A Foundation for New Product Development Success

Planning and project management are foundation tools on which all successful New Product Development (NPD) rests.   Designing, planning and executing NPD projects require a dedicated and knowledgeable team.  NPD project management is one of the keys to team success, decreased time to market and increased profits.  Risk management, monitoring, tracking and reporting NPD project information are also key topics covered by our workshop.

Each topic and exercise in this course uses an NPD project as the environment in which projects must be defined, planned and managed. If an organization has a customized NPD process we use that context. When organizations are just developing their NPD process, we use a generic version of New Product Development to teach Project Management.

Learning Deliverables:

• An understanding of each of the 6 NPD major knowledge areas, including Strategy, Portfolio Management, Process, Market Research, Team and Structures and Tools.
• Mnemonics and memory techniques to speed learning, retention, and allow you to instantly recall key concepts and terms.
• An understanding of the NPD management framework and how processes flow within it.
• Visual techniques to give you a solid mental picture of the process and interrelated activities
• Flash cards that focus you on must - know concepts for the certification examination.
• Test taking strategies to help you understand and decode the Product Development and Management Association's (PDMA) test questions and avoid common traps and pitfalls
• A working understanding of PDMA's vocabulary and terms.
• Knowledge of PDMA’s biases to help you know how to answer questions that appear highly subjective

Course Syllabus

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