LifeTrac 5 Prototype Assessment

Design Phase

Describe the steps taken in the design process. What went well in the design phase? What could have been done better?
Were there steps that should have been taken but were missing? Were there steps that were taken that should have been omitted? Explain.
What review/quality assessment steps were taken throughout the design phase?
What lessons were learned regarding the design after the machine was built?
Describe what the ideal design process should look like.
Estimate the materials cost reduction that can be attained by redesign, simplification, and design optimization.

Describe the steps taken to prepare for the build.
Were you satisfied with the build preparation phase?
What were the issues that were encountered? How were they resolved?
Were the fabrication procedures satisfactory? What improvements could be made?
Discuss how you would like the ideal fabrication procedures/drawings to look like.
Describe how the ideal build preparation phase should look.
Discuss any inventory/supplies that were difficult to acquire, and how this could be facilitated.
Were there missing parts that were not accounted for until they were needed in a certain build step? What are the resulting additions to the BOM?
Which build procedures were changed due to learnings obtained during the build?
Which steps were missed in the build procedure documentation?

What worked as planned regarding the build? What didn't work as planned?
Describe the overall build sequence for the modules. Which modules/parts were built in parallel? What could have been improved about the sequence?
Discuss the bottlenecks encountered in building the modules and assembling the different modules to each other.
Discuss the bottlenecks encountered in assembling the hydraulics.
Describe the most challenging aspect of the build.
Describe any aspects that appeared easy but were not easy in practice.
How many person hours should each of the above steps take? How many person hours did each step take in practice?
If more skilled people were available, which additional steps could have been done in parallel?
Were people utilized effectively throughout the build? How could they have been used more effectively?
What quality control steps were taken throughout the build to assure build quality?
List the consumables used throughout the build. Were any consumables missing?
Were any necessary tools missing? What additional tools would be useful in the build?
Was there any tool breakage? How could it have been avoided?

How many hours or days did the build take?
Did you see any safety violations throughout the build?
Were there any accidents? If so, how could they have been avoided?
Describe your general level of satisfaction with the overall design/build and the resulting quality of the product.
How was morale throughout the build?
Were any conflicts encountered throughout the design/build regarding technical issues? How were these resolved?
Discuss any personality/cultural conflicts that were encountered? How could these be addressed in the future?
What are the overall lessons learned for improving future builds?
Any other comments or pressing issues not covered in this assessment?
What changes would you like to see in this assessment? Are the questions relevant? Are there glaring omissions?