Online Product Development eLearning

Writing a Business Case ...o choose the latter. Whether you want to invest in product development or reinvent your business processes with new marketing channels, it is now more important than ever to have a business case that is carefully planned, written, and presented, especially when you consider that corporate investments are being subjected to increased scrutiny. Writing a good business case will help you  more...

Operations Management Product Service Management Operations Management: Product & Service Management Product and service management is the process of designing, creating, and maintaining a product or service through all stages of its lifecycle. It involves a wide range of operations, marketing, and sales related activities. These activities encompass the entire range of product life cycle - from the conception of a new product or service  more...

Developing a New-product Strategy ...Product development is not a mystery. Nor is it only the concern of your research and development department. One of your main responsibilities as a product manager is to create a new-product strategy. This means that in addition to developing new-product goals, you also need to develop a plan for reaching those goals. In this course, you'll explore the tools and techniques to help you create a  more...

Managing Quality Risk in a PRINCE2-aligned Project ...ct. Any deviations from these quality expectations during product development will increase project risk. The goal is to ensure that the customer will approve the quality of the end product and at the same time minimize the risk of impact on the project budget and schedule. Good quality management and risk management will help a Project Manager achieve this goal. This course introduces the  more...

Techniques for Managing a PRINCE2-aligned Project ...t management methodology provides techniques for planning product development, controlling change and performing quality assurance testing. This course provides an overview of the PRINCE2 techniques. PRINCE2 is recognised as an international standard for process-based project management. It is the standard method for project management in the UK. This course is designed to assist learners in  more...

Strategic Management Analyzing Strategic Options ...e President of Sales, and James Cahill, Vice President of Product Development. It has recently come to your attention that one of your fiercest competitors, Menlow Enterprises, has gotten the jump on some new wireless application technology, and has started development on a series of new products. Icon was prepared for the introduction of this new technology, but did not expect it to be ready  more...

PDM and SAP R 3 PDM Introduction ...Configuration. Process and Project Management. Product Development Part 1. Creating Documents. Creating a CMR. Materials/Bills of Material. C ontent Emphasis Skills-Based A udience The following audiences are targeted: Managers and department managers; employees from departments working with Product Data IT Management. Participants should have  more...

SAP R 3 PDM Product Development ... The user is provided with an example of implementing the product development process with change management using the SAP R/3 PDM module, AutoCAD, and AutoCAD SAP R/3 PDM. The emphasis here is placed on familiarizing the user with system functions within the framework of a business process. L earn To: Product Data of a Part to be Produced. Product Data of an Assembly.  more...

Quality Management Business Process Improvement ...ement, however, employees at all levels of the process of product development are being asked to participate in quality improvement efforts. Since Icon will no longer rely on independent consultants to develop process improvement initiatives, it is your job as a QA Director to train Caroline and Linda in how to establish process improvement teams. Unit 2: Developing a Path for Change (0.5 - 1  more...

Building an E-Commerce Business Case This course provides the learner with information which addresses the relationship between costs and benefits. Learn To: Build Online Revenues. About B2B Consumer Transactions. About Sales and Services. About Online Customer Relationships. About the Virtual Value Chain. Audience: This course is intended for Managers and technical staff who are in a position to  more...

Facilitation The Facilitation Process ...Janet frequently assumes the role of a facilitator during product development meetings, so she would like to pass on her knowledge of facilitation to you. Through your questions, you will learn the differences between groups and teams, how to transition between divergent and convergent thinking, and the process you should use when facilitating a team. Unit 2: Preparing to Facilitate (0.5 - 1  more...

Total Quality Management Principles In Total Quality Management Principles you will build on the fundamentals by examining the principles of customer satisfaction and quality teamwork. It teaches the importance of training and motivation, performance excellence and shared quality, as well as the first steps in implementing an improvement process. Learn To Recognize how to develop a customer needs  more...

Project Management Project Scheduling Budgeting ...s simulation, you will be meeting with Icon's Director of Product Development, Ronald Spear. Ronald has many years of experience developing and implementing project schedules, and he will be assessing your knowledge of the CPM and PERT techniques, as well as methods of duration compression. Unit 3: Understanding Financial Issues (1 hour) Identify the historical data  more...

Project Management Essentials Controlling Closing a Project ... In this simulation, you will meet with Linda Autry, a Product Development team leader to discuss project change and ways to control change. Linda has led a number of project teams and gained a great deal of experience in the field. Since you are a new project manager, management thought it would be important for Linda to test your knowledge and understanding of certain elements of project  more...

Advanced Project Mgmt Setting Up a Project Office ...ulation you will meet with Paul White, Icon's Director of Product Development. Paul is in the process of seeking out candidates to take over as Project Manager for the company-wide computer upgrade process. You have expressed some interest in the position, so Paul has requested a meeting to help determine your qualifications. Paul will ask you a series of questions designed to test your  more...

Team Leadership Conducting Productive Team Meetings ...mulation, you and Elizabeth Thomas, an Engineer in Icon's Product Development Department, have been named co-leaders of the Budget Committee for the upcoming fiscal year. In preparation for your first team meeting, you will be sitting down with Elizabeth to establish the particulars for the meeting, prepare an agenda, and assign roles. Unit 2: Leading Team Meetings (0.5 - 1 hour)  more...

Project Teams Building a Project Team ...an Iverson, a Marketing Analyst, and Monica Washington, a Product Development Engineer. The X42, an experimental microchip Icon recently developed for its robotics division, was prematurely approved for market release ninety days ago. Consequently, immediately after the X42 was released, a new bug was found and the microchips had to be recalled. It is the responsibility of your project team to  more...

Cross-Functional Teams Cross-Functional Team Development ...the Marketing Manager, and Drew Canfield, the Director of Product Development. You have established this cross-functional team to address the possibility of expanding Icon's product offering to include a new suite of computer diagnostic and maintenance programs. Your goal for the simulation is to facilitate the team meeting while using effective team communication to arrive at a consensus  more...

Organizational Learning Developing a Knowledge Mgmt System ...w: In this simulation, you are the Product Development Manager at Icon. You will be meeting with fellow department managers Mary Winford, Roger McAllister, and Ronald Spear. Icon's executives have determined that, in order to reach and maintain the company's desired productivity standard, a knowledge management system should be developed. Your goal for the simulation is  more...

Executive Level Leadership Leadership Communication Executive Level Leadership: Leadership and Communication addresses how leaders learn, test, and use information. In addition, this program covers how to evaluate a leader's performance and how to address key issues that cause performance problems. This program also addresses the marketplace, governmental, and internal variables that affect daily operations. Learn To  more...

Organizational Behavior The Organizational System ...hief Operating Officer. You will meet with Robin Carlson, Product Development Manager of URTH Industries, Colleen Ford, Vice President of URTH Industries and Paul White, Icon's Chief Technology Officer. URTH Industries, a computer technology company, was recently acquired by Icon. Robin and Colleen, two URTH employees, are having difficulty adjusting to the change. With Paul a a s help, it  more...

Project Leadership Overcoming Obstacles ...on, you will be meeting with Bruce Madison, Icon's Senior Product Development Manager. Bruce has been leading you through some management training sessions and developing your project leadership skills. To further prepare you for leading project teams, Bruce will ask you a series of questions regarding how to communicate effectively with project teams and the components of sending and receiving  more...

Principles of Marketing Product Strategy ...ducts, create and promote brand equity, and implement new product development strategies. The program details the functions and objectives of packaging and labeling strategies, the stages of the consumer adoption process, and the four product development strategies. Learn To Identify the elements of a product mix evaluation. Select the  more...

Principles of Marketing - Product Strategy Principles of Marketing: Product Strategy offers the student an overview of the information required to classify consumer and business products, create and promote brand equity, and implement new product development strategies. The program details the functions and objectives of packaging and labeling strategies, the stages of the consumer adoption process, and the four product development  more...

Design for X DFX ...), where "X" denotes any key elements that are related to product development - manufacturing, production, cost, assembly, or recycling. Although DFX focuses on manufacturing, its related concepts and tools may also be applied to service organizations. This course introduces the concept of DFX, its evolution as a mature approach, its classification, and best practices. It explores design for  more...