EPICS Design Process
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Problem Identification Phase Tasks
Deliverables
- Identify problem
- Project Charter
- Determine project objectives
- Determine motivation for project
- Identify outcomes or deliverables
- Determine duration of the project
- Identify community partner contact
Specification Development Phase Tasks
Deliverables
- Complete users and beneficiaries analysis
- Project Specification Document
- Define the customer requirements
- Evaluate design constraints
- Develop engineering specifications
- Compare to benchmark products (prior art)
- Determine design targets
Conceptual Design Phase Tasks
Deliverables
- Complete Functional Decomposition of project
- Project Conceptual Design Report
- Complete Decision Matrix of requirements
- Define how users will interact with project
- Analyze/evaluate potential solutions
- Choose best solution
Detailed Design Phase Tasks
Deliverables
- Complete top down specification/ bottom-up
implementation (freeze interfaces)
- Project Detailed Design Report
- Analysis/evaluation of project, sub-modules
and/or components
- Prototype version of project
- Prototyping/proof-of-concept of project, sub-
modules and/or components
- Field test prototype/get feedback from users
- Complete DFMEA analysis of project
- Determine what user training is necessary
Production Phase Tasks
Deliverables
- Complete production version of the project
- Delivered project
- Complete user manuals/training material
- Project Delivery Report
- Complete delivery review
- Delivery checklist
- User manuals
Service/Maintenance Phase Tasks
Deliverables
- Evaluate performance of fielded project
- Fielded Project Report
- Determine what resources are necessary to
support and maintain the project
Retirement or Redesign
EPICS Design Process
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Oakes and Zoltowski
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9/4/2006
Project Charter: