Putting a Price on Time with Cost of Delay
Every single company I have worked at always looked at product development through a very simplistic lens – “Fast good, slow bad”. This is a careless and lazy way of…
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Shop for Bargains in the Fuzzy Front-End
The fuzzy front-end is where you go bargain shopping for ways to reduce product development cycle-time. Learn the best ways to get those bargains.
5 Reasons Conventional Product Development does not lead to Innovation
Iterative PD isn’t the best approach when innovation is your goal.
The Products by Design Podcast
I was recently invited to be a guest on Tony Rogers’ The Products by Design Podcast.
The Devastating Impact Capacity Utilization Has on New Product Development
Capacity Utilization is the single biggest factor that affects Queues and slows down Product Development. Read more
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Basics of Queuing Theory in Lean Product Development
Learn about the basic terms of Queuing Theory and Little’s Law. Calculate how long your queue of work will take to get done.
Does Stage-Gate Product Development still offer value?
For years, companies have been using the Stage-Gate Product Development process developed by Dr. Robert Cooper in the mid 1980’s. It was developed as a roadmap for conceiving, developing and…
Why Develop Products Faster?
Most businesses think that product is the most important thing, but without great leadership, mission and a team that delivers results at a high level, even the best product won’t…