Ultrasonic transducer project development is organized into three hierarchical topics:

• Tactics
• Tactics are the exact things engineers do during the project. These are the samples you build, the tests you run, simulations you construct, and operational aspects of a project
• Objectives
• The objective is the description of the goal. For example, we want to have a transducer that operates at XX performance metric with XX% yield and last for XX months of continuous operation, by XX date in the future
• Strategy
• The strategy is the guideline by which you decide on the tactics which will achieve the objective. For example, will you build a transducer from scratch or improve an existing design? Will you perform system testing early or after a transducer has been well defined?

Explicitly listing out your tactics, objectives, and strategy is essential for an unbiased look at your ultrasonic transducer project's potential for success.