Follow the work
Explore any stage
01 / Before commitment
Shape
Turn scattered signals into a clear Engineering Opportunity.
PRIZ gathers relevant technical context, makes evidence and unknowns visible, and gives the situation a form people can review.
See the wet-clean example
An unusual particle trend, a filter replacement note, and a team conversation are brought together without declaring a root cause.
02 / Before commitment
Align
Give the organization a shared basis for choosing what deserves attention.
PRIZ helps people review, clarify, and prioritize opportunities using their evidence, uncertainty, and value at stake.
See the wet-clean example
Management can compare the particle investigation with other opportunities and decide how much engineering attention to commit.
03 / After commitment
Guide
Help engineers develop a deeper, shared understanding.
PRIZ guides the investigation: define scope, organize evidence, question assumptions, and focus on what remains unknown.
See the wet-clean example
The team separates observations from possible contributors, including chemistry, filter changes and flushing, and decides what to investigate next.
A shared working picture for engineers
04 / After commitment
Develop
Move from understanding the situation toward stronger solution options.
PRIZ supports modeling, engineering methods, idea generation, and comparison so people can select a defensible solution direction.
See the wet-clean example
Engineers develop and compare technical approaches after investigating the mechanism. The team chooses a solution to propose; validation follows implementation.
05 / Across the work
Learn
Preserve the reasoning behind the result, so the next team starts further ahead.
PRIZ keeps relevant evidence, hypotheses, decisions, and outcomes connected to the work, ready to inform future investigations.
See the wet-clean example
The observations, models, tested ideas, and decisions remain useful even when a later issue has a different root cause.
PRIZ supports investigation and solution development. The organization implements solutions and verifies the outcomes. Learning remains useful throughout future work.