Certified Product Development Manager Workshop

This five day workshop prepares the attendee to take the Certified Product Development Manager Examination. The workshop is 4.5 days in duration with the exam being given on the afternoon of the fifth day.

  1. Business Strategy and Product Development Strategy
  • Integrating Business Strategy and Product Development Strategy
  • Product Development Strategy
  • Business Planning Questions to Consider
  • Research and Development Investment
  • Revenue and Profit Objectives
  • Strategic Allocation for Portfolio Management
  1. Innovation and Idea Management
  • Fostering Innovation
  • Open Innovation
  • Managing Intellectual Property
  • Idea Capture and Management
  1. Portfolio Management
  • Portfolio Management Objectives
  • Portfolio Management Methods
  • Portfolio Management Scoring
  • Portfolio Management Prioritization
  • Portfolio Management Tools
  • Calculating Financial Return
  • Portfolio Management Process & Timing
  • Testing the Portfolio Plan
  • Organizational Roles and Responsibilities
  1. Pipeline and Resource Management
  • Queuing Theory – Schedule vs. Utilization
  • Effect of Overloaded Resources
  • Planning and Managing Resource Requirements
  • Project Initiation and Pull Scheduling
  • Assigning Resources & Resolving Conflicts
  • Flow Management
  • Project Capacity & Release Rate
  • Resolving Project Schedule and Resource Issues
  1. Product Development Process
  • Process Definition Objectives
  • Elements of Process Definition
  • Stage/Phase-Gate Process
  • Gate Review Process
  • Gate Review Criteria& Scoring
  1. Project Organization
  • Matrix Organization
  • Functional Manager Role
  • Product Manager Role
  • Project Manager Role
  • Cross-Functional Product Teams
  • Empowerment of Teams
  1. Customer Needs
  • Customer Segments
  • Market Definition
  • Customers Characteristics
  • Product Strategy
  • Planning VOC Research
  1. Target Costing
  • Target Costing Process
  • Basis for a Target Price
  • Pricing Strategies
  • Deriving and Allocating the Target Cost
  • Cost Estimating
  • Tracking Target Cost Achievement
  1. Project Planning and Management
  • Project Definition, Scope & Strategy
  • Project Constraints – The Iron Triangle
  • Project Tasks & Responsibilities
  • Work Breakdown Structure
  • Task Durations, Sequence and Dependencies
  • Estimating Effort & Resources
  • Balancing and Level-Loading Resources
  • Project Critical Path and Schedule
  • Project Risk Management
  • Critical Chain Project Management
  • Capturing Project Time and Costs
  • Monitoring and Reporting Project Progress
  • Earned Value Reporting and Estimate to Complete
  • Responding to Project Problems
  • Project Business Case
  1. Design Verification and Validation
  • Verification and Validation Plan
  • Design Reviews
  • Design and Process Validation
  • Regulatory Requirements and Certification
  1. Quality Management
  • Advanced Product Quality Planning
  • ISO 9001 Quality Management
  • Six Sigma Design Process
  • Critical to Quality Characteristics
  1. Configuration Management
  • Product Lifecycle Management
  • Configuration Baseline
  • Engineering Change Control
  1. Product Management
  • Marketing, Advertising & Promotion
  • Product Launch
  • Product Support
  • Extending Product Life
  • Product Derivatives
  • Product Phase-Out
  1. Lean Product Development Practices
  • Lean Design
  • Platforms and Product Re-Use
  • Set-Based Design
  • Waste in Product Development
  • 5S in Product Development
  • Flow Process and Pull Scheduling
  • Reducing Batch Sizes
  • Deferring Commitment
  • Amplifying Learning

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