LOL! That sounds so familiar. We have a design rev...

2011-05-05T23:24:35.945-04:00

LOL! That sounds so familiar. We have a design review template as well. We call the "official" design review the keep-the-management-happy-dog-and-pony show. We then have a real design review amongst just the engineers where we hash out real problems and propose real solutions. The managers are so clueless about where the real work gets done.

It's even more fun when the meaningless forms ...

2011-05-05T22:35:21.933-04:00

It's even more fun when the meaningless forms are the actual design reviews. At my previous employer, it was possible to go through a design review, faithfully go through each item on the agenda, complete the required form, and contribute zero towards reviewing a design. The form was chock full of actions such as having the project manager list the major schedule risks or listing the names of the personnel who reviewed the schematic.

I once pointed out to my manager that a better review would consist of two questions: a). list all the issues that were found with the design, and b). describe the actions taken to correct each issue. Neither of these were part of the current design review process. He was not very amused.

Mike

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LOL! That sounds so familiar. We have a design rev...

It's even more fun when the meaningless forms ...