Currently our most significant risk is that our PCB may not be ready in time. Because this process takes so long, and can take more than one iteration to get it right, the PCB is our bottleneck. To manage this risk, we will be ordering our PCB by the end of the week to ensure we have as much time as possible to test and iterate if necessary.
We did not make changes to the overall design of our device. This is because we had a good idea going into our proposal presentation of what exact features we wanted to implement. However, we did ad user requirements to include more emotional user requirements, like spontaneity of meetup. This change was necessary because our device at its core is designed to connect and build community. It is not faster, smoother, or better designed than an iphone, but people will still gravitate towards it because it makes connecting with friends easier. Our previous requirements didn’t capture this nuance.
After making this change, we also had to change testing plans. Now our testing plans include user surveys and interviews. We have allocated 3 days for these plans. Our current schedule already includes these changes.