An organised and robust CDR helps to identify mistakes and highlight risks/concerns as well as highlight where further design improvements could be made. A CDR ultimately saves time and shares responsibility across all stakeholders.
Once you have covered the above points, the next stage is to request a formal in-house CDR. You should invite the design team, design manager, and all key stakeholders such as manufacturing representatives and the client. Use BS.7000:2 to help you identify who should be in the meeting for your business.
The goal of any CDR meeting is to make sure designs meet the requirements of all stakeholders. Remind those attending the CDR of their responsibility in it too. It’s a shared responsibility and not just the designers to make the project a success!
The project’s lead designer should be prepared to cover the following agenda:
Following the meeting, minutes should be complied and distributed to those involved.
Once approved, the design team can work on the agreed changes. Once the changes are deemed complete, you should organise a ‘back mod’ review meeting with your design management team to ensure changes were understood and have been complete. If so, the Design Manager should then formally approve the designs for prototype manufacture.
By keeping to a formal method of review, you can limit your exposure to unnecessary risk, which could hinder your project in terms of its delivery schedule, development costs and ultimately the return on investment. Hopefully, these guidelines are useful and help you develop your own formal review system. Please get in touch to learn more and discuss how HD can help you.
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Mark ensures that projects are delivered on time and are suitably resourced to guarantee quality of output. Mark is heavily involved in our design services, having a wealth of experience in healthcare devices, trainer devices, IVD’s, and inhalation.
Mark holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Product Design along with 20 years’ experience working on a wide range of design projects.
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