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Managing Product Design and Development

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Key Benefits
During this course, you will:
Gain skills in identifying opportunities in the product development process
Learn a structured process for product development that uses specific phases and criteria to ensure successful product introductions
Understand issues dealing with cognitive psychology in the design process
Learn to use appropriate management strategies and supporting metrics to assure optimization of a product development group
Acquire techniques to enhance creativity as well as manage intellectual capital
Understand the value of design as strategy
Learn about end-user focused innovation research and the designer's role in achieving greater success
 
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Gain the skills to manage the design and development of discrete products for strategic competitive advantage. This intensive three-day program provides the skills to manage creativity and design, customer-focused innovation, gap analysis in the design process, strategy in design, industrial design essentials, human factors, and intellectual property. Participants will also gain skills in managing the product development phase-gate process, teams, and product performance metrics. Leading faculty from Northwestern University's Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and Kellogg School of Management team with industry experts, using real-world case studies and group workshops to illustrate the frameworks discussed in the program.

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Program Content

Introduction to Product Development

Scenario Planning

Strategy in Design

Recognizing Gap Analysis in the Design Process

Customer-Focused New Product Research

Innovation and Creativity

Essentials of Industrial Design

Human Factors

Managing Intellectual Property

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Master of Product Development
This program provides an executive summary of the innovative approach to product design and development taught in the highly acclaimed Master of Product Development (MPD) program. MPD is a two-year, part-time graduate program offered by the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science.
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