Over 70% of US companies are now considering ‘agile’ techniques for physical new product development, according to a 2016 Management Roundtable survey.
As Dr Robert Cooper states “Combining agile project management techniques with a full stage-gate lifecycle is the most important change to the product development process in 30 years.”
Agile project techniques, first defined in 2001 for tackling risky software projects, can now deliver proven benefits for your new (physical) product development process, including: