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What’s In This Book, and Why Should I Read It? 9

In the design phase of the life cycle, engineering is charged with the

development and test of the product. They have the preliminary software

design and the estimates for the remaining work. The preliminary design

for the hardware is also finished, with its estimates for completion and

testing. If engineering continues along this established design flow, then

the product should complete at or near the preliminary estimates.

However, there are almost always unforeseen problems in any design

effort. To prevent these problems from spinning a design out of control,

the design process must be sufficiently ...