PRODUCT: ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES MOBILE COMPUTER - TC77 (WWAN)/ TC72(WLAN)

PRODUCT DEFINITION: https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/spec-sheets/mobile-computers/handheld/tc72-tc77.html

ZEBRA portfolio: https://www.zebra.com/us/en/products/mobile-computers/handheld.html?page=1

QCOM CHIPSET DELIVERY MODEL:

PRODUCT DELIVERY MODEL:

1. PROJECT PLANNING HIGHLIGHTS:  Product specs, PRD Requirments, Resource Estimation, Core Team

2. PROJECT EXECUTION:  phase execution -> ES, FC, AND CS

3. REGULATORY & CERTIFICATIONS: WWAN, WIFI, BT, TUMBLE SPEC ETC

4. CUSTOMER SUPPORT: CUSTOMER TRAILS, BLOGS, FIELD RUNS

5. LESSONS LEARNT: ESTABLISH NEW REFERENCES, OPTIMIZE THE EXECUTION FLOW

USPS TECHNOLOGY PARTNER: 0.5 BILLION ORDER WIN

https://www.zebra.com/us/en/about-zebra/newsroom/press-releases/2019/united-states-postal-service-selects-zebra-as-device-provider.html

RUGGEDNESS REQUIREMENTS: UPS DRIVER THROWS THE SCANNER: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBpP0O8tAQc&ab_channel=News4JAXTheLocalStation

USPS CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC FEATURE SET: UX, DM CONFIGS, BT, WIFI, WWAN

Safe Agile Product Delivery Model

Defects master chart: Inflow - Estimate vs Actual; Outflow - Estimate vs Actual Backlog - Estimate vs Actual   

Product Release Readiness Review  (Similar to QCOM CS Release Readiness Review )

Developing Quality Software (DQS)

SHIFT LEFT and SHIFT DOWN INITIATIVES:

1. DEFECT INJECTION

2. BOUNCE BACK REDUCTION - DEFECT BOUNCEBACK, STORY BOUNCEBACK

3. FALSE ALARM - TEST, TEST+DEV EFFICIENCY 

4. PHASE CONTAINMENT 

DRIVE MATURITY of Software YoY:

• IOT simulation system (Similar to BT)

• IOT improvements using special databases 

  • https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/bt/+/refs/heads/android10-d4-s1-release/device/include/interop_database.h

• Customer Environment Device Farms ( HeadSpin.io)

• Partnerships - TCP partnership on 4G and Carrier Certifications