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Author Smith, Preston G., 1941-

Title Flexible product development : building agility for changing markets / Preston G. Smith
Edition 1st ed
Published San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 286 pages) : illustrations
Contents Flexible Product Development: Building Agility for Changing Markets; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1: UNDERSTANDING FLEXIBILITY; Chapter 2: CUSTOMERS AND PRODUCT REQUIREMENTS; Chapter 3: MODULAR PRODUCT ARCHITECTURES; Chapter 4: EXPERIMENTATION; Chapter 5: SET-BASED DESIGN; Chapter 6: DEVELOPMENT TEAMS AND PEOPLE FACTORS; Chapter 7: DECISION MAKING; Chapter 8: PROJECT MANAGEMENT; Chapter 9: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PROCESSES; Chapter 10: IMPLEMENTING FLEXIBILITY; Notes; Bibliography; Customer Council; The Author; Index
Summary In this landmark book, Preston Smith attributes the recent decline in innovation to pressure from financial markets that drives management toward rigid development approaches such as phased development processes, Six Sigma, and project office. These processes have unintentionally (but effectively) made changes during development more difficult, disruptive, and expensive, while the need for change continues at an accelerating pace. . . Flexible Product Development is a hands-on resource that provides the tools and strategies needed to restore flexibility to any organization and remove the obst
Notes Title from title screen
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Product management.
New products.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Business Development.
Product management.
New products.
New products.
Product management.
Produktentwicklung
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780470180587
0470180587
9786610974351
6610974357
1280974354
9781280974359