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FREE Webinar – You’re Invited!
Let CAEDENCE introduce you to a systematic approach and toolkit for managing and reducing risk in new product development and introduction at our webinar "De-Risk Your Business: How to Avoid Undermining Your Growth Engine; A Blueprint for Reducing Risk in New Product Development & Introduction" and receive your free NPD / NPI risk reduction toolkit summary for attending.
When: Thursday, Oct 3, 2024 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register now: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIld--srj0sGdL98vFNUoRR-2FiPp5hKyOX
Attendees receive our FREE NPD/NPI risk reduction toolkit summary!
After Registering: You will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the session.
Webinar Overview: Successful new product development and introduction requires carefully balancing dozens of critical parameters. Each of those dozens of NPD/NPI success measures relates to an aspect of just 4 main stakeholder care-abouts: Timing, Budget, Margin, and Quality. Risks are anything that raises the probability of not achieving success in those 4 areas. You have to be courageous to develop & introduce new products; risks lie around every corner.
Webinar Goal: To provide a conceptual foundation for understanding risk in product development and introduction, and to provide actionable strategies, tactics, and tools for managing and mitigating it.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of this session, attendees will:
- Know a practical definition of risk
- Recognize the difference between intentional and unintentional risk taking
- Understand the consequences of unmanaged risk
- Recognize the causes and sources of risks on product development and introduction projects
- Be able to apply tools to identify, manage, and mitigate risk
- Be aware of additional relevant tools and resources
What does CAEDENCE do for Startups?
CAEDENCE helps product-based startups (at Series B and beyond) with new product development (from concept to launch), issue resolution & prevention, and talent assessment & development.
Featured Events
CAEDENCE is speaking at Startup Boston Week. Get your free ticket: here: https://www.startupbos.org/startup-week
We'll be on the panel ”From prototype to prime time: navigating production planning and launch for physical products” on September 11, 2024 at 1:15pm at Suffolk University in Downtown Boston (right near Boston Common), and simulcast virtually. This panel is part of the “Product & Design” track at the conference. During the event, we’ll be discussing:
- How do you translate creation of a prototype to manufacturing production of a product?
- What is the difference between freelance, contractor, original equipment manufacturer (OEM), and a giant manufacturer that can do everything in house?
- What considerations do you need to take into account when making your product “future proof” such that you can expand on your product or develop it further without too many issues in the future?
- What is a reasonable timeline for developing out and launching your product?
- How important is it to conduct a cost benefit analysis on the first product of a company?
CAEDENCE’s Projects in the Startup Space
Product Development Support
- De-risking and optimizing product design
- Patent searching and evaluation
- Customer specification review toolkit
- New product development mindset workshops
Company Culture
- Initiative rollout playbook™
- Project management best practices
- Prioritization & time management workshops
- Productivity toolkit
Supplier Management
- Best practices rollout
- Drawing review template
Project HealthCheck™
- Project review and de-risking
- Readiness for launch
M&A Support
- Identifying acquisition targets
- Up-front technical diligence
- Company integration
Talent Acquisition
- Identifying university and experienced technical talent
- Interviewing and interviewer coaching
- Placing contract support in functional roles
Leadership Development
- Lead On!™ leadership coaching program
- Executive coaching
