Makers of new innovative medical devices can benefit from a stage-gate development process, regardless of size. Read more about this approach to medical device development.

Over my 30 years of leading the creation of innovative new products, processes and services, I’ve learned what makes for successful new product development and innovation. It goes far beyond ...

A typical product development stage-gate process Stage 1: concept creation. Only a small number of ideas are likely to pass through the first gate but it is strongly recommended that concept-testing ...

This stage is crucial as it lays the foundation for all the other phases, the ideas generated shall guide the overall process of product development. More For You Marketing Environment ...

Though all stages of product development are important, one is the most critical stage in the process. The Process The first step of the new product development process is idea generation and ...

Dr. Cooper’s original Stage-Gate® model was introduced as a value-creating business process and risk model designed to reduce NPD cycle times and improve success rates.

The initial – and most important – stage for any development project is research. At our firm, research constitutes about 80% of all development processes; the other 20% is divided among the ...

The stages for product development and process improvement used by the best-practice partner follow. Define —Develop the business case for the project (process, program, tool, or product). The project ...

Reprint: R0803G Companies often treat new-product development as a monolithic process, but it can be more rationally divided into two parts: an early stage that focuses on evaluating prospects and ...