This book describes the concepts and methods of a discipline called design assurance, and reveals many nontechnical aspects that are necessary for getting the work done in an engineering department. It is helpful to engineers and their managers in understanding and using design assurance techniques. "Based on the author's observations and experiences wth many companies over more than three decades, this superb reference provides the necessary understanding for the use of design assurance techniques. " ---Engineering Designer ". . .a well-written and usable book. " ---Quality Progress John A. Burgess