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Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics

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Work-Product Guidance

“work-product guidance” ⇒ how to do the work
“doc-prep guidance” ⇒ how to present the work

Individual Research Document (IRD)


Problem Understanding Document (PUD)

Stakeholders

Current Situation

Background Research Findings

Engineering Requirements


Project Planning Document (PPD)

Milestones

Work Breakdown Structure

Design-Project Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

Task Descriptions

Timelines


Technical Archive Document (TAD)

Use Cases

Engineering Requirements

Main System Functions

Root-Cause Failure Analysis (Failure-Resolution Projects Only)

Function-Level Concepting

Information Gathering

System-Level Concept Evolution

Final Concept Selection — Pugh Analysis

Final Concept Selection — Engineering

Design Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

Preliminary/Feasibility Engineering Plan

Preliminary/Feasibility Engineering

Detail-Design Engineering Plan

Prototype-Stage Verification Plan

Detail-Design — Engineering

Detail-Design — Decisions

Part Manufacturing

Assembly

Testing and Refinement

© 2017, William J. Endres Updated September 17, 2017