Typical Topics.
The actual topics for each group's meeting are driven by the members themselves but here are some examples.
- How Product Development Launches Can Achieve A 100% Success Rate
- Common Pitfalls in New Product Development
- Implementing Stage Gates
- Approaches to Idea Generation and Concept Testing
- Issues in Translating Concepts to Product Designs
- Test Market And Forecasting Techniques
- Outsourcing Engineering & Design Services: Local or Offshore
Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) - Supply Chain Management for Product Development
- New Reliability Theories, Methodologies and Tools
- Creativity and Design Management and Business Performance
- Product Development in a Global Context
- Radical Product Innovation
- Marketing, Users and Product Development