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Project Management Orientation

Major Phases in IPD  

The Integrated Product Development (IPD) process flow consists of a series of phases that are triggered by previously completed market management activities that select market segments and offerings.  The major phases in IPD are concept, plan, develop/qualify/launch, and life cycle/close.  In many cases, the lines between the IPD phases are not entirely crisp and clear.  Some activities might straddle several phases.  Although closeout is not a formal IPD phase, it has been highlighted at the end of the life cycle phase to be more consistent with the CRM and WWPMM phases.

Decision checkpoints, or approvals, are structured project reviews with specific entry and exit criteria that are used to measure the progress of a project.

IPD funding is approved on a phase-by-phase basis, based on a number of considerations, such as the business case and risk assessment.  The key decision point is at the end of the plan phase, when the DCP contract is signed.

1: Getting Started
2: Define the Project Team
3: Team Management
4: Identify and Validate Requirements
5: Create Decomposition Structures
6: Risk Management
7: Project Estimates
8: Project Schedules
9: Change Management
10: Project Control and Execution
Defining the Project
11: Project Management Review
12: Project Closeout
13: Project Management Tool Suite
14: Self-Assessment and Final Exam
Fast Points
Concepts
Seven Keys
Case Study
WWPMM
Mentor
Check Point
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