[SI-LIST] Re: SI Tool Justification Document
- From: "Kai Keskinen" <kalevi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vince.dilello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <si-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:42:24 -0500
Vince:
I'm sure most of us who have more than a decade or two of experience have
had to generate something like that. Sharing a document like that is
probably going to give away some confidential data. You can write your own
document based on the following research:
a) How many board re-spins does your outfit do because of SI issues and what
is the cost per year? You can get fancy and try to estimate the cost of the
lost market opportunities but usually just the upfront costs of the respin
is enough. If you figure in the time lost for hardware engineers, software
engineers, etc. you get an even larger amount. Talking to one of your
product line managers or sales folks on lost opportunities because you could
not get a proto running for a trade show because of SI issues might also
help.
b) How much does your SI tool cost and would an intelligent user of the tool
be able to prevent those respins?
If your ROI (return on investment) of the tool pays for itself after saving
1 respin, you have justified your tool cost. You also want a plan on how the
tool will be used in your design flow and how many engineers will become SI
engineers. Usually, the SI engineers become a specialized support team for
all design teams. If you are currently using a company wide schematic
capture and layout tool, you want to start with the sales person or FAE for
the schematic capture/layout tool vendor to see how their SI tool integrates
with the schematic capture/layout tools. They will also have some chartware
to help you put your document together. You will get a lot of support from
them to help you sell to your management.
Good Luck!
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[mailto:si-list-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Vince Di Lello
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Subject: [SI-LIST] SI Tool Justification Document
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Good morning everyone,
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I was just wondering if anyone on this esteemed list server has ever had
to create a justification document to get approval to purchase the SI
tool. If anyone has, could you be so kind as to possibly share the
document with me so as to save me some time in creating one from
scratch. Please and thanks in advance.=20
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Vincent Di Lello, CID+
Senior PCB Designer
Kaleidescape Canada, Inc.
vdilello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
1 519 772 6418 (direct)
1 519 772 6401 (fax)
1 519 835 4477 (cell)
www.kaleidescape.com
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