Similar to the experience of Hiren stated above, I had an opportunity in industry to listen in on one (of many) design review meetings my company held on their new product. Normally, such meetings are exclusive to the upper level management and department heads. However, I had previously expressed interest in the product lifecycle to my supervisor so she tried to keep me in the loop as much as possible about the events. She informed me that she had previously gotten an overview of the product roughly 2 weeks prior to the meeting and was asked for any comments/ improvements. She submitted her suggestions and was then pleased to see that they were taken into consideration when she attended the first day of the meetings. I was given the opportunity to sit in on one of the later meetings with her and I was surprised how regimented and organized the meetings were. As mentioned above with other companies, meeting minutes were recorded along with a moderator controlling the scope and direction of the meeting. I thought the overall atmosphere was a very efficient and productive way to inform key members of the company key updates regarding the product.