* Stakeholder Analysis: Each team identifies stakeholders and submits a stakeholder matrix and influence diagram for the project. [Template]. Present your stakeholder engagement strategy. This could include:
- List the specific stakeholders (e.g., sponsor, industry expert, end customer, potential supplier, etc.) your team will actively engage with during the various phases of the semester.
- Identify the engagement objectives. For example, you might collect feedback on design requirements, gain inspiration for new concepts, or learn industry-specific constraints.
- Develop a list of questions (known unknowns or knowledge gaps) that your team needs to know, that the external experts or sponsors could provide to your team.
- Prepare a communication plan for how your team will engage with them, i.e., emails, one-on-one meetings, video calls, etc., and the frequency of these interactions.
- Determine engagement timeline. Consider the following typical lead times.
| Type of Expert | Typical Lead Time |
|---|---|
| Academic/Faculty (during semester) | 1–2 weeks |
| Industry Expert or Executive | 2–3 weeks |
| Consultant or Freelancer | 1–2 weeks (varies by workload) |
| Highly Sought Speaker/Thought Leader | 3–6 weeks or more |
* User Needs, Functions, and Constraints: Each team identifies and submits the user needs and functions that the design has to fulfill, and applicable constraints. This can be in tables or paragraph format.
* Specification Sheet: Each team identifies engineering design specifications and submits an (initial) specification sheet containing engineering design specifications for the project. Consult lecture and ME 2110 material for a specification checklist (e.g., include quality requirements (define allowable tolerance levels), mechanical properties, material requirements, etc. Be as quantitative as possible when defining amounts, ranges, limits, tolerances, units, etc. [Template]
Codes and Standards: Identify whether there are any relevant engineering standards applicable for your project. Library guides and standards are available at:
https://libguides.library.gatech.edu/standards/databases