KEY BENEFITS

By attending this program, you will learn how to:

• streamline and speed up phase/gate reviews

• recognize and exploit the unanticipated value of prototypes throughout your development process

• balance the benefits of late changes against their costs

• create a development process that combines the right levels of flexibility and structure

• effectively integrate customer data throughout the development process

• build an organizational culture that sees the merit in   "failing fast and "often"

• channel scarce resources to the right products

• conduct product development processes with flexible stages or gates

• identify and minimize rework loops due to poor project planning

• remove speed bumps and rigidity from your development process

• examine and procure smart prototyping technologies and reap their time-cutting potential

• "lock in" late and avoid market and technology mistakes

• convert product uncertainties to manageable risks