This workshop outlines the processes an aspects of Product Development Lifecycle and encompasses every phase of a product, from the idea of retirement. You should approach product planning with an organized, thoughtful process so that you don’t have poorly implemented products that are either unnecessary, unwanted, or overly expensive.

Many different Product Development Lifecycle has been produced for product and service development, including separate ones for new software development. However, experts recommend that your cycle reflects your company’s unique processes and needs. You can view Product Development Lifecycle at a high-level, including the four stages of the fuzzy front end, messy back end, commercialization, and retirement.

And lastly, many methodologies have been incorporated into product development. Many of these are familiar to business professionals, as they have roots in Business Process Management concepts these include:

 Key Methodologies Takeaways:

• Lean Product Development (LPD):


• Design for Six Sigma (DFSS


• Flexible Product Development:


• Quality Function Deployment (QFD


• User-Centered Design (UCD):


• Design for Manufacturing (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA)