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Managing the Design Factory

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The man who launched a revolution in product development with his bestselling Developing Products in Half the Time is back with a new book that’s also certain to be a classic. In Managing the Design Factory Donald G. Reinertsen presents concepts and practical tools so they can be invaluable for any person trying to get products out of the pipeline and into the market.

The first book to put the principles of World Class Manufacturing to work in the development process, Managing the Design Factory combines the powerful analytical tools of queuing, information, and system theories with the proven ideas of organization design and risk management. The result: a methodical approach to consistently hit the “sweet spot” of quality, cost, and time in developing any product. Reinertsen illustrates these concepts with concrete examples drawn from his work with many leading companies across different industries.

Fresh and thought-provoking, the book challenges some of the conventional approaches to product development. “There are no best practices,” Reinertsen writes, “the idea of best practices is a seductive but dangerous trap.” Unlike other books that promote rules and rituals in keeping with benchmarking “best practices,” this book specializes in practical tools that account for varied situations. He breaks new ground with a disciplined, quantitative approach for making decisions on critical issues: When must we use a sequential or concurrent process? Centralized or decentralized regulate? Functional or team organizations?

Full of practical techniques, concrete examples, and solid general principles, it is a real toolkit for product developers. Moreover, it’s written with the clarity, precision, and humor which are Reinertsen’s trademarks. He promises to challenge the thinking of any person involved in product development.


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