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NPD Process Management
New product development (NPD) is a business process that needs to be
defined and managed just as any other business process. A paper on the
Capability
Maturity Model for the NPD process describes the evolution towards
an optimized NPD process. Characteristics of a well-managed NPD process
include:
 | Well-defined process inputs in the form of customer needs and
product specifications
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| Well-defined process steps, process outputs (deliverable
documents), and responsibilities
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| Flexibility to support multiple processes and tailor the NPD
process to the particular project requirements
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| Process output templates to improve efficiency in creating
process outputs and improve consistency
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| Process controls in the form of stage-gate reviews and design
reviews |
PD-Trak™ Process Definition
PD-Trak™ includes our NPD
Process-in-a-Box™, a process definition based on best practices and
our extensive experience in assisting companies improve the new product
development process. Our NPD Process-in-a-Box™ can be used as-is or can
be compared to your existing NPD process and borrowed from. Either way,
PD-Trak™ supports the definition of the NPD process with the following
elements:
| A defined set of stages and gates shown below
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| A task breakdown and deliverable documents associated with each
stage (Task Plans)
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| A set of templates for the deliverable documents to support the
process along with guidance how to prepare each document
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| A set of Product Development Tools to support the development
process including Bills of Material, Quality Function Deployment,
Target Costing, Design for Assembly, Failure Modes and Effects
Analysis, and Control Plans
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| Two project management methodology alternatives
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| Agendas and guidelines for gate reviews and design reviews |
For further information, please contact us.
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