In today's world New Product Development (NPD) is critical to the success and survival of organizations. This course is aimed at teaching the tools and techniques developed to support the NPD process, to gain insight from real NPD success and failure case studies and to implement the tools, techniques and insights in a simulated environment.
Course materials Textbook
Shtub, A. , M. Rosenwein, Project Management: Processes, Methodologies,
and Economics, 3/E, Pearson, 2016.
https://www.amazon.com/Project-Management-Processes-Methodologies- Economics/dp/0134478665
Online course material:
Part of the course material is available at https://www.coursera.org/learn/new-product-development Students should take the free version of the course
Software
The Project Team Builder simulator will be used as a platform for hands on, active learning of the course material. Each student must purchase the software at: http://www.sandboxmodel.com/content/ptb-training-simulator-coursera-npd-course
Tentative Schedule
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Session |
Topic |
On line course modules |
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1 |
Introduction |
Modules 1 and 2 |
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2 |
Starting the NPD Process |
Modules 3 and 4 |
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3 |
Planning the NPD Process part 1 |
Modules 5 and 6 |
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4 |
Planning the NPD Process part 2 |
Modules 6 and 7 |
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5 |
Planning the NPD Process part 3 |
Modules 7 and 8 |
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6 |
Executing the NPD Process |
Modules 9, 10 and 11 |
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7 |
Final Presentations |
Team NPD Project Presentation |
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Team NPD Project Final Report due |
Course Date & Time
Synchronous class meetings: Sept 16, 23, 30, October 7, 14, 28 Time: 8 - 10 a.m. (New York time)
Final presentations: November 4 Time: 8- 11 a.m. (New York time)