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device development boot camp:
lessons learned from the front line
Ian MacDuff!@ianmacduff!@PCS_News
where are we going…
• Device Development is Hard!!• Build the Right Team!!• Chose the Right Goal!!• Use the Right Process
let’s talk about device development
Ian MacDuff!VP of Client Engagement!Product Creation Studio!!• BSCE / MSCS!• Developing products for 20 years!• Dozens of shipped products
Device Development is HARD!!Requires many people!From many different disciplines!!A typical device team will have!25 people!!Those 25 people have !300 unique relationships
communication is key
choose partners wisely
Build the Right Team!• employees and contractors!• out-sourced partners!!Shop for a Great Fit!• communication skills !• love of collaboration !• personal chemistry!• enthusiasm!• risk tolerance!• technical competence!!Look for Win-Win Relationships
Choose the Right Goal!• have slack (time and money)!• dream big…
…but act incrementally!• what’s the MVP?!• don’t squeeze suppliers!• invest in the early phases
device development is expensive and unpredictable
be flexible as reality is revealed
Use the Right Process!• overall process is predictable…
…but the details are chaotic!• innovation is exploration!!!Your Process Will Need:
Survey01 04
Deliver02Envision
03Develop
deftly navigate the unpredictability
GPS Project Management!• continuous re-estimation!• don’t get locked into your plan!• provide options to stakeholders!• don’t shoot the messenger
Device Development is HARD
Lots of people…!! Lots of disciplines…!! ! Lots more relationships!!!• Build a team of great communicators!• Scope your product so you have slack!• Project manage like a GPS
Product Creation Studio!• Full-service design consultancy!• UX, ID, ME, EE, FW, SW, PM!• Consumer Electronics!• Medical Devices
Tell us about!your next project!!!!www.productcreationstudio.com!@PCS_News!@ianmacduff