CONCURRENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

EXECUTION : GETTING MORE DONE . . . AND DOING IT WELL

In most product-driven organizations, having enough good ideas to pursue is rarely a problem. Nearly without exception, the biggest challenge facing product development executives is how to get more of those ideas to market.

We can help you quickly, and easily, improve your product development management processes by delivering tools, methods and techniques that are proven, simple and pragmatic.

SPECIFIC AREAS WHERE WE CAN HELP

Managing multiple, concurrent development projects simply and intuitively using the streamlined methods and visual control and communication tools that comprise the lean product development process

Making sure things are done right while minimizing investment risk using Stage-Gate processes and tools

Changing thinking and driving action using Deliverables Roadmaps in lieu of activity focused timelines and Gantt Charts.

Increasing your choices using brainstorming, mind mapping, and similar methods

Understanding and controlling timelines using task networks, critical path analysis and checklists

Leveraging internal development with acquisitions and parallel resourcing

Supplementing internal financing and supporting IP and technology roadmaps through the targeted pursuit of SBIR and similar research grants

Maximizing the value and minimizing the time spent in meetings

Enhancing team focus and performance using versatile project spaces

Keeping the pipeline full using resource-balanced, multiyear product lifecycle and portfolio planning

Addressing systemic development problems using root cause analysis

We help you get more projects done, faster, and with the use of fewer resources