Learning Engineering / Practice
Iterative design
Definition
A design approach in which solutions are repeatedly created, tested, evaluated, and refined.
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Iteration makes evidence part of the development process and lowers the cost of discovering that an assumption was wrong.
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Sources and evidence
- LeBOK — 4.4.1 Definition of Iterative Design (direct)
- IEEE ICICLE — Learning Engineering Process (supporting)
- Learning Engineering Design Decision Tracking — Introduction and Discussion; revisiting and revising decisions across LE cycles; PDF pp. 2, 12-13 (supporting)