Daanaa's Product Development Process

Daanaa Resolution operates a 10-phase Product Development Process (PDP) governing the lifecycle of every product from initial innovation through end-of-life. This is the process the engagement aims to augment — not replace.

The 10 Phases

1. Innovation — Idea generation, market analysis, technology scouting
2. Concept — Feasibility studies, block diagrams, initial architecture
3. Planning — Project plan, resource allocation, cost/schedule/risk assessment
4. Design & Development — Detailed design, PCB revisions, firmware, simulation
5. Verification — Design verification testing against requirements
6. Validation — System-level validation, customer sample testing
7. Transfer to Production — Manufacturing process setup, DFM/DFT
8. Production Release — Volume production, quality monitoring
9. Post-Production Release — Field support, ECOs, continuous improvement
10. End of Life — Sunset planning, last-time-buy, replacement transition

Each phase defines:

• Objectives — What must be achieved
• Activities — What work is done
• Outputs — What artifacts are produced
• RACI — Who is responsible, accountable, consulted, informed

Gate Reviews

The Development Approval Request (DAR) is Daanaa's canonical gate-review artifact. A DAR presents the project status, technical progress, risks, costs, and resource plan for approval to proceed to the next phase.

Approval chain: Udi Daon (CEO), Raheem, Robert

Example: The Electra DAR combined Concept + Planning phases into a single review, requesting Development funding for the Sirius Evaluation System.

Project Priority Tiers

• P1 — Must do, hard deadlines, critical to existence (Mercedes, BorgWarner)
• P2 — Funded with committed deliverables (CTC/Orion, Heliene, Midwest, GAF)
• P3 — Not funded; some may become P1 if strategic

Team Structure

Per project: Project Lead (senior eng manager) -> Product Manager -> Architect/Sr Design Eng -> Implementation Engineers -> Tester & QA Engineers -> Application Engineer -> Documentation/Technical Writer -> Production Engineers/Fab/Supply

PMT meetings are run by the Project Lead.

Key Artifacts

• CDR (Critical Design Review) — System-level block diagram, requirements, I/O, compliance, BOM cost, efficiency budget, sub-module breakdowns, test plans
• Project Plan Key Components — Excel template for planning
• Timesheet-Project Alignment — ~40 categories across 12 named projects
• Electra Reporting — Deliverable-level status with hours planned vs. entered

Where the Substrate Fits

The substrate augments the PDP by:

1. Capturing engineering reasoning passively during normal workflow
2. Projecting that reasoning into PDP artifacts (DARs, CDRs, status reports)
3. Automating timesheet generation from captured activity
4. Surfacing a live cockpit for team leads (replacing manual consolidation)
5. Maintaining traceability for ISO audit readiness