Course Ref: TC2

METRICS for EFFECTIVE PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

A one day course which gives an overview of how metrics can be used to manage product development projects and drive step improvements in new product development to speed up time to market and deliver projects which meet their objectives.

By the end of the course you should have understood:

• the difference between measures and metrics

• how to identify and select appropriate metrics

• how to use metrics for process improvement, reporting and for successful project delivery

Experienced practical tools and techniques
Participated and shared experiences
Challenged your approach to Product Management.

Style 

Participative, informative, interactive and fun
Practical examples to aid understanding
Experiential - 'thematic' exercises
Practical examples to aid understanding
Pragmatic hints and tips
Bias towards understanding principles and practices vs manipulating software tools

Course Content

Typical Methods and Tools

Milestone Report
SIPOC
Digital Dashboard
Goal Question Measures GQM Tool
Return Map
Project Dashboard

For more information please follow the following links:

New Product Introduction (NPI) or New Product Development (NPD)
Product Definition (PD) and pragmatic Quality Function Deployment (pQFD)
Product Marketing and Management
Time to Market Control and Compression (TtMCC)
Product Innovation with Market, Technology and Process Innovation
Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) or Six Sigma Product Development (SSPD) implementation programme
Product Development Training Course Workshop
Product Development, Marketing and Management Software Applications
Time to Market Product Development Healthcheck Assessment Audit