新产品/项目方案(NewProduct/ProjectProposal) | ||||||||||||||||
Why:TheNPPform(andanattachedroughbusinesscase)providesasanitycheckofthisproductidea--howimportantisittothecustomerandthecompany–andprovidesaconsistentformatformakingaquickevaluation,comparison,anddecision-makingbyseniormanagementonalargenumberofprojectproposals.Havingaprocessforsubmittingtheseideasalsohelpsmakesurethat“stealth”projectsaren"tsappingyourresources.(Doyoureallyknowwhatpeopleareworkingon?) How:Encourageanyonetosubmitnewideas.DocumentanybusinessjustificationunderstandinginaroughbusinesscasetogoalongwiththeNewProductProposal.Clearlylabelassumptionsandguesstimates.Feedtheproposalsintoacompanysystemforreviewingnewprojectideas,prioritizingthem,comparingwithothersinthe“start”queue,andauthorizingthehighestpriorityprojects.TheNPPcangetapprovalforfurtherinvestigationifit"simportantenough,andeventuallyevenbecomeafull-fledged,approvedandfundedproject. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NewProductProjectProposal(NPP)Form |