STAGE 04 · DEVELOPMENT
Control the design
Move from informal iteration to a traceable system linking user needs, requirements, risks, design outputs, and tests.
RECOGNIZE THE STAGE
How to know you are here
The architecture is stable enough for controlled development
Design inputs and risk controls are being documented
Verification, validation, and manufacturing plans are taking shape
READINESS LENSES
What must be managed together
Formal design inputs, engineering characterization, verification planning, and formative human factors.
QMS and design controls, standards strategy, cybersecurity, human factors, and Q-Submission planning as applicable.
Seed · strategic partners · grants. Often $500K–$5M.
ACTION PLAN
Priorities for the next 90 days
- 01
Establish proportionate design controls and document ownership
- 02
Connect user needs to measurable design inputs
- 03
Build the risk-management file and verification matrix
- 04
Align regulatory, clinical, software, and manufacturing plans
BEFORE YOU ADVANCE
Required outputs
- Design and development plan
- Traceability matrix
- Risk-management file
- Verification and validation master plan
WATCH FOR
Common failure modes
- Design inputs that cannot be objectively tested
- Late discovery of standards or cybersecurity requirements
- A prototype that cannot be manufactured consistently
THE DECISION GATE
Can every important requirement and risk be traced to objective evidence?
Do not advance because time or money has been spent. Advance when the evidence supports the decision.
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