NPDP Certification Training Agenda

New Product Development Training:

New Product Innovation Best Practices	NPDP Certification	Learning Objectives
Business Strategy Innovation Strategy	Mission, Vision, Values Business Strategy Product Strategy Product Innovation Charter	Mission & Vision Statements Business & Innovation Strategies for NPD Product Strategies Platform Strategies Market Strategy Technology Strategy Open Innovation
Portfolio Management (PM)	What is Portfolio Management? Role of Senior Management Goals of PM Integration Challenges	What is PM? Role of Management Team Members Roles Goals of PM Basic Analysis Tools Integration Challenges Linkages with NPD Process
NPD Structured Process	Definitions Best Practices Decision-Making Process Owners Implementation	Definitions & Best Practices Stage-Gate^TM or Phased-Gate Review Processes Gate Criteria Decision-Making Process Owners Implementation Roll-Out Challenges Team Planning
Teams, People, and Organizational Issues	Definitions Project Team Organization	Team Structures for NPD Team Culture and Processes High-Performing Teams Conflict Management
Market Research	Key Definitions Market Research Techniques	Key Definitions Market Research Techniques Customer Visits Team Composition
Tools & Metrics	Financial Analysis Idea Generation Project Management	Financial Analysis and Metrics Project Management Idea Generation Brainstorming in the Fuzzy Front End Quality and Risk Management

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