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Leadership & Teams

Static foundational principles cannot be implemented throughout an organization without efficient NPD Teams that are led by New Product Development experts. The graphic above conveys the importance of Leadership and Teams as the gears that drive New Product Innovation by introducing people to the equation. These people – the New Product Village – build innovation through Research, Markets, Technology and Tools.

Teamwork is not a new idea, but more than ever product development practitioners must pay close attention to establishing effective teams through organization of the NPD effort and through excellent leadership of the project teams. Project managers have previously ensured success of a team by focusing on properly defining the work, timing, resources, and following fixed procedures for project tracking and control. These skills are still necessary today, but teams also need to be fast, flexible, work dynamically and creatively to respond to rapidly changing objectives in a globally competitive marketplace.

Global NP Solutions, LLC, offers a unique perspective in the industry to train ALL of your NPD team members as Project Leaders. You can ensure success for your NPD ventures by appropriately organizing to the risk and funding levels, building a high-performing NPD team, and providing strong leadership throughout the venture. We will measuring your NPD Teams success by evaluating team performance in comparison to metrics of top performers.

1. Delivering Agreed-On Results
2. Time to Market
3. On-Budget Performance and Resource Utilization
4. Overall Quality and Customer/Sponsor Satisfaction
5. Responsiveness and Flexibility to Requirements/Changes

Agenda Topics

1. Why you need excellent Project Leadership
2. Why the average NPD Team Member thinks he/she can’t be a Leader
3. Setting Team and Individual Goals
4. Influencing Without Authority
5. Communication and Conflict Resolution
6. Develop an Action Plan for Success!

We can customize any R&D Project Leadership workshop for your company’s needs. One of the most effective ways to learn leadership skills is in conjunction with the New Professional Development Professional training (insert link) for an intense three-day immersion. You will see your teams delivering improved flexibility, speed, change orientation and innovative performance, along with increased morale.

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