29 KiB
29 KiB
Quality House
The 13 WHATs × 15 HOWs House of Quality. The roof carries function-vs-
function correlations; the basement carries v0.1 targets (mirrored from
qfd.md §2) plus the weighted-vote sums
(Σ = Σ(W weight × cell strength)) and rounded relative weights. The
narrative reading of these numbers lives in qfd.md §3 (priority list)
and §4 (conflict list).
This file is the authoritative source for the matrix cells, the roof
correlations, and the basement Σ + relative weights. WHATs (§1) and HOWs
(§2) are mirrored here from qfd.md; if those diverge, trust qfd.md.
Out of scope here: §5 component mapping (would need a second house), §6 critical performance budget (already a curated rank), §7 tradeoffs (narrative), §8 inconsistencies (history).
The perception zone scores five products against the WHATs on a 0–5 scale. These are educated guesses, not measurements — see the scoring rationale below for what each cell is based on. Useful for self-positioning ("where do we land vs the market"), not as a fair head-to-head buyer's guide.
% =====================================================================
% QFD "House of Quality" preamble
% =====================================================================
\usetikzlibrary{arrows.meta, positioning, shapes.geometric, shapes.misc, calc, fit, backgrounds}
\newif\ifqfdshowroof \qfdshowrooftrue
\newif\ifqfdshowbasement \qfdshowbasementtrue
\newif\ifqfdshowcompetitive \qfdshowcompetitivetrue
\newif\ifqfdshowlegend \qfdshowlegendtrue
\newif\ifqfdshowimportance \qfdshowimportancetrue
\newif\ifqfdshowcorrlegend \qfdshowcorrlegendtrue
\newif\ifqfdshowevallegend \qfdshowevallegendtrue
\def\qfdNW{5}
\def\qfdNH{5}
\def\qfdWhatW{4.0}
\def\qfdImpW{0.9}
\def\qfdCmpW{3}
\def\qfdHdrH{2.6}
\def\qfdBasementN{4}
\def\qfdWhatsTitle{Customer needs}
\def\qfdImpTitle{Imp.\ \%}
\def\qfdPerceptionTitle{Comparative evaluation}
\def\qfdPoorLabel{poor}
\def\qfdExcellentLabel{excellent}
\def\qfdAltOneLabel{Our product}
\def\qfdAltTwoLabel{Competitor A}
\def\qfdAltThreeLabel{Competitor B}
\def\qfdRelTitle{Relation}
\def\qfdCorrTitle{Correlation}
\def\qfdEvalTitle{Evaluation}
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\foreach \c in {1,...,\qfdNHm} \draw[qfdthin] (\c, 0) -- (\c, -\qfdNW);
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\draw[qfdthin] (\qfdLeftEdge, -\r) -- (0, -\r);
\ifqfdshowroof
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\fi
}
\newcommand{\qfdDrawRoof}{%
\ifqfdshowroof
\foreach \k in {1,...,\qfdNHm} {%
\pgfmathsetmacro{\rx}{(\k+\qfdNH)/2}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\ry}{\qfdHdrH + (\qfdNH-\k)/2}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\lx}{\k/2}
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\draw[qfdthin] (\k, \qfdHdrH) -- (\rx, \ry);
\draw[qfdthin] (\k, \qfdHdrH) -- (\lx, \ly);
}%
\draw[qfdmed] (0, \qfdHdrH)
-- (\qfdNH/2, \qfdApexY) -- (\qfdNH, \qfdHdrH);
\foreach \i in {1,...,\qfdNH}
\foreach \k in {1,...,\qfdNH} {%
\pgfmathtruncatemacro{\jj}{\i+\k}
\ifnum\jj>\qfdNH\relax\else
\pgfmathsetmacro{\xx}{\i + \k/2 - 0.5}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\yy}{\qfdHdrH + \k/2}
\coordinate (C-\i-\jj) at (\xx, \yy);
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}
\newcommand{\qfdDrawScale}{%
\ifqfdshowcompetitive
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\node[anchor=south, font=\scriptsize] at (\tx, 0.02) {\tk};
}%
\node[anchor=south, font=\scriptsize\bfseries, align=center,
text width=\qfdCmpW cm]
at ({\qfdNH + \qfdCmpW/2}, 0.7) {\qfdPerceptionTitle};
\node[anchor=north, font=\scriptsize\itshape]
at ({\qfdNH + 0.45}, -\qfdNW) {\qfdPoorLabel};
\node[anchor=north, font=\scriptsize\itshape]
at ({\qfdNH + \qfdCmpW - 0.45}, -\qfdNW) {\qfdExcellentLabel};
\fi
}
\newcommand{\qfdDrawZoneTitles}{%
\ifqfdshowimportance
\node[rotate=90, anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries]
at ({-\qfdImpW/2}, 0.12) {\qfdImpTitle};
\fi
\node[font=\scriptsize\bfseries, align=center, text width=\qfdWhatW cm]
at ({\qfdLeftEdge + \qfdWhatW/2},
{\ifqfdshowroof \qfdHdrH/2 \else 0.6 \fi}) {\qfdWhatsTitle};
}
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\begin{scope}[qfdmed]
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\ifqfdshowimportance \draw (-\qfdImpW, 0) -- (-\qfdImpW, -\qfdNW); \fi
\draw (0, 0) -- (0, -\qfdNW);
\ifqfdshowroof
\draw (0, 0) rectangle (\qfdNH, \qfdHdrH); \fi
\ifqfdshowbasement
\draw (0, -\qfdNW) rectangle (\qfdNH, -\qfdNW-\qfdBasementN); \fi
\ifqfdshowcompetitive
\draw (\qfdNH, 0) rectangle (\qfdNH+\qfdCmpW, -\qfdNW); \fi
\end{scope}
}
\newcommand{\qfdDrawLegend}{%
\ifqfdshowlegend
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdLegX}{%
\qfdNH + \ifqfdshowcompetitive \qfdCmpW + 0.7 \else 0.7 \fi}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdLegBottom}{%
-2.05
\ifqfdshowroof \ifqfdshowcorrlegend - 2.55 \fi \fi
\ifqfdshowcompetitive \ifqfdshowevallegend - 2.20 \fi \fi}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdLegY}{\qfdHdrH - 0.4}
\begin{scope}[shift={(\qfdLegX, \qfdLegY)}]
\draw[qfdmed, rounded corners=2pt]
(-0.15, 0.4) rectangle (4.5, \qfdLegBottom);
\node[anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries] at (0, 0.1)
{\qfdRelTitle};
\draw[qfdthin] (0, -0.15) -- (4.35, -0.15);
\node[qfdstrong] at (0.22, -0.5) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.5, -0.5) {Strong (9)};
\node[qfdmod] at (0.22, -0.95) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.5, -0.95) {Medium (3)};
\node[qfdweak] at (0.22, -1.4) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.5, -1.4) {Weak (1)};
\ifqfdshowroof \ifqfdshowcorrlegend
\node[anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries] at (0, -2.10)
{\qfdCorrTitle};
\draw[qfdthin] (0, -2.35) -- (4.35, -2.35);
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -2.70) {{$+\!+$}\quad very positive};
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -3.05) {{$+$\phantom{$+$}}\quad positive};
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -3.40) {{$-$\phantom{$-$}}\quad negative};
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -3.75) {{$-\!-$}\quad very negative};
\fi \fi
\ifqfdshowcompetitive \ifqfdshowevallegend
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-2.10 \ifqfdshowroof\ifqfdshowcorrlegend - 2.55 \fi\fi}
\node[anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries]
at (0, \qfdEvalTop) {\qfdEvalTitle};
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdEvalSep}{\qfdEvalTop - 0.25}
\draw[qfdthin] (0, \qfdEvalSep) -- (4.35, \qfdEvalSep);
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\draw[qfdalt1ln] (0.05, \qfdLegA) -- (0.45, \qfdLegA);
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{\qfdAltOneLabel};
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\node[anchor=west] at (0.55, \qfdLegC) {\qfdAltThreeLabel};
\fi \fi
\end{scope}
\fi
}
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\begin{tikzpicture}[x=1cm, y=1cm, font=\scriptsize,
line cap=round, line join=round]
\ifqfdshowimportance
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdLeftEdge}{-\qfdWhatW-\qfdImpW}
\else
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdLeftEdge}{-\qfdWhatW}
\fi
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdApexY}{\qfdHdrH + \qfdNH/2}
\pgfmathtruncatemacro{\qfdNHm}{\qfdNH - 1}
\pgfmathtruncatemacro{\qfdNWm}{\qfdNW - 1}
\qfdDrawGrid
\qfdDrawRoof
\qfdDrawScale
\qfdDrawZoneTitles
}{%
\qfdDrawFrames
\qfdDrawLegend
\end{tikzpicture}%
}
% --- Dimensions tuned for the typewriter QFD (13 W x 15 H) ---
\def\qfdNW{13}
\def\qfdNH{15}
\def\qfdWhatW{4.6}
\def\qfdImpW{0.7}
\def\qfdHdrH{5.0}
\def\qfdBasementN{3}
\def\qfdCmpW{3.4}
\qfdshowlegendfalse % we draw a 4-alternative legend manually
\def\qfdWhatsTitle{User-facing requirements (W)}
\def\qfdImpTitle{Weight}
\def\qfdPerceptionTitle{Competitive perception\\(0–5, guessed)}
\def\qfdPoorLabel{poor}
\def\qfdExcellentLabel{excellent}
% Perception-zone markers: shape + colour-blind-safe colour per product.
% Palette is Okabe-Ito (blue, vermillion, bluish green, reddish purple).
% Light fills + saturated outlines keep stacked markers legible.
\definecolor{qfdcOurs}{RGB}{0,114,178}
\definecolor{qfdcRem}{RGB}{213,94,0}
\definecolor{qfdcFrw}{RGB}{0,158,115}
\definecolor{qfdcPom}{RGB}{204,121,167}
\definecolor{qfdcFrwS}{RGB}{86,180,233}
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qfdalt2mk/.style={regular polygon, regular polygon sides=3,
draw=qfdcRem, fill=qfdcRem!55!white,
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}
\begin{document}
\begin{qfdhouse}
% ---------- WHATs (left column) ----------
% Box width is 0.2 cm narrower than the column so labels have 0.1 cm
% clearance on each side and don't bleed into the Weight column.
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdWhatTextW}{\qfdWhatW - 0.2}
\foreach \r/\t in {%
1/{W1 Sub-second visible response to typing},
2/{W2 Publishing is one deliberate action away},
3/{W3 Pulling power never corrupts the file},
4/{W4 Provisioning never interrupts a writing session},
5/{W5 Quick boot to a writing cursor},
6/{W6 Long sessions without crash, lag, drift},
7/{W7 Nothing on the device competes with prose},
8/{W8 The UI never moves except when I move it},
9/{W9 Codebase absorbs the planned roadmap},
10/{W10 I can repair or fork it with hobbyist tools},
11/{W11 Multi-day battery life (v0.8 onward)},
12/{W12 Local-only files coexist with git scope (v0.5+)},
13/{W13 Typography sets a writing-tool tone}%
}
\node[anchor=west, font=\scriptsize,
text width=\qfdWhatTextW cm, align=left]
at ({\qfdLeftEdge + 0.1}, {-\r + 0.5}) {\t};
% ---------- Importance (raw 1-10 weight) ----------
\foreach \r/\w in {1/10, 2/9, 3/10, 4/7, 5/6, 6/9, 7/8, 8/7,
9/8, 10/5, 11/4, 12/5, 13/7}
\node[font=\scriptsize] at ({-\qfdImpW/2}, {-\r + 0.5}) {\w};
% ---------- HOWs (rotated column titles) ----------
\foreach \c/\t in {%
1/{H1 Keypress$\to$glyph latency},
2/{H2 Refresh area per keystroke},
3/{H3 Full-refresh cadence},
4/{H4 Cold boot to cursor},
5/{H5 Continuous-typing endurance},
6/{H6 Push success rate},
7/{H7 Push end-to-end time},
8/{H8 Save durability vs power loss},
9/{H9 PSRAM heap headroom},
10/{H10 Firmware binary size},
11/{H11 Total stack budget},
12/{H12 Wi-Fi reconnect time},
13/{H13 Idle / typing / push current},
14/{H14 Module / API surface count},
15/{H15 Clean release build time}%
}
\node[rotate=90, anchor=west, font=\scriptsize]
at ({\c - 0.5}, 0.15) {\t};
% ---------- Relation matrix (S=9, M=3, W=1) ----------
% W1 row 1: H1S H2S H3M H5M H9W H11W
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({1 - 0.5}, {-1 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({2 - 0.5}, {-1 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({3 - 0.5}, {-1 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({5 - 0.5}, {-1 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({9 - 0.5}, {-1 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({11 - 0.5}, {-1 + 0.5}) {};
% W2 row 2: H6S H7M H9S H12S
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({6 - 0.5}, {-2 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({7 - 0.5}, {-2 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({9 - 0.5}, {-2 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({12 - 0.5}, {-2 + 0.5}) {};
% W3 row 3: H8S
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({8 - 0.5}, {-3 + 0.5}) {};
% W4 row 4: H6M H12M H14W
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({6 - 0.5}, {-4 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({12 - 0.5}, {-4 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({14 - 0.5}, {-4 + 0.5}) {};
% W5 row 5: H4S H10M
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({4 - 0.5}, {-5 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({10 - 0.5}, {-5 + 0.5}) {};
% W6 row 6: H1M H3M H5S H6M H8M H9S H11M H12M
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({1 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({3 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({5 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({6 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({8 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({9 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({11 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({12 - 0.5}, {-6 + 0.5}) {};
% W7 row 7: H1M H2M H3M H13M H14W
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({1 - 0.5}, {-7 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({2 - 0.5}, {-7 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({3 - 0.5}, {-7 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({13 - 0.5}, {-7 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({14 - 0.5}, {-7 + 0.5}) {};
% W8 row 8: H1W H2S H3S
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({1 - 0.5}, {-8 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({2 - 0.5}, {-8 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({3 - 0.5}, {-8 + 0.5}) {};
% W9 row 9: H10W H11W H14S H15M
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({10 - 0.5}, {-9 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({11 - 0.5}, {-9 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({14 - 0.5}, {-9 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({15 - 0.5}, {-9 + 0.5}) {};
% W10 row 10: H10M H13W H14M H15W
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({10 - 0.5}, {-10 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({13 - 0.5}, {-10 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({14 - 0.5}, {-10 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({15 - 0.5}, {-10 + 0.5}) {};
% W11 row 11: H13S
\node[qfdrel/S] at ({13 - 0.5}, {-11 + 0.5}) {};
% W12 row 12: H6W H8M H14M
\node[qfdrel/W] at ({6 - 0.5}, {-12 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({8 - 0.5}, {-12 + 0.5}) {};
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({14 - 0.5}, {-12 + 0.5}) {};
% W13 row 13: H9M
\node[qfdrel/M] at ({9 - 0.5}, {-13 + 0.5}) {};
% ---------- Roof correlations ----------
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-1-2) {$+\!+$}; % H1-H2 strong reinforce
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-1-3) {$-$}; % H1-H3 mild conflict
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-1-5) {$+$}; % H1-H5 mild reinforce
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-1-13) {$-$}; % H1-H13 mild conflict
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-2-3) {$+\!+$}; % H2-H3 strong reinforce
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-2-13) {$+$}; % H2-H13
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-3-13) {$+$}; % H3-H13
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-4-10) {$-$}; % H4-H10 boot vs binary
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-5-6) {$+$}; % H5-H6
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-5-8) {$+$}; % H5-H8
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-5-9) {$-\!-$}; % H5-H9 soak vs heap
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-6-7) {$+$}; % H6-H7
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-6-9) {$-\!-$}; % H6-H9 push vs heap
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-6-12) {$+\!+$}; % H6-H12
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-7-9) {$-$}; % H7-H9
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-7-12) {$+\!+$}; % H7-H12
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-9-10) {$-\!-$}; % H9-H10 heap vs binary
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-10-15) {$-\!-$}; % H10-H15 binary vs build
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-11-13) {$-$}; % H11-H13
\node[font=\scriptsize] at (C-14-15) {$-$}; % H14-H15 modularity vs build
% ---------- Basement: target / abs weight / rel weight % ----------
\foreach \c/\tgt/\abs/\rel in {%
1/{$\leq$200\,ms}/148/10,
2/{$\leq$1 line}/177/11,
3/{1 : 20}/144/9,
4/{$\leq$5\,s}/54/3,
5/{$\geq$1\,h}/111/7,
6/{$\geq$95\,\%}/134/9,
7/{$\leq$30\,s}/27/2,
8/{100\,\%}/132/9,
9/{$\geq$1\,MB}/193/12,
10/{$\leq$2\,MB}/41/3,
11/{$\leq$80\,KB}/45/3,
12/{$\leq$30\,s}/129/8,
13/{obs.}/65/4,
14/{$\leq$8}/117/8,
15/{$\leq$7\,min}/29/2%
} {
\node[font=\scriptsize] at ({\c - 0.5}, {-\qfdNW - 0.5}) {\tgt};
\node[font=\scriptsize] at ({\c - 0.5}, {-\qfdNW - 1.5}) {\abs};
\node[font=\scriptsize\bfseries]
at ({\c - 0.5}, {-\qfdNW - 2.5}) {\rel};
}
% ---------- Basement row labels (in the margin below WHATs) ----------
\foreach \k/\lbl in {1/{Target (v0.1)}, 2/{$\Sigma$ abs}, 3/{Rel.\ \%}}
\node[anchor=east, font=\scriptsize\itshape]
at ({-0.1}, {-\qfdNW - \k + 0.5}) {\lbl};
% ---------- Perception zone: 5 products x 13 WHATs (0-5 scores) ----------
% Columns: \so=Ours target, \st=reMarkable 2 + Type Folio,
% \sf=Freewrite Traveler, \sg=Pomera DM250,
% \sh=Freewrite Smart Typewriter.
% Pass 1: stash each score as a named coordinate so the profile lines
% below can reuse it without recomputing.
\foreach \r/\so/\st/\sf/\sg/\sh in {%
1/4/3/3/5/2,
2/5/4/4/2/4,
3/4/4/2/2/2,
4/5/2/2/5/2,
5/4/3/3/5/3,
6/3/3/4/5/4,
7/5/2/5/5/5,
8/4/3/4/5/4,
9/4/3/1/1/1,
10/5/4/2/1/2,
11/1/5/5/4/5,
12/3/1/2/3/2,
13/3/5/2/2/2%
} {
\pgfmathsetmacro{\xo}{\qfdNH + (\so + 0.5)*\qfdCmpW/6}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\xt}{\qfdNH + (\st + 0.5)*\qfdCmpW/6}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\xf}{\qfdNH + (\sf + 0.5)*\qfdCmpW/6}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\xg}{\qfdNH + (\sg + 0.5)*\qfdCmpW/6}
\pgfmathsetmacro{\xs}{\qfdNH + (\sh + 0.5)*\qfdCmpW/6}
\coordinate (po-\r) at (\xo, {-\r + 0.5});
\coordinate (pr-\r) at (\xt, {-\r + 0.5});
\coordinate (pf-\r) at (\xf, {-\r + 0.5});
\coordinate (pp-\r) at (\xg, {-\r + 0.5});
\coordinate (ps-\r) at (\xs, {-\r + 0.5});
}
% Pass 2: profile lines per alternative. Drawn before markers so the
% dots sit on top of (not under) the line endpoints.
\draw[qfdalt1ln] (po-1) \foreach \r in {2,...,\qfdNW} { -- (po-\r) };
\draw[qfdalt2ln] (pr-1) \foreach \r in {2,...,\qfdNW} { -- (pr-\r) };
\draw[qfdalt3ln] (pf-1) \foreach \r in {2,...,\qfdNW} { -- (pf-\r) };
\draw[qfdalt4ln] (pp-1) \foreach \r in {2,...,\qfdNW} { -- (pp-\r) };
\draw[qfdalt5ln] (ps-1) \foreach \r in {2,...,\qfdNW} { -- (ps-\r) };
% Pass 3: markers on top of the lines.
\foreach \r in {1,...,\qfdNW} {
\node[qfdalt1mk] at (po-\r) {};
\node[qfdalt2mk] at (pr-\r) {};
\node[qfdalt3mk] at (pf-\r) {};
\node[qfdalt4mk] at (pp-\r) {};
\node[qfdalt5mk] at (ps-\r) {};
}
% ---------- Manual legend (5 alternatives, placed right of zones) ----------
\pgfmathsetmacro{\qfdLegX}{\qfdNH + \qfdCmpW + 0.7}
\begin{scope}[shift={(\qfdLegX, \qfdHdrH - 0.4)}]
\draw[qfdmed, rounded corners=2pt]
(-0.15, 0.4) rectangle (5.1, -7.50);
% Relations
\node[anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries] at (0, 0.1)
{Relation};
\draw[qfdthin] (0, -0.15) -- (4.95, -0.15);
\node[qfdstrong] at (0.22, -0.5) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.5, -0.5) {Strong (9)};
\node[qfdmod] at (0.22, -0.95) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.5, -0.95) {Medium (3)};
\node[qfdweak] at (0.22, -1.4) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.5, -1.4) {Weak (1)};
% Correlation
\node[anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries] at (0, -2.10)
{Correlation};
\draw[qfdthin] (0, -2.35) -- (4.95, -2.35);
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -2.70) {{$+\!+$}\quad very positive};
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -3.05) {{$+$\phantom{$+$}}\quad positive};
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -3.40) {{$-$\phantom{$-$}}\quad negative};
\node[anchor=west] at (0, -3.75) {{$-\!-$}\quad very negative};
% Perception
\node[anchor=west, font=\footnotesize\bfseries] at (0, -4.20)
{Perception};
\draw[qfdthin] (0, -4.45) -- (4.95, -4.45);
\draw[qfdalt1ln] (0.05, -4.80) -- (0.45, -4.80);
\node[qfdalt1mk] at (0.25, -4.80) {};
\node[anchor=west, font=\bfseries] at (0.55, -4.80)
{Ours (v0.1 target)};
\draw[qfdalt2ln] (0.05, -5.25) -- (0.45, -5.25);
\node[qfdalt2mk] at (0.25, -5.25) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.55, -5.25) {reMarkable 2 + Type Folio};
\draw[qfdalt3ln] (0.05, -5.70) -- (0.45, -5.70);
\node[qfdalt3mk] at (0.25, -5.70) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.55, -5.70) {Freewrite Traveler};
\draw[qfdalt5ln] (0.05, -6.15) -- (0.45, -6.15);
\node[qfdalt5mk] at (0.25, -6.15) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.55, -6.15) {Freewrite Smart Typewriter};
\draw[qfdalt4ln] (0.05, -6.60) -- (0.45, -6.60);
\node[qfdalt4mk] at (0.25, -6.60) {};
\node[anchor=west] at (0.55, -6.60) {Pomera DM250};
\node[anchor=west, font=\scriptsize\itshape] at (0, -7.15)
{0 = poor, 5 = excellent};
\end{scope}
\end{qfdhouse}
\end{document}
Perception scores (guessed)
Five products on the 0–5 scale, scored against each WHAT. Reference
configurations: reMarkable 2 + Type Folio, Freewrite Traveler,
Freewrite Smart Typewriter, Pomera DM250 (DM250 has a reflective
monochrome LCD, not e-ink — flagged in W1 / W8). "Ours" is the v0.1
target from qfd.md §2, not measured yet.
| ID | WHAT (truncated) | Ours | reM. | Frw.T | Frw.S | Pom. | Rationale (shortest defensible) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W1 | Sub-second response to typing | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | Ours targets ≤200 ms; reMarkable + Frw.S (e-ink) visibly laggy, Smart's larger panel slower than Traveler; Pomera LCD ~zero. |
| W2 | Publishing is one deliberate action away | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | Ctrl-G atomic; reMarkable + Freewrite cloud-sync is one-tap but not git; Pomera = USB/SD copy or QR transfer. |
| W3 | Pulling power never corrupts the file | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ours: atomic-rename + fsync. reMarkable journals. Freewrite + Pomera: forum reports of corruption on yank. |
| W4 | Provisioning never interrupts writing | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | Ours v0.1: build-time config (dev-only). reM/Frw need Wi-Fi + account. Pomera: literally none. |
| W5 | Quick boot to a writing cursor | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | Ours target ≤5 s. reMarkable cold-boots ~20 s (great from sleep). Both Freewrites ~10–15 s e-ink wake. Pomera ~3 s. |
| W6 | Long sessions without crash / lag / drift | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | Ours unproven (1 h target). Freewrite famously stable (both variants). Pomera firmware is decades-mature. |
| W7 | Nothing on the device competes with prose | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | reMarkable has apps, menus, drawing, PDFs. Freewrite + Pomera are single-purpose; ours by design. |
| W8 | The UI never moves except when I move it | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | reMarkable animates more; ours uses dirty-rects; Freewrites minimal motion; Pomera near-static LCD. |
| W9 | Codebase absorbs the planned roadmap | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Modular Rust ours; reMarkable is hackable Linux; Freewrite + Pomera are closed firmware. |
| W10 | I can repair or fork it with hobbyist tools | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Ours: open BOM + ESP32. reMarkable: rooted Linux + community ROMs. Freewrite + Pomera: closed. |
| W11 | Multi-day battery life (v0.8 onward) | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | Ours v0.1 = wall-powered (battery deferred). reMarkable + both Freewrites legendary (~4 weeks). Pomera ~24 h. |
| W12 | Local-only files coexist with git scope | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Ours v0.5+ design. reMarkable cloud-only. Freewrites have local + Postbox but no VCS. Pomera = pure local. |
| W13 | Typography sets a writing-tool tone | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Ours v0.1: single mono (serif option in v1.0). reMarkable: rich type rendering. Freewrite + Pomera: utilitarian. |
Totals (sum across 13 WHATs, no weighting): Ours 50, Pomera 45,
reMarkable 42, Freewrite Traveler 39, Freewrite Smart Typewriter 38.
Pomera ranking second is the useful signal — we're effectively building
"Pomera + Wi-Fi + git + hackable BOM", which re-confirms the
differentiation thesis from README.md.
Weighted totals (Σ score × W weight) tell the same story with more contrast — left as exercise; the unweighted view is enough to read the picture.
Caveats
- Single-rater bias. All thirteen rows are scored from the project author's POV. A reMarkable buyer would weight W11 (battery) at 10 and W12 (git) at 1, flipping the totals.
- Configuration matters. Freewrite Smart Typewriter and Traveler are both tracked; they diverge most on W1 / W5 because of display tech (Smart's larger panel is slower to refresh). Traveler is still the more direct competitor on form factor.
- W3 / W6 Freewrite scores are anecdotal. Forum reports, not bench data. Treat the 2 / 4 as "we'd need to test this" rather than fact.
- No price column. Ours-as-BOM is materially cheaper than the
competitors but cost is not a WHAT in
qfd.md§1, so it's absent here. Worth a row if a v0.x WHAT ever calls it out.
Reading the house
- Importance (left column) is the raw 1–10 weight from
qfd.md§1, not a normalised %, so adding stays cheap when a WHAT shifts. Sum of weights is 95; treat each unit as ~1.05 % if you want a percentage view. - Roof carries the §4 symbols translated into classical QFD glyphs:
++strong reinforcement (◎),+mild reinforcement (○),−mild conflict (×),−−strong conflict (⊗). - Basement rows are: v0.1 target → §3 column sum (
Σofweight × strength) → relative weight as integer % of total (1546). Relative weights round to 100. - H7, H10, H15 (push time, binary size, build time) sit at the bottom
of the basement — knowingly-paid costs per
qfd.md§7, not signals to optimise harder.
Regenerating
The matrix cells (\node[qfdrel/{S,M,W}]), roof symbols (C-i-j slots),
and basement Σ + Rel% are native to this file — re-score directly in the
TikZ source, then update the §3 priority list and §4 conflict list in
qfd.md to match the new picture.
When qfd.md §1 or §2 changes:
- Importance column → §1 weight column.
- HOW titles + v0.1 targets → §2 target column.
- Recompute basement Σ for any HOW whose column changed: per-cell
contribution =
(W weight) × (cell strength: 9 / 3 / 1 / 0). - Recompute relative weight: each Σ ÷ total Σ × 100, rounded to integer percent.
Perception scores are not derived from qfd.md — they live only in
this file. Update them when (a) a competitor ships a relevant change,
(b) measurement replaces a guess, or (c) a WHAT is added/removed in §1.
Each score keeps its one-line rationale in the table above.
If a renderer rejects the tikz fence, the file is still readable as
source — the placement comments name each WHAT, HOW, and cell. The
perception-scores table above is the human-readable fallback for the
right-hand zone of the diagram.