Beyond the prototype: understanding TRLs in hardware innovation

Taking a product or technology from an idea to something that can actually be built, tested and taken forward is rarely straightforward. Between the technical unknowns, validation, investment and shifting project demands, it can be difficult to know what should happen next and when.

In this webinar, we're joined by Jennifer Fenner, co-founder of DefProc, to look at how you can use TRLs to work out where a project really sits and how to take it forward. Drawing on real project experience, we’ll discuss how TRLs can also influence investment and decision-making, and why hardware development rarely follows a clean or linear path like software often can.

What you’ll learn:

●       How TRLs work and how to interpret what they mean

●       What ‘ready’ looks like at different stages in practice

●       How TRLs influence investment, risk and decision making

●       The points where outside expertise or validation really matters

●       Why hardware projects can be more complex than software.

There will be an open Q&A after the session. This webinar will also be recorded and shared with those who sign up following the live event.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Speaker bio:

Jennifer Fenner is an award-winning technology leader and co-founder of DefProc. Since founding the company in 2013 with her husband Patrick Fenner, her work has centred on bridging the gap in early-stage product development. Helping teams access the expertise, structure and manufacturing support needed to move projects forward with confidence. She works closely on shaping and delivering innovation projects from concept through to delivery, supporting both the technical direction and the commercial thinking along the way.