Project Management in New Product Development

Project Management in New Product Development

by Bruce T. Barkley
Project Management in New Product Development

Project Management in New Product Development

by Bruce T. Barkley

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Overview

Turn Innovative Ideas into Products and Services—and Manage and Control Them Using Project Management Tools

The first book to integrate project management and product development, Project Management in New Product Development shows you how to manage the translation of ideas into new products and services and get them to market cheaper, better, and faster using advanced project management tools and techniques.

Packed with detailed case studies and illustrations, this unique book explains how to move new products and services quickly from concept to product to market as a managed and seamless process free of problems and delays. This project tool also shows how to ensure that bad products are stopped at gateway points, before they become product and project failures. Project Management in New Product Development features:

  • The first integrated treatment of project management and new product development designed for modern, globally oriented firms
  • Numerous case studies covering software, technology, electronics, construction, telecommunications, military, and aerospace
  • 150 informative tables, figures, and graphics

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780071595810
Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date: 11/23/2007
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 352
File size: 8 MB

About the Author

Bruce Barkley is more than 30 years' experience in project management in both industry and government. One of his recent assignments include working with Coca Cola's new product development process.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Preparing the Business for Innovation and The Ideation Process
Managing New Product Ideas into Products and Projects
Defining the New Product Development Process
The Project Management Cycle for New Product Development
Developing and Supporting New Product Teams
Project Requirements Documents, Scope of Work, WBS, Scheduling, and Budgeting, Contract Management and Vendor Partnering
Using the Gate Concept to Ensure the Business Case is Made
Cases in New Product Development
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