Across
- 2. Making the best or most effective use of resources to get the best possible solution.
- 5. A tool used to compare potential design solutions against one another and provide evidence to help make a design decision.
- 7. A process that repeats a series of steps over and over until the desired outcome is obtained.
- 11. The action of working with someone to produce or create something.
- 12. An individual, group, or organization who may affect, be affected by, or perceive itself to be affected by a decision, activity, or outcome of a project.
- 13. A working model used to test a design by making observations and necessary adjustments.
- 15. A variable that represents a quantity that is being manipulated in an experiment.
- 18. The limits on the design and production of a product, expressed with specific, measurable values. These might include time constraints, budget, codes, safety, or physical attributes (size, weight, color).
- 22. A systematic problem-solving strategy, with criteria and constraints, used to develop many possible solutions to solve a problem or satisfy human needs.
- 23. A variable that represents a quantity whose value depends on how the independent variable is manipulated.
Down
- 1. A set of rules or guidelines that a team establishes to shape the interaction of team members with one other.
- 3. A clear and concise identification and description of the design problem or opportunity.
- 4. A person who is trained in and uses technological and scientific knowledge to solve practical problems.
- 6. A statement that briefly describes the design goals and needs of stakeholders.
- 8. Focusing on the completion of particular tasks as a measure of success.
- 9. A list of specific, concise, and measurable design requirements that describe what the design solution must do to meet the needs of stakeholders and be successful.
- 10. A group technique for generating potential solutions to a problem; the free flow of ideas without immediate criticism.
- 14. Encourage good team communication and cooperation, providing support, encouragement, and acting as a mediator when conflict arises.
- 16. A graphical representation of an idea that can quickly communicate design intent and details.
- 17. Agreement.
- 19. A collection of individuals, each with his or her own expertise, brought together to benefit a common goal.
- 20. A balancing of factors, all of which are not attainable at the same time.
- 21. A person who designs any of a variety of things. This usually implies the task of creating drawings or in some way uses visual cues to organize his or her work.
