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Engineering Management

10.04.18 Engineering Management, Innovation, New Product Development, NPD Teams

An Idea Life Cycle for Innovation Success

Most of us have lots of ideas.  Some of them are good, while others don’t pan out.  Our idea span from improving technology and devices to better health care.  Ideas… Read More

06.12.17 Engineering Management, New Product Development, Project Management

Process Improvement Projects

Quality has two major thrusts:  customer satisfaction and continuous improvement.  In delivering and meeting customer needs, we must constantly strive to improve the product offering itself as well as enhancing… Read More

06.25.16 Engineering Management, New Product Development

Understanding Project Risk

New product development (NPD) projects are built with inherent risk.  We don’t know if the markets will support the idea once it is commercialized.  We don’t know if we can… Read More

05.04.16 Engineering Management, Market Research, New Product Development

Brand Promises

I recently purchased three new pair of underwear at a well-known department store.  Upon the first washing, the elastic had separate from the fabric on one pair.  I was disappointed… Read More

04.21.16 Engineering Management, New Product Development, Project Management

Project Cost Estimates

Every project requires an expenditure of resources, including time money, and people (human resources).  Whether projects are conducted in-house by project management teams or outsourced to experts in the field,… Read More

03.24.16 Engineering Management, New Product Development, Project Management

Change Management in Projects – Part 3

All projects encounter change. In fact, by definition, projects are designed to create change. The expected outcome of any project is a new product, service, or business process that improves… Read More

03.10.16 Engineering Management, New Product Development, Project Management

Change Management in Projects (Part 2)

Change – most of us dread change. We are uncertain of the impact change will have on our lives and we often doubt the benefits of change. Yet, working in… Read More

02.25.16 Engineering Management, Innovation, New Product Development, Project Management

Managing Change in Projects: Three Tools

Why Change? Tired but true is the statement that we can be sure that change is the only constant. Managing projects for new product development (NPD) is the ultimate in… Read More

12.31.15 Engineering Management, New Product Development, Project Management

Three Characteristics of Leaders

Leaders in product and project management often arrive at their positions through demonstration of excellence in technical fields. Newly minted engineering managers sometimes struggle to translate engineering skills into management… Read More

12.17.15 Engineering Management, Project Management, Tools and Metrics

Financial Tools in Innovation Management

New product development professionals (NPDP) and project managers need to be familiar with a number of financial tools. Financial evaluations are used to select active new product development (NPD) projects… Read More

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