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Flexible Product Development

22 - 23 April 2007
Sheraton Hotel, Heathrow, London

An intensive two-day workshop will teach you on how to introduce flexibility into product development so that you can embrace and thrive on change.

Agenda - Day 1

8.15	Registration & Coffee
9.00	Open and Welcome
9.30	Understanding Flexibility Dealing with Change: How much Flexibility? The Cost of Change Managing the Convergence of Flexibility The Downsides of Flexibilities The Roots: Agile Software Development Extreme Programming The XP Values Does XP Work? Moving from Software to other Projects The Project Analyzer
10.55	Morning Refreshments and Networking Break
11.10	Customers and Product Requirements The Fallacy of "frozen" Requirements Requirements Evolution versus Scope Creep The Value of Customer Feedback The MacCormack and Boehm Studies The Over-specification Trap The Principles of Iteration and Customer Feedback Lowering the Cost of Iteration Specify at a Higher Level Product Vision Personas Use Cases User Stories Anticipate Customer Needs Get into the Customer Experience Lead Users Customer Feedback can lead you astray Expert Customers Dig below Customer Desires Internal Customers
12.30	Lunch
13.15	Modular Product Architecture Modular versus Integral Architectures Advantages and Disadvantages of Modularity Modularity Objectives Examples of Architectural Choices CD-ROM Drive Architectural Approaches Reduce Coupling Isolate Volatility Provide for Growth Align with Organizational Boundaries Four Steps in Designing and Architecture Architectural Decisions Interfaces Providing for Growth Architecture at the Design
15.05	Networking Break
15.20	Experimentation Kinds of Experiments The Value of Failure Exploration as Experimentation Planning Step Construction Step The Run Step Assessment Step Front-loaded Prototyping Traditional versus Front-loaded Strategies Enabling Technologies The Front-loaded Style Front-loading Considerations Testing
16.45	Set-based Design What is Set-based Design? A Focus on Constraints Supporting Technical Reports Benefits for Flexibility Managing Set-based Design Delaying Decisions Progressive Decisions The Difficulties
18.00	End of Day 1

Event Sponsors:

Cambridge Design Partnership is a leading research and development consultancy focused on creating value for our clients by converting new ideas and technology into commercial success. Our clients come from the medical, industrial and consumer industries and they have one thing in common: they see investment in innovation as fundamental to growth and competitive advantage.

Hype Softwaretechnik creates idea management software for new product development. Our flagship solution, HypeIMT, supports global leaders such as BASF, DaimlerChrysler, and Siemens in managing the innovation process. HypeIMT's flexibility enables quick and cost-effective implementation, controlled change management, and customizable functionality that allows information sharing. Hype's unique pricing makes HypeIMT an attractive choice for clients of all sizes.

Bubble is a management consultancy specialising in New Product Development. The company helps its clients achieve enduring growth through improved new product strategies and product development processes. A comprehensive approach leads to world class performance in identifying the right products, developing them right first time, and establishing the right supply chains to maximize product profitability.

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Flexible Product Development

22 - 23 April 2007 Sheraton Hotel, Heathrow, London

Agenda - Day 1

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previous seminars

22 - 23 April 2007
Sheraton Hotel, Heathrow, London