Friday, September 12, 2014

Producing a product

Here are some things that are central to a project focused on creating a new product.

Functional Specification
    This is the description of what the product does.  What is the User Experience ( UX ) ?   What are the advantages to the user of this product ?  What environment will this product be used in ?  How long lasting will it be ? 

UX    buttons ? dials ? display ?  sound ?  weight ?  dimensions ?  enclosure ?

Design Specification
    This is the description of how the product will designed and built.  What kind of chips ?  What kind of protocols ?  What kind of power source ?

Testing Specification
   This is the description of how the product will be tested.

Collaboration Website
    This is the website that supports the efforts of the those who are designing , producing and supporting the product.  How ill design decisions be shared ? How will customer feedback be collected ?

IP considerations 
    What will be the approach to OpenIP versus Proprietary IP.  What will be the philosophy about patents and copyright ?   How will the product be protected from patent trolls ?

Business Model
    How will this product be supported financially ?

Tools
   Collaboration
   Organization
   Design
   Testing
   Marketing




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