| Name | Trimming |
| Abbreviation | TRM |
| Learning Cost | 140 |
| Playing Cost | 150 |
| Suggested Phases | 2,3 |
Engineers
| Mechanical Engineer | Industrial Design | System Engineer | Electrical Engineer | Production Engineer | Software Engineer |
| ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ |
Technique and Issue Views
| BusinessNeeds | Stakeholder | Stakeholder Needs | System Requirements | System Structure Architecture |
| ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✔ |
| System Functional Architecture | Detail Hardware Design | Detail Service Design | Detail Software Design | Manufacturing Operations |
| ✗ | ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Technique Traits
| Identify Stakeholders | Elicit Needs | Remove Ambiguity | Layman's Terms | Technical Terms | Teamworkings |
| | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Traceability | Prioritizing | Exploring Breadth | Inside the Box | Outside the box | V&V |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Verification and Validation
| Analysis | Calculus | Inspection | Demonstration | Test |
| ✔ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
Oftentimes, much time and resources are wasted on developing and producing overly complex systems and products. [1] The objective of the trimming design technique is cutting down the design to be as lean as possible. By reviewing a design or product and critically analyzing at all its functions and components, for each element it can be asked: is the element really necessary and is the function of the design altered without that part? If the function of the design is compromised by removal of the part the follow-up question can be: Can the element be executed in a simpler way? If yes is the answer to either of these questions, then the design can be simplified. The versatility of this technique makes it ideal for a wide variety of uses, from simplifying the design of a product to reduce cost, to leaning down a system of process to make it run more smoothly. [2]
