Purpose

• To specify the makeup of the Design Change Team.
• To outline how the team is to be used in the change process.

Applicability

• All changes to be processed by this CM function.

Policy/Practice

• The team shall consist of one representative from each function which might be affected by a change. Each representative will have an alternative assigned by their management.
• CM will chair the team meeting and produce a change order Action Items List updated the same day.
• All changes (except Doc Only) will be brought to and discussed briefly by the team as soon as the Change Request has been accepted by the Request Team or by Design Engineering management. If there is no Change Request, the cognizant engineer must bring the issue to a team meeting for discussion as soon as he/she is aware of the issue (may or may not have started a change order).
• All change redline documents (except Doc Only) must be brought to at least one Change Team meeting. All change redline documents and the change document must be signed per the Signatures Standard either in the meeting or obtained by the cognizant engineer outside of the meeting.
• All changes identified as “cost reductions” or “non-interchangeable” must be reviewed by the team for required/possible calculation of the cost.
• The team with the concurrence of the cognizant design engineer may cost any change, hold any change for costing, or determine to proceed without the cost finalized. If required by the team, CM will assure that the cost/payback is finalized prior to Release to Mfg (see Costing Design Change Standard).
• The cognizant design engineers may bring a change to the team as often as they wish prior to “Design Complete.” After Design Complete, CM may bring the change back to the team as needed.
• Any change with an open action item will be discussed by the team when the action date is reached.
• The team is not responsible for product design, the cognizant engineer is (see Teams for All CM Processes Standard).
• No team discussion/meeting is required on a change after “Design Complete.”

Procedure

• None required.

Primary Responsibility

• The CM manager shall keep this standard current.
• CM technicians can take exception to these requirements providing the reason is noted on the change form.

Authorization