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Project Management & Agile · Advanced

Design for X (DfX)

Technical guidelines applied during design to optimize a specific aspect such as reliability, cost, assembly, or usability.

Definition

Examples include design for manufacturability, design for test, and design for maintainability.

Example

Designing modules with test hooks to make automated testing easier (design for test).

Exam tip

A Manage Quality technique.

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