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Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
Next Generation Product Development
(Product Management Thought Leaders Series)
A quarter century after MRP arrived to transform the global manufacturing arena Next Generation Product Development, written by PRTM cofounder and PACE developer Michael McGrath, promises to revolutionize new product development.
This combination of real-world practice and cutting-edge insight will show you how to consistently increase your organization's R&D productivity by 30 to 50 percent -- and transform you into an R&D leader. Product development is a process that, like any other, is both manageable and improvable.
Next Generation Product Development introduces and examines the newest generation of product development practices, in which the focus has changed from reducing time-to-market to managing and improving productivity, i.e. developing more new products than your competitors with a lower investment of valuable firm resources. -- Publisher
Presenter
Randall Sword, Director Services,
IDe Inc.
(Michael E. McGrath has become CEO of i2 Technologies and is unavailable for presentations)
With 22 years experience in New Product Development, Sword has worked with many world-class companies to develop new products, improve their product creation processes and change their R&D organizations. His experience and education fuse creative, technical and business skills to help companies grow through new technology and product development.
At IDe, Sword works with companies to implement Next Generation Product Development tools and processes. Prior experience includes positions with MedSource Technologies, Applied Marketing Science and Arthur D. Little. These positions include roles in design, program management, P&L management, marketing research, organization change and business development.
Sword’s diverse background and hands-on experience provide a unique perspective on managing new product development. He has spoken and authored articles on product strategy, the product creation process and the business of product development. He holds seven patents.
Sword holds a Bachelor in Industrial Design from the Rhode Island School of Design and an MBA from Boston University.
Event Logistics
Time : 6:30 - 9:30PM Date : Wednesday, April 27th, 2005
Location: Hampton Inn White Plains/Tarrytown, NY Dinner : Deli Buffet
Cost : $30 - PDMA, $40 - Non-Member, $15 - Student
Early-Bird (until April 20th): $25 - PDMA, $35 - Non-Member, $10 - Student
PDH : 2 PDH
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