Design MethodsAgileadaptive instead of predictivedo things fastget prototypes going quickly- present working prototypes, not documentationchanging requirements are the name of the gameclose cooperation between all teams- daily contact between business and engineeringdaily standup- what I did- what I'm going to do- roadblocks?Waterfalllike agile, but with a dedicated testing phase after development phase- waterfall may be better for hardware since concurrent testing is difficult without boardsLean manufacturingeliminate wasteamplify learningdecide as late as possibledeliver as fast as possibleempower the teambuild integrity insee the wholeProject ManagementDesign for Manufacturing1) our initial contact with potential vendors would have been solely to collect from them what their capabilities were in terms of tolerances, minimum thicknesses, finishes they are capable of, etc. We would also likely expect to pay more for things like finer finishes and tighter tolerances, etc. and that the vendor selection process would be a balance between what they are capable of and what it would cost (in general terms).2) we'd then create a matrix for Ind. Designers to design by, taking the most common requirements across the most vendors and designing for these tolerance and capabilities.3) Ind. Designers creates preliminary 3D and 2D dimensional drawings with details like tolerances and finish requirements. These are not final, but really close to what we will be manufacturing. The 2D drawings would include all the critical detail like finishings, tolerances, etc. For example, the surface finish on the face plate and metal frame needs to be very fine, while the finish on the battery plate cover does not, it only needs to be comfortable to wear. This affects things like initial mold price and mold lifespan.4) We take these initial drawings and get budgetary estimates so we can select vendors/suppliers.5) Ind. Designers finishes final design, works with selected suppliers to sort out any final issues.