GMS 528 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: European Cooperation In Science And Technology
31 Mar 2015
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Five dimensions used to assess performance if product development effort. Product cost o o: development time, development cost, development capability. This criteria arise from interests of other stake holders in the enterprise: development team, employees, community where product is. Three functions almost always central to product development project: marketing firm and customers, design physical form of the product to meet customer needs, manufacturing designing, operating, and coordinating the production system. Project team collection of individuals developing a product: core and external team. Cost of product development roughly proportional to the number of people on the project team and to the duration of project. Intrinsic attributes that contribute to appeal o: creation o. Characteristics that lead to dysfunctional product development teams o o o o. Lack of cross functional representation on the project team. Clarity of explanation that a team operates in an environment most restrictive organizational barriers have been removed.
