New Product Development Papers, Learning Resources and Links

Product Proposals and Portfolio Management

Portfolio Management
Three Goals in Portfolio Management
Portfolio Management Processes: Architect Then Implement
Portfolio Management for New Product Development - Picking the Winners
Portfolio Management for New Product Development
New Product Forecasting-1
New Product Forecasting-2
Profit & Loss Analysis

NPD Process Management

Benchmarking Best Practices to Improve Product Development
Characterizing and Improving the Product Development Process
Control Your Process with Stage-Gates and Design Reviews
Product Development Strategic Orientation
Product Launch
Rockwell's Re-Engineering - Gates
Gate Meetings
Metrics & performance measures
Design Reviews
Guidelines for Six Sigma Design Reviews--Part One
Guidelines for Six Sigma Design Reviews--Part Two

Project Management

Critical Chain Method of Project Management
Improving Time-to-Market Through Planning and Resource Management
Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMI)
Project Management
Critical Path Analysis (Mind Tools)
Use Project Management Tools to Build a Project Team
Evolution of the Project Office
Network Analysis/Critical Path and Strategic Scheduling
Planning as a Vaccination Against Failure
Risk Management
Risk Management articles

Product Planning and Definition

Customer-Focused Development with Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
Product Definition
Quality Function Deployment (QFD) Methodology
QFD & Target Cost Case Study
Steps for Performing QFD
Voice of the Customer (VOC)
Focus Groups
Customer Interviews
Assessing the Feasibility of a New Product
Concept Development and Selection
A Survival Guide for the Fuzzy Front End

Product Development

Achieving Target Cost / Design to Cost Objectives
Design-to-Cost
Target Costing
Design for Manufacturability (DFM) Imperative
Design for Manufacturability Guidelines
Design for the Life Cycle (Testability, Reliability & Maintainability, etc.)
Design for the Environment
Advanced Product Quality Planning
Design for Six Sigma
Process Capability for Product Design
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
Mistake-Proofing Design

General NPD Information

Product Development Forum
NPD Body of Knowledge
NPD Glossary
Desktop Engineering Magazine
IEEE Engineering Management Society
Journal of Product Innovation Management Online
MCAD Cafe & Engineering Process Journal
PDM Information Center
Product Development Management Association
Rapid News
Society of Concurrent Product Development
Time Compression Technologies

Events

Product Portfolio Management: Maximizing NPD Value
Presented by: Kenneth Crow, President, DRM Associates & Principal, PD-Trak Solutions

Companies face the challenge of how to determine which new product development projects to undertake and how to maximize the value of these R&D investments. The same portfolio management concepts used for years in the financial field can be applied to product development to maximize the value of new product development activities. The specific goals of product portfolio management are: (1) maximize the value of the product portfolio, (2) seek balance in the portfolio, and (3) keep portfolio projects strategically aligned. Learn practical methods for an integrated portfolio approach to planning new products. There is no cost to participate. Originally Broadcast on Friday, October 1, 2004

Audio File:
Click here to listen to the Ken Crow audio conference. Please note that the file is approximately 8Mb.

Presentation:
To download the PowerPoint presentation in PDF format, right-click on the link below and select "Save target as" or "Save file as." Ken Crow: Product Portfolio Management (560Kb)

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