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Development Process
The figure below describes the product development process we use. This process has been refined over many years and has proven to reduce the risks inherent in any new product development.
●●●RAPID® Phases
The ●●●RAPID® development process works much better than traditional development methods used by many of our competitors. See examples below left of prototypes of three products created by our competitors which left the client unhappy. Below right is the work we did after the client left the competitor and hired us. Our Engineering Unit cost a whole lot less than the competitors's prototype and WORKED!
The main reason the projects shown on the left failed was because the competitors sold the clients on their "abilities" and how those applied to the client's project - what we call the "knowns". During the design they attempted to account for things they were not sure of - what we call the "known unknowns". Based on these knowns and known unknowns they built prototypes often at great expense to the client. It was only in testing these prototypes that the project killers surfaced - what we call the "unknown unknowns". The figure below shows this phenomenon as a timeline and why it results in great schedule delays and large budget overruns as "fixes" for these unknown unknowns are crafted.
Unlike our competitors prototypes, the ●●●RAPID® Process starts with an Engineering Unit. The Engineering Unit is not a prototype of the final product and it is often costs much less to develop than a prototype. It's purpose is to ascertain the parameters of the known unknowns and surface any unknown unknowns that may be lurking unknown to the client and the development team. It requires great discipline to defer work on the knowns to the Demo Unit phase. This is very hard for most engineers to do, specially if they have sold the client on their "abilities"! That's why our engineers are all well trained on the ●●●RAPID® Process.
Each ●●●RAPID® Phase is a composite of multiple sprints. The process is iterative and comprises analysis, design, build and evaluation sprints. Each iteration builds on the results of the previous iterations. This is illustrated in the figure below.
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●●●RAPID® Sprints
The most important of these Sprints in the "Analyze" sprint. This too is hard for many engineers to do, specially as it requires theoretical, analytical and math skills! Most engineers at our competitors would rather simply open their favorite CAD tool and start designing. That's how clients get disasters when working wth our competitors like the examples shown earlier. For an actual example of product development using the ●●●RAPID® development process please click Case Study.
Intellectual Property
Our work sometimes results in new intellectual property for our clients. Some examples of patents we have earned for our clients are shown below.
