QUESTION 19 OF 30

No matter how well they're designed, some pieces of hardware or equipment either never made it to market or quickly became obsolete. Can you discuss why this occurs?

Senior hardware engineers must never forget that their designs were developed to achieve Cisco's specific objective or business goal. Sometimes their designs fail in this regard through no fault of their own. However, the engineer needs to be aware of this, cannot be discouraged by it, and should be able to discuss why the design did not succeed as originally intended. This will demonstrate your maturity, business acumen, and ability to adjust to changing circumstances.

"Although it rarely occurs, there have been times when my designs either have never made it to market or have quickly failed once put into production. This has never occurred because of the quality of the design or functionality of the piece of hardware. It is often a result of changes in the marketplace or other external factors over which I have little influence. These include delays in bringing the product to market, failed marketing strategies, evolving requirements, incorrect data, or the appearance of new technologies."

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