incomplete actions, despite our best-laid plans. We don't just commiserate—we arm you with a strategy to ensure that things are seen through to the end.
We pull lessons from Schwarzenegger's tenure as California's governor and his hands-on approach during crises. We dissect the significance of staying involved and the vital role of follow-up and follow-through in implementing recommended actions from customer studies to FMEAs. Join us as we cast a critical eye on why management systems sometimes fail in practice and what to do to help ensure success. This isn't just about weathering audits or ticking boxes; it's about a commitment to excellence in product and service design.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
08 Mar 2024
Harnessing Team Insights for Risk Analysis using Probabilities
Navigating the common roadblocks of team consensus on severity ratings during FMEA or hazard analysis can be challenging. But with the right strategies, your team can capture uncertainty and avoid the pitfall of too many conservative estimates that skew prioritization. Learn how a probability mass function can revolutionize your risk assessment, ensuring a smoother, more accurate process for all stakeholders involved.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
21 Mar 2024
Getting Information for Product Design with Fred Schenkelberg (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts) - Part 1
Dianna Deeney interviews Fred Schenkelberg about getting information for product design, focusing on reliability engineering in new products.
This episode is part 1 of 2.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Fred Fred is a Reliability Engineering and Management Consultant and founder of Accendo Reliability. Fred’s expertise is program development, accelerated life test design & analysis, reliability statistics, risk assessment, test planning, and training. He is a graduate course lecturer with the University of Maryland, the initial Producer of the ASQ Reliability Division Webinar program, and a regular speaker at the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS®). He also founded and maintains accendoreliability.com, a reliability engineering professional development hub.
Fred and Dianna talk about
the realities of internal team dynamics and the delicate dance between innovation and issue resolution
advantages of initiating reliability conversations early in the design process
practical advice on how design teams can triage problems by applying the right tools, thus ensuring a more robust product design process
Fred's tales from the trenches offer a unique lens into the challenges and triumphs of creating products that not only work but last.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
04 Apr 2024
Getting Information for Product Design with Fred Schenkelberg (A Chat with Cross-Functional Experts) - Part 2
Dianna Deeney interviews Fred Schenkelberg about getting information for product design, focusing on reliability engineering in new products.
This episode is part 2 of 2.
This interview is part of our series, “A Chat with Cross Functional Experts". Our focus is speaking with people that are typically part of a cross-functional team within engineering projects. We discuss their viewpoints and perspectives regarding new products, the values they bring to new product development, and how they're involved and work with product design engineering teammates.
About Fred Fred is a Reliability Engineering and Management Consultant and founder of Accendo Reliability. Fred’s expertise is program development, accelerated life test design & analysis, reliability statistics, risk assessment, test planning, and training. He is a graduate course lecturer with the University of Maryland, the initial Producer of the ASQ Reliability Division Webinar program, and a regular speaker at the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium (RAMS®). He also founded and maintains accendoreliability.com, a reliability engineering professional development hub.
Fred and Dianna talk about
the realities of internal team dynamics and the delicate dance between innovation and issue resolution
advantages of initiating reliability conversations early in the design process
practical advice on how design teams can triage problems by applying the right tools, thus ensuring a more robust product design process
Fred's tales from the trenches offer a unique lens into the challenges and triumphs of creating products that not only work but last.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
16 May 2024
Bridging Triumph and Trial: A Panel Discussion about Engineering with 'To Engineer is Human' and 'The Wright Brothers'
Anne Meixner, Dr. Vaneeta Kaur Grover, and Dianna Deeney join in a panel discussion about engineering and STEM. They met for an engineering book review to discuss the ideas that came from the books themselves and to link literature about engineering to current-day challenges.
Uncover the intricacies of engineering's past and present as we dissect To Engineer is Human and The Wright Brothers. Our collective expertise spans the gamut from semiconductor testing to biotechnology statistics, offering a rich tapestry of perspectives on these seminal works. This episode promises a journey through the shared trials and triumphs that shape our engineering landscape and a candid examination of the setbacks we seldom speak about.
The episode isn't complete without their review of the books that sparked this enriching dialogue. You'll hear why "The Wright Brothers" and "To Engineer is Human" scored high on our recommendation list for anyone keen on understanding the essence of engineering, from the glory of breakthroughs to the wisdom found in failures. Join us for this episode, where we bridge the divide between historical achievement and contemporary challenges in the ever-evolving world of STEM.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
18 Apr 2024
Exposing The Hidden Flaws of FMEA and Risk Matrices: Advancing Your Risk Assessment
Unveil the hidden flaws of FMEA and risk matrices that could be skewing your analysis and decision-making.
In the realm of risk assessment and management, traditional tools like Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) and risk matrices have been widely accepted as the norm. However, beneath the surface of these established methods lie hidden flaws that can significantly impact the effectiveness of risk analysis and decision-making processes. The latest podcast episode takes a deep dive into these issues, offering listeners an exploration of the challenges posed by conventional risk assessment techniques.
We take our conversation a step further, emphasizing not just the identification of such critiques but the vital role understanding them plays in fortifying our decision-making frameworks.
The episode emphasizes the importance of staying informed and adapting to new methods in the ever-evolving landscape of risk management. By doing so, professionals can ensure that they are not only equipped to handle current challenges but also prepared to meet the demands of the future.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
02 May 2024
What is DFSS and How does Quality during Design Relate?
We explore the history, philosophy, and methodology of Design for Six Sigma (DFSS). We dissect the acronyms DMAIC and DMADV, revealing how these methodologies are blueprints for achieving excellence. From statistics to Motorola's legendary quality standards and other history of six sigma, you'll begin to see how DFSS may relate with your organization's current design development processes.
Quality during Design is not DFSS. It can be part of DFSS or any other product development process. Quality during Design is a philosophy that emphasizes the benefits of cross-functional team involvement and a methodology that uses quality tools to refine design concepts early on. Quality tools bridge the gap between team communication and innovative concept development. We review why skipping the crucial steps of questioning and investigating can lead to missed opportunities.
As we navigate through the essential stages of product development, we invite you to join us on this enlightening path to creating impactful and high-quality solutions that stand the test of time—and the marketplace.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
30 May 2024
From Solo to Collaboration: Lessons from Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura and Dale Carnegie
What could Shuji Nakamura, the Nobel Prize-winning engineer behind the blue LED, teach you about teamwork and career growth? Discover how transitioning from an independent researcher to a collaborative leader can elevate your professional journey.
Join me, Dianna Deeney, as I share insights from a recent event co-hosted for the IEEE Philadelphia Professional Communication Society. We'll uncover valuable lessons from the books "Brilliant!" by Bob Johnstone and Dale Carnegie's classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People," both of which spotlight the transformative power of teamwork and communication.
Learn about Shuji Nakamura's career evolution and find out how his story parallels many of our own professional paths. I'll also dive into my personal shift from solitary work to embracing collaboration in quality engineering. By leveraging quality tools for better communication and idea sharing within cross-functional teams, you too can drive more successful engineering and design projects. This episode is packed with actionable advice and inspiring anecdotes to help you thrive in your professional life. Don’t miss out on knowing the baseline approach that can lead to collaboration success!
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
13 Jun 2024
Simplifying Probabilities for Better Decision Making
Ever find yourself stuck trying to gauge the likelihood of an event?
What if you could transform your approach to probability assignments with just one simple trick?
On this episode of Quality During Design, we talk about simplifying probabilities for better decision making. We uncover a method to assign probabilities and occurrence ratings during preliminary assessments.
We share a technique that involves breaking down an event into smaller, more manageable parts, helping you understand and analyze it better. This method makes it easier to assign likelihoods because it provides better understanding of the event, clearer context, and consideration of what may drive things to happen.
Then, we relate these parts to conditional probabilities. We offer example explanations and practical applications to help you grasp conditional probabilities.
Plus, for those looking for additional resources, we have a cheat sheet that can further simplify these concepts for you. Not a subscriber yet? Visit qualityduringdesign.com to sign up and start receiving valuable insights directly in your inbox.
Join us to learn how these techniques can simplify probabilities, improve your assessments, and boost your team's decision-making.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
27 Jun 2024
Unraveling QA, QC, Quality Assistance, and Quality 4.0
Quality control, quality assurance, quality assistance, and Quality 4.0. We unravel these quality concepts and their impact on design.
Listen in to be guided through the historical context and evolution of these terms, offering insights into how they shape design decisions and team communications. You'll learn the roles of quality assurance and quality control, discover the origins and meaning of "quality assistance", and grasp the implications of Quality 4.0.
We’ll dig into official definitions and explore how these quality methodologies have transformed over time. Through practical examples, we’ll show you how to integrate these quality methods into your design processes, fostering collaboration within cross-functional teams.
Tune in to enhance your understanding of quality thinking and quality during design.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
Ready to transform your team meetings from chaotic to cohesive? Discover a method used by Six Sigma practitioners, continuous improvement teams, and design sprints to make your meetings more effective and efficient.
We’ll guide you through the phases of discovery, examination, and prioritization to streamline idea generation and ensure that every team member’s input is valued. You’ll learn techniques for individual brainstorming, anonymous idea sharing, and collective refinement, making your meetings not just productive but a crucial part of your design process.
But that's not all. We dive into the utilization of quality tools for superior team decision-making during design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Explore how to categorize and evaluate potential failures, assign severity ratings, and use tools like tree diagrams and fishbone diagrams to organize complex discussions. By focusing on collaboration and consensus, you’ll be setting your team up for effective failure analysis. Join us to elevate your team meetings and turn them into a powerhouse of creativity and efficiency.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
25 Jul 2024
Data Visualization Tips to Improve Analysis Skills
Can visualizing your data be the game-changer you've been missing?
Discover why plotting isn't just a step in data analysis, but a crucial practice that can reveal uniformity, natural variations, and even potential flaws in your test methods. Learn about the importance of recognizing multiple failure modes and how to avoid common pitfalls such as mishandling outliers and making incorrect assumptions. This episode is packed with actionable advice to enhance your decision-making process.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
We want to have a working meeting with them to get important information and make decisions. Since they declined, now we are missing an important viewpoint and source of design inputs! Plus, it could prove disastrous, later, when we have a pass/go decision on our concept designs.
In this week's episode we talk about ways to overcome this challenge, beyond typical schedule availability. Tune in as we uncover practical strategies that make co-working sessions truly valuable, which will help us in maximizing meeting value and participation.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
22 Aug 2024
Prioritizing Customer Satisfaction in Product Design (the Kano Model)
How do you balance customer wants with project constraints? If your customer-facing teammates are saying our customers want this, that and the other thing, which ones do we prioritize over others?
Not all features are equal in the eyes of our customers. And not all features are value-added, either.
In this episode, we delve into how to prioritize customer wants using the powerful Kano Model, a tool that maps customer satisfaction against the implementation of product features.
You'll learn how to differentiate between essential and non-essential features, ensuring that your design truly resonates with your customers. This episode walks through the intricacies of the Kano Model's two-by-two matrix and the different satisfaction levels represented by various lines and curves.
Too complex? We break it down. Prioritize your features based on their impact to the customer using their voice. Then, consider how well you want to implement that in your design using the Kano Model.
Get ready for practical tips and proven strategies to enhance your product’s value while managing cost, time, and design trade-offs. This episode is an introduction to the Kano Model for design.
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About me Dianna Deeney is a quality advocate for product development with over 25 years of experience in manufacturing. Through Deeney Enterprises, LLC and her signature program, Quality During Design, she empowers product design managers and engineers to create exceptional products.
Dianna helps teams integrate quality principles into their design process, fostering early collaboration that leads to fewer design rework loops and reduced overall costs. Her passion for education bridges the gap between design and quality through the Quality During Design platform. She is an IEEE senior engineer, a senior quality professional, and an active member of ASQ holding certificates as a CQE, CRE...
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