| The Quality Rapid
Product Development methodology is a practical formula
of best-practice strategies, techniques, and guidelines
that routinely enables companies to cut their product
development times an average of 43%. Faster new product
cycle times mean lower costs, higher profits, and greater
enjoyment for all involved. QRPD has worked
for clients from a wide range of industries, including:
computer hardware/software, communication technology,
industrial equipment, consumer electronics, pharmaceutical,
medical equipment, web development, Information technology
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Don't take our word for it!
The results for these companies speak for temselves.
Six technology-driven companies tell you how QRPD
: "Quality Rapid Product Development"
reduced their product development time by at least 50%:
Niles Audio: a leading in-home entertainment manufacturer
50% improvement in development time
Sales VP Frank Stern reports: "From the time we convened
and said, 'let's make a keypad,' to the time we shipped
was seven months. If we had done it the old way it would
have taken a year and half. With QRPD,
instead of handing off a design from one department to
another during a product's evolution, all departments
are in on the project from day one. Having right hands
knowing what left hands are doing is extremely efficient."
The first Niles Audio product born of QRPD,
the "Intellipad", won best product of the year
for 1996. Read Full Niles Audio
Success Story >
Plantronics, Inc: the world's leading supplier of
lightweight communication headsets.
50% improvement in development time
The project was completed in 9 months vs. 18. Gordon Simmons,
Plantronics, Inc.'s Project Leader reports, "In addition
to satisfying a major customer, Intel, Plantronics was
able to enter an entirely new market with a novel award-winning
product in record time.... The primary success component
was felt to be the synergy of a dedicated core team armed
with a shared vision. Consistent with the theory of QRPD,
the core team did whatever it took to get the product
development done." Read
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Abbott Critical Care Systems: a Fortune 100 company
with over one hundred years in the medical industry.
50% improvement in development time
"Abbott will be able to enter a new market in record
time. A 6O% improvement in product development time was
achieved (18-20 months vs. 42 months.) We expect big financial
payoff will occur with succeeding generations of this
product (which are predicted to come to market in only
9-12 months per generation.)"
Pen and Rex, manager and Project Leader, add, "The
team of 40 people (consisting of many new leaders) wasn't
the best team for the job at the time, but they are
now. Everyone involved in the product development should
undergo QRPD
training. QRPD
guidelines for early and frequent testing are to be
ignored at one's own peril." Read
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CellNet Data Systems: a wireless communications company,
with over $200 million in funding, creating a nation-wide
network to provide data communication between millions
of end points.
50% improvement in development time
Larsh Johnson, VP of Engineering and Founder of CellNet
says: "QRPD
is playing a major role in keeping a project on schedule
that will gain us $50,000 per week. These results, and
the enthusiasm, fun, and excitement felt by the team about
how QRPD
is helping them, prompted us to incorporate QRPD into
our product life cycle for all of our projects, company
wide.
Each team member felt proud to have individually contributed
to the success of the project and the company. Furthermore,
from the perspective of upper management, the use of
QRPD
provides effective hooks to keep abreast of a project's
progress, through milestone tracking and advisory group
meetings." Read
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Melard Technologies, Inc: manufacturers of dispatch
computer terminals.
50% improvement in development time
"There is a pervasive emphasis on personal responsibility.
Participants were asked how many of the "10 Commandments
of QRPD"
they could influence; the correct answer, which all arrived
at, is "all of them."
Melard's Project Leader on QRPD's
Product Vision process: "People initially react
with horror at the thought of 20 people in a room creating
a "product requirements" document. However,
these meetings never fail to focus the definition on
the customer first; bring critical product definition
to light; and provide the chance for those outside of
engineering and marketing to make a significant contribution...
In every instance the team left with a deeper, more
unified understanding of the product to be developed.
Periodic training in the QRPD
methodology is held for all new employees." Read
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Meyer Sound Laboratories: the leading manufacturer
of high-performance professional loudspeakers.
50% improvement in development time
"QRPD
helps engineers to realize that what they do directly
affects the health of the company. In particular, QRPD
is successful in creating an awareness of the importance
of time and money.... it provides a philosophy and mechanism
for making changes dictated by competitive forces."
John and Peter, company president and Project Manager
under-scored the major lessons learned: "You need
to 'meet with the troops' early on to get their buy-in
to the concept of speed. Cross-functional buy-in is crucial."
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