Quality during Design Newsletter
Ready to excel in the world of engineering design? The Quality during Design Newsletter delivers insights, career advice, and resources to help you thrive. Get highlights from the Quality During design Podcast, summaries of our latest blog posts, curated articles, and exclusive content. All through the lens of design with data and collaboration. View some sample posts, then subscribe below to get new posts delivered and access the library!
Beyond Features: The Power of Benefits and Structured Innovation in Product Design
Hello reader, This past month, we've delved into foundational concepts crucial for transforming abstract ideas into products customers truly love. If you've ever felt the frustration of concept development lacking concrete discussion points or the struggle of aligning diverse team perspectives, this month's content is especially for you. We've also celebrated the launch of the new Deeney Enterprises website, designed to provide you with clearer, more organized resources to tackle these very...
Unlock Product Success: Why Early Collaboration is Your Secret Weapon
Hello reader, This past month, we've homed in on a crucial theme: the power of early-stage product development and cross-functional collaboration. It's the often-overlooked secret to saving time, cutting costs, and launching products that truly resonate with your customers. If you've ever felt the sting of a project gone awry, wasted resources, or a product that just didn't hit the mark, this theme is for you. Dianna This Quality during Design Newsletter has been brought to you since 2021...
Ways to spark new ideas
We've all been in slumps. It usually comes after those times where we've been doing the daily grind for a long time. We're not looking up much, but getting stuff done. After a while we get tired. Worn down. Uninspired. When I get to those points, I try to take some time (maybe even just a half day) to STOP. I look up and around and what's going on. Where has my deep digging work gotten me? Am I off course? Do I need to adjust? Sometimes that's enough. Other times, I need a change of scenery....
Early reliability engineering input: a must-have
I speak a lot about communication and teamwork in early development. I also talk about what reliability engineers and quality engineers can do, and when they can do it in a product development process. Spoiler alert - it's usually earlier than you think! I've compilated some of the reliability engineering-based Quality during Design Podcast episodes in the recommendations, below. Congratulations to Accendo Reliability and the Speaking of Reliability Podcast. They released their 1,000th...
Engage and Inform with New Presentation Techniques
Can the way you present technical information drastically impact decision-making? Absolutely. In this week's podcast episode, we explore transformative methods that can elevate your technical presentations to a whole new level. Instead of relying on lifeless bullet points, the assertion evidence model encourages you to make clear recommendations at the top of each slide, coupled with compelling graphical evidence. I also share my six P's framework: Perspective, Problem, Principle, Proposal,...
Confluence of risks changes a record-breaking viaduct into a skywalk
This weekly newsletter shares resources for product designers (since 2021), brought to you by Dianna Deeney. To me, this scenic park is a lesson in risk.The massive Kinzua Viaduct was a testament to engineering. The bridge was built in the 1880s/1900s in northern Pennsylvania from steel forged in southeastern PA. "It was once the world's highest and longest rail viaduct."It was destroyed in 2003 by a tornado. The more complete story is that a massive maintenance project had begun by crews...
Not "Why should I go?" Instead "Why should I invest in going?"
Last week I was at the RMMR Conference in Pittsburgh where I presented three ideas that I've shared on the podcast before: Being ADEPT at Facilitating FMEAs with Teams Measuring our FMEA Process: Tactical and Strategic Metrics to Drive Continuous Improvement Focusing on the Positive for Requirements: Examine Customer Benefits for Reliability Goals and Other Design Inputs Which one resonated the most with reliability engineers at the conference, based on audience questions, comments, and...
Simplifying Probabilities for Better Decision Making
Hi Reader, When was the last time someone asked you to assign a probability? This skill may be more important than you think. You'll need to use it to justify changes, get approval on capital equipment, make trade-off decisions, or perform risk analyses. It may be masked in terms like likelihood or occurrence. Sometimes it's easy to assess, especially if we're familiar with the event or have some data to refer to. Other times, we can feel stuck. Whenever I feel stuck, I do this: break it down...
Ways to use Virtual Reality
Greetings! When was the last time you looked into virtual reality headsets as a work tool to improve productivity? What did you think when the early, mass-marketed versions came out a few years ago? If you are like me, you likely just looked at it as something that was too expensive and complicated to bother with - just yet anyway. "Virtual reality headsets are really for gamers, right?" The 3D painting was cool. I wasn't a big fan of the dinosaur chasing me off a waterfall, though. I've...
From Solo to Collaboration: Lessons from Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura and Dale Carnegie
I recently co-hosted an event for the IEEE Philadelphia's Professional Communication Society Chapter. There were many takeaways - one of which I share in this week's Quality during Design Podcast episode. In this episode, we introduce Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura. His initial forays into the scientific world were marked by solitary work, a common scenario for many of us who find comfort in the solace of their workstations. However, as Nakamura's career unfolded, the importance of...
Ready to excel in the world of engineering design? The Quality during Design Newsletter delivers insights, career advice, and resources to help you thrive. Get highlights from the Quality During design Podcast, summaries of our latest blog posts, curated articles, and exclusive content. All through the lens of design with data and collaboration. View some sample posts, then subscribe below to get new posts delivered and access the library!