Learn about research and development (R&D), including how it drives innovation, improves products, and helps keep companies competitive in different industries.

How can you use FMEA in product development? I've talked at length about using FMEA as a means of rectifying problems in ...

Product development (“PD”) is a core competency for any product-oriented company, whether a Fortune 100 firm, a small engineering business, or a technology-based startup. Commercializing innovative ...

Ryan Gray is Co-Founder and CEO of SGW Designworks, a product engineering and design firm featured in The Lean Startup. Should your engineering department be doing product development? Two decades ago ...

Product development, no matter the industry, is both an art and a science. Bringing a concept to life requires intensive research, ingenuity, risk-taking, iteration, testing, and a little magic. More ...

Imagine your team is embarking on a new project. The product team hands over user stories and wireframes, neatly packaged, and everyone seems satisfied. The requirements appear clear enough; no one ...

Conducting product development in formalized stages provides direction, minimizes waste and increases the chances that the product will be well-received by the market. We endorse an approach that ...