An introductory class to the principles of lean product development (LPD). Lean product development takes the principles of lean manufacturing and applies them upstream to the product development process to streamline the development flow from concept through to project management and manufacturing readiness of a product. Multiple LPD tool applications are discussed.

• Project managers that must be able to complete projects on time and on budget, without sacrificing project quality.
• Professionals preparing to transition into a new career in project management.
• Professionals without formal training, charged with managing large, complex projects.
• Seasoned project managers interested in refreshing their skills while earning PMI-Approved PDUs.

• Reduce your time to market through lean product development tools and principles
• Streamline your Product Development Process and make it more productive
• Understand what waste is during the Product Development process and how to eliminate it
• Develop better communication among your departments through integrated product development team efforts
• Prioritize your projects for maximum throughput
• Understand how design for manufacturability can slash your production costs
• Reduce your development review meeting load and make them shorter and more effective

Morning Theme - The process flow of Product Development to eliminate waste and focus on time to market aspects of product development through to manufacturing

• Introduction to Lean LPD, Waste Elimination, Examples of Continuous Process Flow
• Exercise 1 - Examples and attendee discussion of typical system wastes at the attendee's company
• Top Waste Sources in Product Development
• Explanation of Value-added work vs. waste and enabling work
• Exercise 2 - Understanding of value-added, enablers and waste examples
• Value Stream Mapping Basics as applied to Product Development (Calendar Time, Work Time, Value-added time)
• Class review examples of parallel vs. serial project maps showing the difference between CT, WT and VT.
• Explanation of Toyota Production Preparation Process - How Product Development involves manufacturing in a parallel process

Afternoon Theme - The basic tools of Project Management to eliminate waste in the Product Development Cycle

• Explanation of process alternative examples
• Project Prioritization - What to work on
• Exercise 3 - Idea Vault, Project ranking based on key parameter ratings
• The importance of Integrated Project Teams (IPD) and how to set up
• Project Planning - How to schedule and perform value-added work
• Exercise 4 - Must/Should/Could Project Prioritization for tasks and specs.
• Project Planning - The Boundary Contract
• Major elements of the boundary contract
• Explanation of the deliverables roadmap
• Project Execution
• Exception Mgt., Visual Project Boards, Stand-up Meetings
• Exercise 5 - Stand up Meeting Role Play (2 rounds)
• Review of morning and afternoon, discussion list of additional tools available

Attendees will each receive a copy of the slides and case study exercise materials.