Best Practices & NPDP Certification Preparation

Learn from Instructors Who Have Been in Your Shoes

We call it "Real-World" New Product Development because NP Learning instructors bring 20+ years on-the-job, real-world experience with new product development and management. They've faced the challenges you face now and have insights for addressing them.

You'll learn the fundamentals, terminology, best of breed practices, essential tools, and the methods to innovate in a timely and effective manner. The content is perfect for those who want to learn about new product development and those who want to get certified as a New Product Development Professional NPDP) by the Product Development & Management Association.

In fact, if your goal is the NPDP certification, NP Learning is the only training company to offer a guarantee that you will pass the exam. Learn more about our Certification Guarantee.

Anyone involved in new product development will benefit from this program.

Course Details

In this course we will focus on best practices of new product development as outlined in the literature, in case studies and in PDMA’s (Product Development Management Association’s body of knowledge.

Objectives:

To review current thought and theory associated with the development of new product development strategy and its importance in best practices.
To formalize and build strategies for new product efforts.
To understand and apply new product development process theory and practice to bring new ideas, concepts and products to market successfully.
To study the research and best practices in portfolio management as well as learn and apply the concepts of portfolio management in case study situations.
To thoroughly understand the role of primary and secondary research in new product develop with emphasis on idea generation, voice of customer, methods and tools of market research.
To apply the theories and practices associated with teams and organizations to new product development projects. Students will learn to organize, empower and support various types of teams associated with the development of new products.
To understand and apply process, project, and enterprise tools and metrics associated success in business and new product development.
To assist students in preparing to sit for PDMA’s NPDP (New Product Development Professional) Certification Exam.

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Accelerate new product cycle times and achieve your NPDP certification.

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