DMADV Project Methodology Checklist

 
• DEFINE
  • Have you defined the goals of the design activity?
  • Have you defined the design activity team members?
  • Have you defined the stakeholders, especially the target market customers?
  • Have you gained authorization from the necessary executive sponsors?
  • Have you assembled and trained the design project team at a high level?
• MEASURE
  • Have you gathered customer input to determine what is critical to quality from the customers’ point of view?
  • Have you translated customer requirements into goals for your design activity?
• ANALYZE
  • Have you evaluated the performance of competitors’ products that are best in class?
  • Have you developed innovative ways for products and services to deliver value to the customer?
• DESIGN
  • Have you designed new products, services, and/or processes to deliver customer value?
  • Have you utilized various techniques to validate the design concept against the goals of the design activity? Examples include: pilot runs, surveys, prototypes, simulations, and predictive models.
• VERIFY
  • Have you verified that the new products, services, and/or processes will perform up to standard?
  • Have you implemented mechanisms to ensure continued performance, such as customer surveys and quality assurance checks?