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50 Industry-Inspired Best Practices for Quality Products

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Successful Product Development Organizations

Begin Risk Assessment During Conceptual Design. 

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BEST PRACTICE KEY CONCEPTS

  • Risk is the likelihood of something happening times its consequence.
  • Risk is caused by uncertainty and thus cannot be fully mitigated.
  • Designers need to be aware of product, project, and decision risks so they know what to spend time addressing.
  • A product failure can result from poor risk management during the design process.
  • Product liability is the area of law where organizations and individuals are held responsible for product failures.

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  • BEST PRACTICE
  • 7.2

Succesful Product Development Organizations

Begin Risk Assessment During Conceptual Design. 

Buy Now
  • Order this best practice
  • $3.99

BEST PRACTICE KEY CONCEPTS

  • Risk is the likelihood of something happening times its consequence.
  • Risk is caused by uncertainty and thus cannot be fully mitigated.
  • Designers need to be aware of product, project, and decision risks so they know what to spend time addressing.
  • A product failure can result from poor risk management during the design process.
  • Product liability is the area of law where organizations and individuals are held responsible for product failures.

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Order Product Design Best Practices as an eBook, looseleaf or soft cover.

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