SUCCESSFULLY DESIGNING AND IMPLEMENTING STAGE-GATE®
Avoid common and costly mistakes and leverage the experience of thousands of
companies who have implemented Stage-Gate before you. Equip your teams with everything
they need to know to successfully design and implement Stage-Gate and enjoy the
success it is truly capable of delivering!
SAMPLE COURSE OUTLINE
Winning at New Products
- Understanding the key role
of product development in your business
- Benchmarking best practices – why
winners win
- Developing superior new products by building-in
the voice of the customer
Team Breakout: Identify the major challenges to product development in your
business
Critical Success Factors
- Doing the up-front homework
- Achieving sharp, early, fact-based product
definition
- Organizing for New Product Development – making
NPD project teams effective
- Creating the right climate and culture
- Understanding the role of senior management
Best Practices for New Product Success
- Picking winners–project selection
and prioritization
- A focus on quality of execution
- Resourcing projects properly
Stage-Gate–The System
- Mapping out the new product process
from idea through to launch
- Discovering what a Stage-Gate system
is and how it works
- Defining the stages and defining the
gates
Stage-Gate – How It Should Work
- A detailed walk through a typical Stage-Gate
system
- Understanding how Gates work and who
are the Gatekeepers
- Achieving results by implementing a
Stage-Gate system
- Top 10 tips to make implementation more
successful and sustainable
DAY TWO
The Stage-Gate® Implementation Framework
- Operationalizing Stage-Gate
How to Select a Strategic Approach for Your Organization
- Understand the Stage-Gate Strategic Implementation Framework
- Assess the degree of change
- Assess the degree of importance
A Proven Implementation Plan
- Manage barriers and enablers
- Customize key activities for your organization
- Integrate Stage-Gate with other business processes
- Communicate your implementing plan
- Training approaches for all key roles
Practical Advice for Common Challenges
- Enroll existing projects
- Your first Gate meeting
- Assess the resource crunch
Execute and Monitor Performance
- Select meaningful metrics
- Achieve buy-in
- Discover practical charts and dashboards
Action Plan for Your Organization
- Identify the highest priority activities
and next steps
Q+A and Wrap-up of Event
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