1     Organization and Formatting

1.1    General (same as for other B-sheets; follow this link for easy reference)

1.2    Sheet-Specific — Making it All Fit

How you lay out the information on the sheet is up to you.  The example provided is simply an example, but given that the Pugh Analysis chart and best system-level concept data sheet are consistently sized/shaped as shown, this layout may serve you well.  Of course, as usual, the Page Input textbox should be at the top left and the Page Output textbox should be at the bottom right if at all possible.

2     Content Presentation

• Commence the page by populating the Page Input textbox.  In this case, the page input depends on which round you are in:
  • If this is the first round, indicate highlights from the initial datum. Highlights include both favorable and unfavorable features.
  • Otherwise, list any trends or signs that have evolved in earlier round(s) in regard to certain function-level concepts or combinations of them that tend to produce favorable results.
• Insert graphical renderings from the DP Manager Excel workbook.  Use the copy table buttons on the Excel worksheet (typically the “Copy Table with Heading” button for use in the TAD).  Include:
  • the round’s Pugh Analysis chart (below the Page Input textbox); and
  • the data table for the round’s best system-level concept.
• In the pre-titled Notes textbox, provide all relevant notes summarizing relative rationale with a focus on engineering requirements where the best concept fared better or worse than other concepts considered in this round.
• Complete the page by populating the Page Output textbox.  In this case, the page output includes two elements:
  • a brief narrative of your reasons for the best-concept decision, based on the Pugh Analysis by describing the numbers (scoring based on +, =, −) and anything deeper than the numbers alone the factored into the decision (this is important to build credibility in regard to your decision abilities); and
  • what was learned from this round that serves as guidance for the next round (this is really important as this is a thoughtful learning process, not a blind random process).

3     Examples of Great Work

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