Quality during Design
154 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago -Quality during Design is a podcast for product designers, engineers, and anyone else who cares about creating high-quality products. In each episode, we explore the principles of quality design, from user-centered thinking to iterative development. We introduce frameworks to make better design decisions and reduce costly re-designs. We explore ways to co-work with cross-functional teams. We also talk to experts in the field about their experiences and insights.
Join host Dianna Deeney in using quality thinking throughout the design process to create products others love, for less. Whether you're a seasoned designer or just starting out, looking to improve your existing designs or start from scratch, Quality during Design is the podcast for you.
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Why your design inputs need to include quality & reliability.
March 15, 2021 18:00 - 4 minutes - 3.34 MBSend us a Text Message. You're nearing the end of your project, getting cross-functional approval on your design, when your QE or RE friend comes running with a big, red STOP button! Let's avoid that! Quality and Reliability are INPUTS into the design process, much earlier than by the time we have a prototype in-hand (even at the black-box, input-output phase). Getting the QEs and REs involved early will help your design be a success with suppliers, manufacturers, and your cross-functiona...
A big failure and too many causes? Try this analysis.
March 15, 2021 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4.07 MBSend us a Text Message. You have identified a potential failure in your design. It's a complicated failure that has multiple potential root causes, and some that are conditional. Is there a tool that can capture it all and help prioritize your reactions to get rid of this problem? Yes, there is: Fault Tree Analysis! Learn what it is and how it can help you get a handle on that big failure. Give us a Rating & Review **NEW COURSE** FMEA in Practice: from Plan to Risk-Based Decision Making ...
My product works. Why don't they want it?
March 07, 2021 03:00 - 11 minutes - 7.84 MBSend us a Text Message. Have you ever designed a product that works but that customers just don’t want to use? This podcast will review some tools and strategies to help prevent that from happening before product launch, or to help as a starting point when you plan for your version 2.0. Give us a Rating & Review **NEW COURSE** FMEA in Practice: from Plan to Risk-Based Decision Making is enrolling students now. Visit the course page for more information and to sign up today! Click Here ...
How to choose the right improvement model.
March 03, 2021 01:00 - 13 minutes - 9.63 MBSend us a Text Message. You have a design you want to make better. Or you're working within a designing framework that you think needs to be updated. Quality folks use and promote some standard problem solving and continuous improvement methods, and you’ll want to to get started with the right one, or reference the right acronym when getting buy-in for your project. You may have heard of PDCA, PDSA, and DMAIC. You vaguely know they’re improvement, but don’t really know what their difference...