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In my previous article, we reviewed the project approval committee, and emphasized approval to start projects and/or approve projects in-process. With any type of project oversight, presentations or project schedules are often reviewed. For a more lean project management approach it…

Many companies pursue a product development strategy that provides a product (or service) which meets customer needs sooner (rather than later), and then makes adjustments after the product has been fielded. Pursuing this approach means accepting the associated risks.  What…

In a previous article, we explored agile product development with a focus on early product validation. There are additional key enablers from agile/scrum that can be borrowed and applied to any product development process, however. In this article, we’ll compare and…

In a previous article we compared and contrasted the role & responsibility for a scrum master vs. project manager/core team leader (CTL/PM). In this article, we’ll take a closer look at the scrum product owner role and compare it with the product development team’s…

All projects or programs have a formal or informal resource management process, with the goal of completing projects on time, within budget and with good project quality. In order to meet this goal, the resource management objectives are: the quantity…

In this weeks article, we’ll explore how the three disciplines (product development, process improvement and project management) can enable change management. First, it’s worth reflecting on how these disciplines fit together.  Starting with product development our goal is to understand…

In this article, we’ll compare and contrast the definition of a requirement, with a ‘story’, which is used in agile/scrum. Both requirements and stories establish a clear understanding of customer needs in the context of desired functionality. The framework for…

For the majority of organizations, long-term success is tied directly to the new product development process. Tomorrow’s revenue and growth are tightly bound to how successful you are at launching new products. Offering genuinely valuable, high quality products is, more…

In a previous article, we defined design for six sigma (DFSS) as a thought process focused on maximizing customer value and minimizing cost. More specifically, DFSS is used to reduce variability in product performance (thereby increasing value), using analytical models and…

Previous articles have covered product development tools and methodologies such as lean product development, agile, design for six sigma, product life cycle (PLC) and project management processes. In this article, lets consider “the product” being developed any hardware product, software,…