Course Ref: TC5
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT for PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT and LAUNCH
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2 or 3 days course providing tools and techniques which are
particularly relevant for successful new product developments
including: planning to process, risk management, estimating and
resource planning which can be tailored to individual company needs.
The course is ‘learning by doing’ using worked examples from a
fictitious company.
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By the end of the course you should have understood
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that planning, monitoring and control are the essential
elements of project management
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the benefits of up-front project planning and product
definition and planning to process
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the importance of managing risk and reward
Understood the ingredients for a robust baseline plan
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the need to lead projects and teams effectively
Experienced practical tools and techniques
Participated and shared experiences.
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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
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Day 1
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Session 0:
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Course Aims and Objectives and Issues Board
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Session 1:
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Product Life-Cycle Management, Projects and Time to
Market
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Session 2:
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What is Project Management?
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Session 3:
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Project Planning
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Session 4:
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Planning Tools part 1
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Session 5:
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Planning Tools part 2
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Close for the Day
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Day 2
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Review of Day 1
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Session 6:
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Estimating and resource planning
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Session 8:
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Project Implementation, Meetings, Communication and
Collaboration
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Session 10:
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Project Control and Reporting
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Stakeholder Map
Milestone Plan
Milestone Chart
GANTT CHART
Network chart
NPD Framework Diagram
Concurrency of Phases and Tasks Charts
Critical Path
RACI Matrix
PERT Three point estimating
Resource Histogram
Process Management Templates (Document Standards)
Communication Plan
Project Dashboard
Decision Points (presentation/mtgs)
Essential Questions
Out of Bounds decisions
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Follow the following links for more information :
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Product Marketing and Management
Product
Strategy and Product Portfolio Strategy: framework and tools
Product
Definition (PD) and pragmatic Quality Function Deployment (pQFD)
Voice of Customer (VoC) and Market Research
Competitive Analysis and Competitor Analysis
New Product Introduction (NPI) or New Product
Development (NPD)
In Life or In Market Management of Current Products
Product
Value Proposition and Value Propositions Portfolio
Product Development, Marketing and Management Software
Applications
Product Management and Product Manager Training
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