Summary
Intended for engineers involved at any stage of the product development process, we have designed this course to improve your ability to bring new products to market.
Using examples and cases studies from a range of organisations, delegates will examine both where the process can go wrong with implications on failing to meet customers’ expectations and how applying the principles of high performing organisations can transform the way products are conceived, designed, developed and launched into production.
Upon completion, delegates will be equipped to implement practical improvements that are relevant to their own organisation to bring new products to market on time, at cost and to the required quality standard.
The course outlines both the concepts and structures needed for successful new product introduction, together with the need to establish productive, collaborative relationships between all of the functions involved.
Who should attend?
This course is intended for engineers involved at any stage of the process of bringing new products to market.
How will I benefit?
After this course you will be able to:
• Review the current status of the New Product Introduction (NPI) process in your organisation.
• Appreciate the reasons why projects go wrong and apply those to your company’s situation.
• Explain the main steps in any NPI process and the keys to success.
• Create simple structures to track progress, manage risk, highlight issues and take action.
• Identify and undertake some immediate improvement actions.
• Create a structure and an implementation plan for improving the NPI process in your organisation.
• Act as an ambassador for a better way of working in your organisation.
A good course, covering a wide range of subjects
Tim Rook
E.ON
Key topics
• The main stages of new product development and introduction.
• A roadmap and toolkit. Tools and techniques to use at each stage of the process.
• The role of the project manager.
• Collaborative working: Concurrent engineering, design for manufacture, involving customers and suppliers.
• Creating and implementing an improvement plan.
Mapped against UK- SPEC competencies:
E,
C and
D
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Professional commitment - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: ‘Demonstrate a personal commitment to professional standards, recognising obligations to society, the profession and the environment’
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Responsibility, management or leadership - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Provide Technical and commercial leadership’
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Communication and inter-personal skills - For Incorporated and Chartered Engineers: 'Demonstrate effective interpersonal skills’
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