Flexible Product Development

22 - 23 April 2008
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.

Instructor

Dr. Preston Smith

Dr. Preston Smith has worked exclusively on accelerated product development for over ten years. He founded New Product Dynamics in 1986 to bring rapid development expertise to a wide variety of companies as an independent consultant. 

Before founding New Product Dynamics, Preston was a staff consultant with a diversified $2.5 billion manufacturer, he was charged with accelerating the development of products. He has applied his techniques to products ranging from packaged goods, footwear, and furniture to medical electronics, semiconductors, aircraft, and software.

Co-author (with Don Reinertsen) of the groundbreaking book, Developing Products in Half the Time, Preston is best known for his contribution to product development’s body of knowledge.

Preston has led more than 120 workshops in 25 countries worldwide on advanced product development topics and has taught product development courses at several universities. Companies that have attended his workshops include: Siemens, Sony, Motorola, Medtronic, Kraft, Philips, Samsung, DaimlerChrysler, and Honeywell. Over a twenty-year period prior to his consulting career, he held engineering and management positions with North American Aviation (now part of Boeing), Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, IBM, Bell Laboratories (now Lucent Technologies), and General Motors Research Laboratories.

He is book review editor for the Journal of Product Innovation Management, holds a Ph.D. in engineering from Stanford University, and is a member of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), the Agile Alliance, and the Agile Project Leadership Network.

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.