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Stage-Gate®: Implementing a Best Practice Process
Implementing Stage-Gate® in your companyAn effective development process must be based on the success factors (see above) and on the unique conditions at the company that shall use the process. One single individual rarely possess sufficient knowledge of these factors. Therefore, many companies assign a cross-functional task group headed by an internal project manager. Furthermore, an external Stage-Gate® expert can be part of the group. Most companies lack experience in designing Stage-Gate® processes. An experienced consultant can speed up the process considerably by providing experience and examples of solutions from other companies. The design work and implementation are often divided into three steps (see figure). The results from each step are assessed and approved by the company’s management before continuing to the next step. It is also important to involve the future users of Stage-Gate® in the process in order to get their approval and ownership of the final result. Even a perfect process will come to nothing if it is not accepted by the users. More information about StageGate Recommended books by Robert G. Cooper: 
Winning at New Products: Accelerating the Process from Idea to
Launch, 3rd edition. The book provides an overview of the success factors in product development and outlines the StageGate® process.
Product Leadership: Creating and Launching Superior New Products (Mass., USA, 2003). Aimed at the senior executive. Provides an overview of StageGate®, portfolio management and how develop a product innovation and technology strategy.Order books on-line More about implementation and our services. © Jens Arleth, 2010 |
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A high quality Stage-Gate process is the major performance driver
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