Quantifying the impact of design review methods on NPD

Survey results from 250 global engineering leaders

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Survey Completed by Global Surveyz

What’s in the report?

Key Findings

Late stage design errors are a significant driver of delayed product launches
Design review quality rated as the #1 most important factor impacting an engineering team’s ability to deliver projects on time
Most teams still struggle with 3 key gaps in their approach to design review

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42.8%

of feedback is never documented

What's slipping through the cracks?

Teams need better ways to document and track design feedback.

On average, engineering teams capture and resolve 57.2% of feedback generated during design reviews. The other 42.8% is lost, leading to product quality issues downstream.
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Engineering roles we surveyed

Country

United States
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Belgium
Switzerland
The Netherlands

Industries

Consumer hardware
Heavy machinery
Industrial equipment/ machinery
Automotive

Job Seniority

VP / Head of
Director
Manager
C-suite

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Discover how other engineering teams run their design reviews and what 250 technical leaders rated as the top areas for improvement.

Survey of 250 engineering leaders

Quantifying the impact of design review methods on NPD

What’s in the report?

Key Findings

42.8%

What's slipping through the cracks?

Engineering roles we surveyed

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Access the full dataset

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