4.2.4.2 Measurements at appropriate stages of product realization

[Dawn]

4.2.4.2 Measurements at appropriate stages of product realization shall be defined, analysed, and reported to management. These measurements shall include quality risks, costs, lead-times, critical paths, and others, as appropriate. Can someone please define?

[Marc]

I would associate this requirement with feasibility reviews where you're supposed to be analyzing aspects such as these. Note there is another As Appropriate.

[Dawn]

Marc,
It isn't stated like this in QS-I'm very skeptical (and a little paranoid with this new standard).

[Marc]

I'm just starting on more detailed interpretations myself, so ....

I see this as part of APQP (where stages of product realization are defined). You have to have a defined design and development path (roadmap) wherein you define points such as feasibility reviews. Now do bear in mind that your system may define 3 points (or 2 or 4 or whatever) for feasibility analysis / review yet an actual project (because each are to some degree unique) may end up with more than your system defines (which is the minimum).

OK - you look at your defined design / development system and ask where the required elements are (quality risks, costs, lead-times, critical paths, and others, as appropriate). And you ask yourself what measurables you use to track / analyse these required 'elements'. To take an easy one - lead times. When and how are they determined in your design / development process and what measureables do you use?

Dawn, that original post sounds like a concise description of the old Ford APQP manual, the one with the "red, Yellow, Green" stuff in it. Within each section / step as you listed, and more, there are described actions and due dates, and scheduled reports back to management re their status were stated in the form of "red" - show stopper, "yellow" - show problem, or "green" - on with the show.

[Dawn]

Thanks, I am not familiar with this at all. Can you please explain?