As mentioned in the lecture, it’s easier to address changes at the beginning stages of the project. In order to meet all customer needs, I believe marketing, engineering, manufacturing, and representatives from other departments should be present when determining design inputs. Input from all these disciplines will provide transparency as to the feasibility of the customer design requirements and will help foresee possible risks earlier on. Collaboration from all the disciplines at an early stage will help keep the project on track with deadlines.