Free Resources (Cont’d)
This page contains back issues of the newsletters published by Carl Angotti on the improvement of the Product Development Process and Consulting Services.
Newsletters Published by Angotti Product Development
General Topics
Corona Virus Parts Shortages – Are you ready for the upcoming electronic parts shortages?
Testing Topics
Using Decision Analysis Tools in Selecting Alternate Engineering Design Projects – How to make good decisions among alternative projects in tace of uncertainty
Designing a Semi-Automatic Final Functional Tester – How to build a quality Semi-Automatic Production Tester|
A Manual Tester Designed for Final Production – How to build a quality Manual Production Tester
Optimizing the Cost of Production Test Equipment – How to make the best decision to build a tester
Project Management Topics
Value the Early Days of a Project – Are the early days of a project more, or less important?
Critical Value of Specifications – Importance of Specifications and Related Documents to Project Success
Use Risk Management Can Help Make Projects Work – Keep projects on track by using this tool.
Make Projects Work with Proper Planning -Planning can make or break a project
Handling Unknown Project Risks – Keep Projects on Track by Quick Response to Project Problems
Keeping Track of Projects #1 – How can projects be tracked more effectively (Part One)
Keeping Track of Projects #2 – Two modern approaches to allow projects to be tracked more effectively (Part Two)
Periodic Review Meetings – Why hold them? Why they don’t work? What to do about it.
Supporting the Project Team #1 – How to learn to support the Project Team.
Supporting the Project Team #2 – How to learn to support the Project Team (Cont’d).
Follow up on Project Team Promises – Keeping the team motivated by keeping team promises.
Plan for the Inevitable Slips at Debug and Test – Work to have a good set of plans for this phase.
Plan for the Inevitable Project Cost Overruns – Work to have a formal approach to tracking and controlling Project Cost.
Create a Plan to Feedback Project Lessons Learned – Have a formal approach to informing others on what worked and didn’t work for a project
Putting an End to Product Introduction Creep– Stop Critical Milestone Slip in New Product Development Projects
How Outsourcing Affects Projects #1 – Effective First Steps to working with outsourced projects
How Outsourcing Affects Projects #2 – Two critical problems that effect Off Shore Outsourcing
Newsletters on Providing Consulting Services
Included in this section are papers on providing consulting services written by Carl Angotti, and from other sources. If you have questions, please call me at (408) 462-2189.
Paper 1 – When is a day worth more than a day? – The critical early days of a project
Paper 2 – Under Construction