TechAsses

TECHNOLOGY DUE DILIGENCE SERVICES

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT:

	What market need does the technology address?
	How does the technology function?
	Is the technology novel and unique?
	Can the identified products be readily manufactured?
	Is it an enabling technology or is it self-contained?
	Are there competing technologies or products?
	What are the barriers to competition?
	Can it be made smaller, cheaper, faster?
	Will technology trends make it obsolete? If so, when?
	What is the potential product pipeline for this technology?

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ASSESSMENT

	What are the unique and identifiable aspects of the technology and its product development?
	Have provisional U.S. or foreign patents been submitted?
	Have patents been issued to protect the technology?
	Are there other processes, technologies, or production IP that can be generated from the technology?
	Are there competing patents or prior art affecting the technology's development?
	Does complete and accurate engineering documentation exist?

PROJECT FACTORS:

	Are project tasks clearly identified?
	Is the project plan adequate to develop the technology?
	Are there measurable timeline and milestone goals?
	Have single point failure mechanisms been identified (do we know what the show stoppers are)?
	Has an adequate development decision tree been established?
	Are there adequate resource and personnel identified and available?
	Is there adequate materiel and equipment allocated?

PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING FACTORS:

	Is there an adequate production plan in place?
	Are there measurable timeline and milestone goals?
	Is there adequate materiel and equipment allocated?
	Have appropriate vendors and suppliers been identified?
	Have multiple sources of components been identified?
	Are there any sole source components?
	Have quality assurance plans been developed and implemented?
	How will acceptance testing on vendor supplied material be performed?
	Has adequate documentation and document control been implemented?
	Has adequate documentation and document control been implemented?

HUMAN FACTORS:

	Does the management team have the required experience for this project?
	What are the current staffs technical capabilities?
	Does the team function as a cohesive and productive group?
	What is the track record of the team?
	How does the team approach technological, manufacturing and production challenges?
	Does the team have the capability to overcome technological, manufacturing and production challenges?
	What is the corporate organization?