Product Development process self assessment

Discover the strengths and weaknesses of your Product Development process


 

Answer these simple questions to discover the strengths and weaknesses of your business. When complete press the submit button to learn how we can help your business. Your answers will be remembered so that you can complete or refine your answers later.

Product need

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Our business takes a 'customer is first' viewpoint

We regularly conduct SWOT analysis on our competitor's products

Our products support our business strategies

Product definition

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Our business has a strong product design re-use ethic

We define the features and functions for each system of the product

We define and rank the attributes for each system of the product

Product design

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Our business has and uses generic design standards

We carry out system interface analysis for all our products

We carry out DFMEAs and PFMEAs for all our products

Product tooling

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

We always review and approve the tooling design requirements

We conduct a tooling capacity requirement review for all new tools

We conduct a full capability study to approve all new tooling

Build validation prototypes

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

We always build the right amount of prototypes for the testing required

We validate our Bill of Material content

We validate the logistics routes of all our bought in materials

Engineering validation

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

We document and plan all the required validation tests

Our design engineers view and approve the testing facilities

Our design engineers view and approve the test results

Build customer prototypes

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

We actively seek feedback from the manufacturing operatives

We validate every line written in our manufacturing processes

We test all our value add activities in the product manufacturing process

Customer validation

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

We provide prototype products for customer representatives to use

We operate a robust process to gain feedback from customer representatives

We resolve all problems found by the customer representatives

Start of production

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

All known problems are resolved before we build saleable products

Engineering review the first batch of products

We always resolve any production problems immediately

Current engineering

Strongly Disagree

Disagree

Agree

Strongly Agree

Every current product has (a team of) design engineers assigned

Engineers review / walk the manufacturing process daily

Engineers review the warranty and service information daily
 


 

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