This article discusses an optimized stage gate process for new product development - what best practice companies are doing.
The authors detail an efficient stage gate process for new product development that can be customized for IT Projects.
Part 1 discusses the following:
- A discovery stage at the front end of the stage gate process
- Using research more effectively
Part 2 discusses improvements to project selection i.e. "building in more effective Go/Kill decision points (tough gates) and moving towards portfolio management."