New Product/Service Development and NPDP Exam Preparation Workshop - 2 day

Next Class: March 24-25, 2009 8:30AM - 4:30PM
Location: 1616 Anderson Road, McLean, VA 22102
Price: $1,395.00 (go to registration for available discounts)

Who should attend?

Product Managers, Product Development Team Leaders, Executives, Product Marketers, Innovation Managers, Project Managers or anyone who participates in new product development and is interested in learning more about or becoming certified as a New Product Development Professional (NPDP).

What the course covers:

This course is designed to help provide attendees with a framework for new product development that will increase product success, improve processes and team efficiencies. The course includes detailed material and discussion of the following key areas:

Strategy
Portfolio Management
New Products Process
Tools & Metrics
Market Research
Teams, People & Organization

Students who complete this course and spend some effort studying the exam materials will find themselves well prepared to pass the NPDP Certification Exam.

About the instructor:

Cynthia Gilmer is a Product Development and Management Association (PDMA) Certified New Product Development Professional (NPDP) and Opus Plus is a PDMA Registered Education Provider. She has more than 20 years of experience in all aspects of software product development at all levels from practitioner through executive. She also serves as an Adjunct Professor of New Product Development in the MBA program of the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Lodging

McLean Virginia is located just outside of Washington DC, conveniently located near Regan National and Dulles International Airports.

There are a number of hotels in the area including:

Hilton McLean Tysons Corner
The Ritz-Carlton, Tysons Corner
Tysons Corner Marriott
Crowne Plaza Tysons Corner
Courtyard by Marriott Tysons Corner
Hilton Garden Inn Tysons Corner, Va
Best Western Tyson's Westpark Hotel
The Westin Falls Church Tysons Corner Hotel