Boeing combined two teams, creating one with 20 people, to create the test versions of the Boeing 787-8I airplane. The Airplane Program employees in the factory usually build the airframe, while Boeing Test & Evaluation employees design, build, and install test instruments after the final assembly. For this project, the teams worked together as one, integrating the building and the testing. "We started our 747-8I meetings about a year before major assembly, rather than the norm of starting meetings only two months before assembly," one manager said. Pre-planning meant less re-work than is typical. The long pre-planning period illustrates