NEW PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT PROCESS
I)
II)
III)
IV)
V)
VI)
VII)
VIII)

IDEA GENER
ATION
IDEA SCREENING
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING
MARKETING STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT
BUSINESS ANALYSIS
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
MARKET TESTING
COMMER
CIALISATION
IDEA GENERATION
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Interacting with others
Creativity techniques
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Attribute listing
Forced relationship
Morphological analysis
Reverse assumption analysis
New contexts
Mind mapping
IDEA SCREENING

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Avoid errors as follows
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Drop error

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Go error
Product Idea Rating Device
(Weighted Index Method)
Product
Success
Requirements

Relative weight
(a)

Product Score
(b)

Product Rating
(c=axb)

Unique or
Superior Product

0.4

0.8

0.32

High
Performance-tocost ratio

0.3

0.6

0.18

High Marketing
dollar support

0.2

0.7

0.14

Lack of strong
competition

0.1

0.5

0.05

Total

1.00

0.69

0.00 to 0.30 POOR, 0.31 to 0.60 FAIR, 0.61 to 0.80 GOOD, Min. Acceptance rate 0.61
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
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Who will us e the p ro d uc t?
Wha t p rim a ry be ne fit s ho uld this p ro d uc t
p ro vid e ?
Whe n will this p ro d uc t be c o ns um e d ?
Thus a transition from a ‘product idea’ to a
‘product concept’
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT

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PRODUCT MAPPING

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BRAND MAPPING
CONCEPT TESTING
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Test the product concept based on following
parameters
Communicability and Believability
Need level
Gap level
Perceived value
Purchase intention
User targets, purchase occasions, purchasing
frequency
MARKETING STRATEGY

DETERMINE FOUR Ps
BUSINESS ANALYSIS

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Estimating total sales

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Estimating costs and profits
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
MARKET TESTING
COMMERCIALISATION
DISCOURAGING STATEMENTS FOR NEW
PRODUCT IDEAS
It won’t work here!
We’ve tried it before!
This isn’t the right time!
It can’t be done!
This is not the way we do things!
We’ve done alright without it!
It will cost too much!
Let’s discuss it at our next meeting!

New Product Development Process

Editor's Notes

  • #2 REFER CASE STUDY ‘SYNGENTA’