New Product Development

Dr. Thomas shows how to take control of the new product development process by effectively forecasting market opportunities, estimating sales and profits, designing marketing efforts, timing the launch of new products, and tracking products after launch. He shows that managing and forecasting successful new product developments are an interactive process involving all members of the new product team.

STRUCTURING NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

Why New Product Development? .

Mediating Turbulent Business Environments.

Anticipating Market Acceptance of New Products.

Preparing the Organization for New Product Development.

MANAGING NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

The Ongoing Process of New Product Development.

Building a New Product Decision Support System.

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT AND FORECASTING.

Estimating Market Opportunity for New Products.

New Product Sales Forecasting.

New Product Financial Control.

IMPLEMENTING NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT.

Test Marketing New Products.

Market Entry Decisions.

Launching and Tracking New Product Programs.

Notes.

Indexes.