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Definition: Product analysis involves developing a better understanding of the product of the project. It includes techniques such as product breakdown analysis, systems engineering, value engineering, value analysis, function
analysis, and quality function deployment.
Alternative or Related Terms: Product breakdown analysis, systems engineering, value engineering, value analysis, function analysis, and quality function deployment
Acceptance Level: Generally accepted
Application Areas/Intended Uses: Product analysis is a tool in the scope planning process.
Chief Advantages: By helping to define what the actual product of the project will be, product analysis contributes to more accurate planning for management of project scope.
Additional Reading:
TQM Simplified, a Practical Guide, Second Edition. James H. Saylor, McGraw Hill, 1996.
Better Designs in Half the Time: Implementing Quality Function
Deployment in America. Bob King. Goal/QPC, 1989.
Quality Function Deployment: How to Make QFD work for you, L. Cohen, Addison-Wesley, 1995
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