Next Generation Product Development: How to Increase Productivity, Cut Costs, and Reduce Cycle Times
- 6h 19m
- Michael E. McGrath
- McGraw-Hill
- 2004
A quarter century after MRP arrived to transform the global manufacturing arena, Next Generation Product Development, written by PRTM cofounder and PACE developer Michael McGrath, promises to revolutionize new product development. This combination of real-world practice and cutting-edge insight will show you how to consistently increase your organization’s R&D productivity by 30 to 50 percent—and transform you into an R&D leader.
About the Author
Michael E. McGrath is the cofounder of global management consultancy Pittiglio Rabin Todd & McGrath (PRTM). McGrath is a world-renowned expert on product development and strategy. He led PRTM’s development of the Product and Cycle-Time Excellence (PACE) methodology and is founder and chairman of Integrated Development Enterprise (IDe), a pioneer in enterprise software for product development. In demand around the globe as a keynote speaker, McGrath coauthored Setting the PACE in Product Development, wrote Product Strategy for High-Technology Companies, and has written a number of influential articles on international manufacturing, product development, and trends in the high-technology arena.
In this Book
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Next Generation Product Development—How to Increase Productivity, Cut Costs, and Reduce Cycle Times
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Previous Generations and the Promise of the New
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The R&D Productivity Generation
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Improving R&D Productivity through Increased Capacity Utilization
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Stages of Maturity in Resource Management
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Stage 1—Short-Term Utilization Management
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Stage 2—Medium-Term Resource Capacity Planning and Management
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Stage 3—Project Resource Requirements Planning and Management
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Stage 4—Fully Integrated Resource Management
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Stages of Project Management
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Enterprise Project Planning and Control Process
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Networked Project Teams
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Enhanced Phase-Review Management
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Integrated Financial Planning and Project Budgeting for New Products
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Distributed Program Management
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Collaborative Development Management
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Context-Based Knowledge Management
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Stages of Portfolio Management and Product Strategy
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Dynamic Portfolio and Pipeline Management
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Comprehensive Financial Management of R&D
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Integrated Product Strategy Process
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Getting Started
