Course

Managing the Development of New Products

On average, high-tech projects are late most of the time despite the use of modern-day tools. Learn the winning formula of best practices that project managers are using worldwide to get results in half the time and at half the cost. This course addresses the root problems and demonstrates proven techniques to create product visions, build effective teams, make wise cost-benefit-risk tradeoffs, and learn the step-by-step development flow in order to achieve fast time to market. This course shows you how to put common sense into practice and get outstanding results in industries such as hardware, software, IT, Web systems, services, medical, biotech, and more.

Learning Outcomes

At the conclusion of the course, you should be able to

• Support a culture of ideas in the organization
• Build an Integrated Project Management System
• Set up the steps of a new product development project
• Understand quality, process improvement and project metric tools
• Provide leadership and promote teamwork critical to product development success

Topics Include

• Product vision process
• New product-development flow methodologies
• Teamwork and leadership on rapid projects
• Quality function deployment and the customers

The course is appropriate for project leaders, team members, engineering and marketing managers, directors and vice presidents.

Professional Credit

The Project Management Institute (PMI)®--PMP® 15 Professional Development Units.