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Validation vs Verification (V&V): What’s The Difference and Usage in R&D

Verification can find 50 to 60 percent of errors early on. Meanwhile, validation spots 20 to 30 percent of issues later. Even so, both are key in ensuring quality. They play big roles in ISO 9000 standards and day-to-day...

Maximize Profits with Accurate ROI Calculation Methods

Understanding ROI calculation is key in today's market. It's more than numbers—it's about gauging how well your investments work. By looking at the gains or losses compared to the costs, businesses can pick paths that up profits and growth. Many...

OPEX vs CAPEX: how to plan annual R&D team budget

Are you making the most strategic decisions for your annual R&D budget planning? Or could your approach to OPEX and CAPEX be holding you back? In the world of financial planning, especially in R&D, knowing the difference between Operating Expenses...

The Scrum Methodology: 5 Step Guide To Understand The Process

Did you know that over 70% of modern agile projects use Scrum? It's a dynamic approach aimed at quickly delivering top-quality products. Scrum includes five key stages: beginning, planning, doing the work, reviewing, and releasing. Each stage is set...

Market Pull & Technology Push: How to Combine for Innovative Designs

Finding the perfect mix of market needs and new tech is key in product design. This blend of what customers want and the latest tech leads to creative new products. Knowing how they work together opens up chances for...

Patent vs Copyright: Key Differences Explained

In 2022, 3.5 million patents were given out all over the world. This shows how crucial intellectual property is for global innovation. Understanding the patent vs copyright differences is essential for protecting inventions and artistic works. Patents mainly focus...

Craft a Winning Value Proposition for Your New Product

In today's crowded market, making your new product stand out is key. A value proposition helps do that. It's a clear statement showing why customers should pick your product, highlighting your unique solutions. Unlike just describing your product, a...

Unveiling SWOT Analysis for the Product Design Process

Ever wondered why top brands always beat their rivals in product design? They use a strategic tool known as SWOT analysis. This guide will show you how SWOT analysis in product design leads to innovation and efficiency. SWOT analysis helps...

Lean Production Bench Basics

The operators may move fast on the production line, make straightforward repetitive tasks and put their best effort into it ... this is by far not the fastest production technics. And a camera or a supervisor shouting on his...

The 6 Kickass Jugaad Principles for Your Designs

A brief review of the 6 Jugaad principles, together with our own additions, views sometimes different, and examples and links to detailed posts on Lean product design and methodologies. Note that this is not the Jugaad Innovation book review, which...

The Ultimate Design Review Checklist

Do not close any Design Phase without this. This extensive design review checklist is to be used at the end of the design phase of any product, to avoid potentially basic or stupid mistakes that may later be very...

Best 40 TRIZ Principles to Boost Your Design Challenges

For product design engineers. The 40 TRIZ Principles are the solutions to solve the "TRIZ contradictions" in product design problem-solving or to highlight other approaches during your product design brainstorming sessions. This article focuses on the 40 triz principles to...
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Validation vs Verification (V&V): What’s The Difference and Usage in R&D

Verification can find 50 to 60 percent of errors early on. Meanwhile, validation spots...

Maximize Profits with Accurate ROI Calculation Methods

Understanding ROI calculation is key in today's market. It's more than numbers—it's about gauging...

OPEX vs CAPEX: how to plan annual R&D team budget

Are you making the most strategic decisions for your annual R&D budget planning? Or...

Market Pull & Technology Push: How to Combine for Innovative Designs

Finding the perfect mix of market needs and new tech is key in product...

The Scrum Methodology: 5 Step Guide To Understand The Process

Did you know that over 70% of modern agile projects use Scrum? It's a...

How to Optimize Quality with Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Statistical Process Control (SPC) is key in quality management. It gives real-time insights to...

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