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Critical Design Review (CDR)


Description:  A Critical Design Review (CDR) is a multi-disciplined technical review to ensure that a system can proceed into fabrication, demonstration, and test and can meet stated performance requirements within cost, schedule, and risk.

Video Date: 14 Jan 2018

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  • Critical Design Review
  • Defense Acquisition Guidebook, Section 4
  • Checklist: DoD Critical Design Review (CDR) Checklist
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