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The global consumer product market is exploding. In 2006 alone, 150,000 new products were brought to market. Now for the bad news: of those, fewer than 5% were hits, and fewer than 15% will even exist five years from now. Written for small business owners and entrepreneurs looking for an inside track on new product development, New Product Development for Dummies offers you a unique opportunity to learn from two consummate insiders the secrets of successfully developing, marketing and making a bundle from a new product or service. You learn proven techniques for sizing up market potential and divining customer needs. You get tested--in--the--trenches strategies for launching a new product or service. And you get a frank, in--depth appraisal of the most challenging issues facing new product developers today, including the need to collaborate with global partners, optimizing technology development for a 21st century marketplace, getting start--up capital in an increasingly competitive environment, and much more. Key topics covered include: * Developing a winning NPD strategy * Generating bold new ideas for products and services * Understanding what your customers really want * Keeping projects on track, on budget, and on--time * Building effective cross--functional teams * Planning and executing a blockbuster launch * Collaborating with global partners * Maximizing your chances for success No matter what size or type of business you're in, this book provides you with an unbeatable competitive advantage in the booming global marketplace for new products and services.
| ISBN | 0470117702 | | Pages | 384 | | ISBN13 | 9780470117705
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 580 | | Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Ltd | | Published in | Chichester | | Format | Paperback | | Series title | For Dummies S. | | Publication date | 15 May 2007 | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Writer of foreword | Geoffrey Nicholson | | Width (mm) | 190 | | DEWEY | 658.575 | | Spine width (mm) | 21 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly |
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Foreword. Introduction. Part I: The Basics of New Product Development. Chapter 1: It Takes a Company. Chapter 2: What Are You Developing, and Why? Chapter 3: Defining Your Product Strategy. Part II: Charting the Ocean of Opportunity for New Products. Chapter 4: What Do Your Customers Really Want? Chapter 5: Turning Your Company into an Idea Factory. Chapter 6: Picking Winners and Losing Losers. Chapter 7: Making the Most of Technology. Chapter 8: Focusing Your NPD Efforts. Part III: Navigating the River of Product Development. Chapter 9: One Foot in Front of the Other: The Product Development Process. Chapter 10: Organizing the NPD Troops. Chapter 11: Managing Your Corporation's NPD Resources. Chapter 12: Using Reviews to Keep Projects on Track. Chapter 13: Launching Products for Market Success. Part IV: New Challenges in Product Development. Chapter 14: Developing Products in the Digital Age. Chapter 15: Product Development Goes Global. Chapter 16: Choose Your Partner! Partners in Product Development. Part V: The Part of Tens. Chapter 17: Ten Ideas on Ways to Test Your New Products. Chapter 18: Ten (Or More) Ways to Track Your Innovation Efforts. Appendix: Business Case Outline. Index.
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