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Devry NETW583 Week 6 Discussion Latest. New Product Development Teams (graded) Identify an example of a development project and what type of team you believe they used. Do you think this was t... he appropriate type of team given the nature of the project? Respond This section lists options that can be used to view responses. Collapse All Print View Show Options Responses Responses are listed below in the following order: response, author and the date and time the response is posted. Sort by Read/Unread Sort by Response Sorted Ascending, click to sort descending Sort by Author Sort by Date/Time* Collapse Mark as Unread RE: Identify an example of a development project and what type of team you believe they used. Do you Pearl David Email this Author 2/10/2016 7:57:41 PM Modified:2/10/2016 8:04 PM The project of making new generation of phones every year has been a great idea for Samsung. But due to infringement of other company’s patent (one of those companies include Apple), Samsung’s reputation has dropped. As a result, has to pay a large sum of money. Though Samsung is the largest technology business in the world, and the smartphones have good sales, the profit margin is too low, due to low pricing. I think that Samsung has the wrong members on the project leadership team, because the company is sued too often. Since they have so many subsidiaries, its stains the proper production of one. Reshuffling the management to follow the path of technological innovations, or collaborate, if necessary, would be of great assistance. Respond Collapse Mark as Unread Project "Macintosh" at Apple Victoria Sosunova Email this Author 2/10/2016 9:16:58 PM In the intent to make a revolution in computer industry, Steve Jobs in early 80's started working on the project to develop a new computer - Macintosh. He wanted everybody who was even not familiar with a computer, would need it; he wanted to make a computer a part of people's everyday life. Steve thought that the corporate atmosphere of Apple was not conducive to pursuing his goals, so he decided to create a separate devision for the project. This team was absolutely autonomous. Being the project manager of Macintosh and a senior manager of Apple, Steve Jobs controlled all the resources that supported the project and himself evaluated each member's contribution to the team's success. The team was isolated from the company and established its own culture. Jobs even allowed the team to hang a pirate flag on their building. I think, Jobs chose absolutely the right direction to work on his new project. A breakthrough in innovations can't take place in a routine surroundings. To think outside of the box one needs to create a special working atmosphere to encourage creativity. To my mind, the ideal scenario of collaborative team is working on the development project in a decentrilized department of the company with organic or mixed structure under the control of project manager with the multilingual skills. Reference: Schilling M. (2009). Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, 3d ed. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Project "Macintosh" at Apple William Barnes Email this Author 2/12/2016 7:45:29 PM Modified:2/14/2016 8:44 PM Victoria- great example and great post. Steve Jobs did take the Macintosh development team away from the general company of Apple. This move helped the team to create a new product without the influence of others in the company. It was discovery at its best and it proved successful. The structure of Steve Jobs team was heavyweight but had a great deal of direction from Jobs himself. Apple computer did quite well with the Macintosh for many years. It was in the mid to late 1990's that Apple started to lose revenue and fade as a company. So Steve Jobs took the same ideas that helped develop the Macintosh and applied them to an entirely new product, the IPOD. This was out side the realm of Apple, and dealt with music. Knowing that the IPOD wouldn't carry Apple for long, Steve Jobs created yet another development team and introduced the IPHONE which was an immediate success much like the Macintosh. Following that Jobs again introduced a computer oriented product, the IPAD, or tablet computer. It's quite apparent that Steve Jobs used the same type of development team for all the new products. It is a great shame that Steve Jobs died. Since his death Apple Computer has been struggling to develop successful new ideas. Reference: Schilling, Melissa A, 2009, Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Project "Macintosh" at Apple Pearl David Email this Author 2/14/2016 9:26:32 PM I agree with your statements concerning Steve. In reality, not everyone in a company would understand an idea, which can be brought to reality. There may be multiple set backs, negative talks, which of course would certainly bring a defeat to the investment or bring no investment at all. The selection of the persons with the right mind set and vision as Steve was necessary. The team that would be willing to listen and carry out tasks as expected and handling them with a positive manner, are the ones that Steve could rely on - which is just what he did. Today, the Macintosh is highly regarded. It has been upgraded over the years and is bringing a lot of profit to the organization. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Project "Macintosh" at Apple Giovanni Diaz Email this Author 2/17/2016 6:07:14 PM Good evening Victoria, your post was spot on. Steve had a vision where he did want to make things easier for individuals and engineered his devices to do that. Hospitals received iPADS that can pull up a patients information and walk around with ease, no clipboard needed, just a wireless connection and others shared in his vision. I feel that he chose the right team and made his devices as best as he could; save for a few hiccups in the organization growing. Curious though, I didn't know he let some of his staff hang up pirate flags on the building; sounds great to me. I agree that Steve did revolutionize the industry and he was ahead of his time, glad to have been able to see him a few times and work with some of those devices. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Project "Macintosh" at Apple Pamanpreet Bains Email this Author 2/20/2016 7:50:37 AM I agree with everyone! Yes, Steve wanted to make life easier for others and get everything from a one technology piece then buying big one. Ipod really did help everywhere, and I agree in the hospitals, companies and even at schools are using them. And it really help them a lot, now days high school students don't have to carry big fat books around, they only need their ipod to do things. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Project "Macintosh" at Apple Jerry Metcalf Email this Author 2/18/2016 12:39:37 PM Modified:2/18/2016 12:40 PM Class, Steve Jobs believed the Macintosh project was going to save Apple from the Lisa project and the slow- working government departments of the company. He tried to inflate the team with creative business values, calling them fighters and artists, while the other Apple workers were dummies. The team was even in a separate building and this is where Steve hung a pirate flag: "better be a pirate than join the Navy," he said -- meaning the Navy was the rest of Apple. Lisa was the first GUI computer aimed at personal business users. For a small amount you could own the first desktop computer that let you use a mouse to fiddle with files on a digital desktop with a processor clocked at 5 MHz and 1 MB of RAM. Lisa has been forgotten in the shadow of the Macintosh, but its miserable failure taught great lessons especially to Lisa's original project leader, Steve Jobs, who was kicked off and put on another project, the Macintosh. http://allaboutstevejobs.com/bio/longbio/longbio_04.php http://www.fastcompany.com/3041272/the-recommender/remember-apples-lisa-the-computer-that- cost-steve-jobs-a-gig-kevin-costner-d Respond Collapse Mark as Unread New product development team SadiqAliMirza Fnu Email this Author 2/11/2016 8:04:26 AM There's been always a kind of competition in the technological industry comparing in various formats. Each and every single day, the users are able to see a variety of stuff within the similar products there were using. I am here taking an instance of the application called "WHATSAPP". This application allows users to communicate with the other user's via message, calling, sharing of their images, sharing their videos, contacts, locations and other different things. This application requires the cell number of the users to sign up and the its available for free for a long time. The similar app that is available in the market is known as "VIBER". This also have almost same features as "WHATSAPP", but the connectivity is not that too good and the calls drops on between. Even sharing of data also many times slows down and the users don't like the slow mode of communication or exchanging the data. So, the team of this application needs an improvement in network and some changes to the application design as well. Respond Edit Collapse Mark as Read RE: New product development team MohammedAbdulHakeem Siddiqui Email this Author 2/12/2016 10:38:39 PM I agree with the example you have given sadiq about watsapp and viber. There are many other applications similar to viber when comparing with "WHATSAPP" like "LINE MESSENGER".When comparing with "WHATSAPP" the "LINE MESSENGER"has a pretty simple and easy to use interface. Its home screen comes with already connected users that are available in your phonebook; the application automatically adds them to your users list. New users can be added by using the User ID or can also be connected using the QR code that the application generates. The home screen also has the timeline feature that is very similar to Facebook where in connected users and updates related to them are displayed. Whatsapp on the other hand has a no request system for adding users, if the user has a phone number the service is automatically enabled and connected to that user. Similar to Line, Whatsapp allows adding people using User ID and QR code. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New product development team Mohammed Sayeed Email this Author 2/17/2016 9:31:04 PM The comparative application that is accessible in the business sector is known as "HIKE". This additionally have verging on same components as "LINE", yet the availability is not that too great,video calls clarity is too low,picture clarity is like bluer and the calls drops on between. Not withstanding sharing of information additionally commonly backs off and the clients don't care for the moderate method of correspondence or trading the information. In this way, the group of this application needs a change in system and a few changes to the application outline also. Respond Collapse Mark as Unread RE: Development Project & Team William Barnes Email this Author 2/11/2016 9:46:26 PM Modified:2/14/2016 8:50 PM An example of a development project is the new Ferris wheel construction at Navy Pier. The new wheel is to be 196 feet tall, only fifty feet taller than the previous Ferris wheel. This is no where near the tallest being the London Eye and the Las Vegas at 450 feet and 550 feet respectively. The major feature of the new Ferris wheel will be ten person enclosed gondolas that are temperature controlled and allow riders to ride in any season or weather conditions. The project is basically being overseen and run by Navy Pier. It is interesting however that the companies actually doing the construction are drawn from the United States, the Netherlands, and Germany. I would say that together they form a multi-national functional team. Navy Pier plans to have the Ferris wheel completed for its centennial celebration and with the new Ferris wheel Navy Pier hopes to attract more visitors. References: Schilling, Melissa A, 2009, Strategic Management of Technological Innovation, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill Learning Solutions Koziarz, Jay, January 2016, Navy Pier's Newer (and Bigger) Ferris Wheel is on the Rise, Curbed, Retrieved from: http://chicago.curbed.com/archives/2016/01/20/navy-pier-ferris-wheel-construction-update.php#more Respond Collapse Mark as Unread New Product Development Teams SravanKumar Pola Email this Author 2/11/2016 9:46:57 PM Green Space Green spaces include parks and other areas where plants and wildlife are encouraged to thrive. These spaces also offer the public great opportunities to enjoy outdoor recreation, especially in dense, urban areas. According to the UW-Madison Department of Urban and Regional Planning, advantages of green spaces include, “helping regulate air quality and climate … reducing energy consumption by countering the warming effects of paved surfaces … Respond Collapse Mark as Unread New Product Development Teams Christopher Msagati Email this Author 2/11/2016 10:34:05 PM From frog team Client project is an example of new development project which will use multidisciplinary team to develop the project, the team includes visual designers, design analysts, business and brand strategists, and mechanical and software engineers. The team type was appropriate due to the nature of the project because it included all individuals who in one way or another will provide support in development of project for successful innovation, for example the Business and brand strategists will participate in design research and evaluation to see if the product meets the consumer requirement and be accepted in the market. Schilling, M. (2010). Strategic Management of Technological Innovation. New York: McGraw-Hill Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams SusheelSamanthKiran Karne Email this Author 2/12/2016 11:58:05 PM When new product is started in the market all the negative images of the product is mainly showed in the market. So to overcome all these features the business applicants have focused the advertising task in the market by exploring the best uses from the product. When the product has the negative parts in the projector then the team members tries to exhibit the positive functioning part in the product. But people focus on the most positive ideas only in the product, they are mostly attracted to that. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams Faiyazuddin Mohammed Email this Author 2/20/2016 12:48:58 AM So to beat every one of these components the business candidates have centered the exploring so as to promote errand in the business sector the best uses from the item. At the point when the item has the negative parts in the projector then the colleagues tries to show the positive working part in the item. However, individuals concentrate on the best thoughts just in the item, they are generally pulled in to that. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams Pamanpreet Bains Email this Author 2/20/2016 7:57:20 AM Every new product that enter the market comes with pros and cons. So you can't really say that it only shows negative image of it. Normaly, the company will show positive things in the market about the product and what it can do. To attracted more customers to the product. Respond Collapse Mark as Unread New Product Development Teams SusheelSamanthKiran Karne Email this Author 2/11/2016 11:50:48 PM New Product Development Teams in any organization need highly qualified and skilled professionals. The employees need to be innovative and creative to meet the expectations of the team's product development. The team should be driven by a highly motivated and inspiring manager in order to get the required work done. These kind of teams are very essential in each and every organization for them to survive in this technology driven business. And most of the managers would like to have skilled employees in their teams to development new product in a new way to prove their potential. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams Yousuf Mohammed Email this Author 2/17/2016 10:49:16 AM To achieve business goals which include new product development, business planning and improved customer services. The customer is often the one most able to identify the maximum performance capabilities and minimum service requirements of a new product. Firm can also involve suppliers in development process, helping to minimize the input cost of a new product design. Including the customer in the actual development or designed initial product versions and encouraging user extensions can help the firm focus its development efforts on projects that better fit customer needs, signal the market about the firm's upcoming products. Respond Collapse Mark as Unread New product development SadiqAliMirza Fnu Email this Author 2/12/2016 7:36:02 PM Developing any kind of project is defined as making the improvements of that particular product. Whenever the technology gets old, we can see how the companies mainly focuses on the demand that's currently going on in the market. Organization always wants to be on the latest track and they have to do so because to maintain the customer service and also to run the organization in the successful way. For example we can consider the cell phones, these cell phones when they were invented the only use was to make a phone call or send the messages. Where as now it has 'n' number of user such as Camera, Music player, social media, calling, video calling, and many other functions that are changing the life's of the individuals and the organizations as well. Respond Edit Collapse Mark as Read RE: New product development Jerry Metcalf Email this Author 2/19/2016 10:19:34 AM Class, In the beginning cell phones were just for talking. Gradually, features like voicemail were added, but the purpose was talking. In the course of time, cell phone manufacturers began to achieve the ability to combine different things together so they could work as one unit incorporating technologies into their phones and expanding its features. The first smartphones let users access email, and use the phone as a fax machine, pager, and address book. Over the last few years, the purpose of the cell phone has changed from a verbal communication tool to combining video, sound, words, and pictures together tool, it has adopted the name "mobile device" rather than being called a phone at all. We now use our cell phones more for surfing the web, checking email, snapping photos, and updating our social media status than making phone calls. https://www.artinstitutes.edu/blog/the-history-and-evolution-of-cell-phones Respond Collapse Mark as Read Example of a development project Mohammed Faizan Email this Author 2/12/2016 10:44:20 PM In my experience of working in the construction field, I have noticed that most of the construction projects employ the lightweight team structure. I do believe it is the correct type of team structure to be used because the a project manager is very much needed who handles all the other departments, with the help of the functional managers. When the contruction is done, the project manager has all the information needed to combine every department's resources and make sure that, for example, an electrical appliance doesn't fall at the same place as a mechanical pipe. In this scenario, I don't believe there is any use of removing people from their functional department so that they could be collocated or dedicated to work with the project manager. I believe there is not much need for cross-functional coordination and team members can focus on their particular department's work. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Example of a development project Victoria Sosunova Email this Author 2/15/2016 10:17:13 AM Mohammed, thank you for providing us with your example from construction business. Your example is of interest for me, since I'm trying to help my friend to boost his constriction business and interested in the experiences in this field. I also think that lightweight team structure is the most effective for construction projects, unless the firm is rather small and the CEO of the company is the project manager at the same time. Then a functional team structure will work. Cross-functional collaboration can take place with lightweight structure. For example, the company receives a project to remodel the house. Then HVAC specialists can't start their work until all painting work in the house is done; or, electric specialists can do some work in cooperation with HVAC specialists if they set up all in-house communications from the scratch. Thus, the workers functionally stay in their departments but need a project manager to provide cross-functional cooperation of the project. Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Product Development Teams Christopher Msagati Email this Author 2/12/2016 10:50:14 PM Until the new product enters the market, the development of new product process involves many stages, such stages can be concept formation, industrial design, product testing, product marketing and distribution and each stage has different skills which are required to accomplish the task, in order to have successful innovation the firm need to have team that have all skills required at all stages of new product development Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams Yousuf Mohammed Email this Author 2/13/2016 10:02:24 AM New product development investment decisions do not conform to the assumptions inherent in an options valuation approach. Development project can create valuable future opportunities for the firm that would otherwise be unavailable. Even development projects that appear unsuccessful may prove to be very valuable. Customer participation in the development phase slows down time to market, deteriorating new product financial performance. The term is successful if every member feels that no single individual or discipline could have designed the product so well alone. When they are considered from the perspective of the options they create for the future of the firm. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams SusheelSamanthKiran Karne Email this Author 2/13/2016 11:29:27 PM When an new product has introduced in the market it has to be made all the required possibilities to check the device. The customers who needs the product usability may use in all the available ways from the product. The devices should has the all the necessary features to fulfill the requirements of an every user. The device can be marked as the top one in the market when the devices are get used widely by the users. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New Product Development Teams Miguel Rodriguez Email this Author 2/12/2016 11:39:33 PM Modified:2/13/2016 7:49 AM I found this online about New Product Development strategy. New product development is an important way for businesses to stay ahead of the competition and continue to appeal to the changing needs of existing customers. In addition, new product development can open up new marketing channels and help to increase market share. There are a variety of strategies that can be used for effective product development. Customer Needs A classic strategy for product development is simply focusing on customer needs. "Necessity is the mother of invention" they say, and this is certainly true when it comes to new product development strategy. Having a problem and coming up with a solution to solve that problem has generated a wide range of new product ideas from the wheel to the Twitter applications that pop up virtually every day. Spot a need and then take steps to fill it. For my example, I think about Honda and Toyota as car manufactures. They may think about safety, gas efficiency, low cost or affordability with their vehicles. They have to go back to their customer base to see what their customer wants. Brand Extension Brand extension is a common strategy for new product development. Brand extension simply involves using a commonly known brand name to introduce another similar, but different product. For instance, Arm & Hammer Baking Soda extended its brand to toothpaste. Sometimes extensions work well; other times the extensions are too different from the original brand to appeal to consumers. Dove soap, for instance, developed a shampoo that failed to resonate with consumers. Again with the company Honda, there are different specifications of what types of cars people are looking for. The color, size, shape, for example of a particular model. If the car has leather or cloth seats, power options, different engine types; These can be an extension of a current popular model from Honda. I was thinking about the Accord or Civic. There can be hundreds of examples of brand extension to already known product. Technology Companies that can strategically identify opportunities to capitalize on technology to provide products and services more conveniently, less expensively and in new ways, can stay ahead of the curve and avoid the unfortunate situation of having their products and services become obsolete. A good example of this in recent years is the evolution of videotapes and then DVDs that could be rented at stores, to the mailing of DVDs to consumers in their homes and now to the move toward online rentals. While businesses can be negatively impacted by disruptive innovation if they fail to change with a changing environment, alert businesses can create strategic new product offerings to capitalize on technology. Car companies can go into technology for the future. From driver-less cars, crash avoidance, lane change warnings, newer ABS technology that can be more efficient on cars brakes and safety. Making cars safer to drive in the future can save lives, avoid accidents, and less property damage. website used:http://smallbusiness.chron.com/examples-product-development-strategy-3219.html Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Product Development Teams SravanKumar Pola Email this Author 2/13/2016 8:45:48 AM A website designer might be working with business managers and network specialists to create a storefront whilst another website designer is working with different business managers but maybe the same network specialist on an Intranet application for presenting internal management information on sales - both as part of the same project. So, does it make sense to have a team of developers, a team of managers and a team of network specialists, or should we have a team for the storefront and a team for the management information system. Respond Collapse Mark as Read example of a development project and the type of team used Mohammed Faizan Email this Author 2/13/2016 10:02:58 PM Motorola's line of Bandit pagers is one of the best example of a heavyweight team structure. The team consisted of a project leader and a handful of individuals who were from the various fields like industrial engineering, process engineering, procurement and product design. Even human resource and accounting/finance representatives were part of the core team. The HR person was particualrly active early on as subteam positions were defined, played an important role in traning and development of operating support people. The accounting/finance person was invaluable in 'casting out' different options and performing detailed analyses of options and choices identifed during the course of the project. Throughout the project, the heavyweight team took responsibility for the substance of its work, the means by which it was accomplished and it's results. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: example of a development project and the type of team used Miguel Rodriguez Email this Author 2/13/2016 11:57:15 PM Modified:2/14/2016 4:21 AM Yes Mohammed, I do see the Heavyweight development team structure in the evolution of electric cars. I did see the company Tesla and how it started their electric Car models from Model S and now the Model T. I know from watching the movie on Netflix about the "Revenge of the electric Car" that the spent 100% on their projects. The projects were long term and cross-functional integration with the Project Manager. There was a lot of Research and Development time that needed to be implemented and changes in the car technology had to be flexible. The car company was founded in 2003. Started their Model S project on 2008, and they then started production of their Model S car on 2012. This shows the extensive time gaps of their projects. And the model S was the second car that was produced. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesla_Motors Respond Collapse Mark as Read different phases of a development project Mohammed Faizan Email this Author 2/14/2016 2:57:03 PM Some projects use different types of team structure at different phases of the project. A good example is the resdesigning of the Dell computer that uses standardized parts that can be made by any company. Since the parts are standardized, the work done does not have to be done within the same company to improve the structure of the computer, it's usually done outside the company. Once all the parts have been improved, they can be put togethor without any adjustment because they will fit snugly. The members of this team are called Functional team memebers. In the next phase, managers will assign specific roles for members in a functional team so that they can work independently and efficiently to perform specific duties like payroll, cost accounting, budgeting accounts payable, credit and collections. There has to be explicit instructions to determine how this group of workers will work togethor to avoid unnecassary expense. At times, there may be clash of opinioins within a group and when that happens, the manager will put a lightweight team togethor to handle the project. With the functional departments maintaining responsibility for the work, the lightweight managers act as a middle man going back and forth ensuring that the work fits perfectly. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: different phases of a development project Miguel Rodriguez Email this Author 2/14/2016 9:02:36 PM I was reading online about the Autonomous team structure. They are responsible for handling serious problems. Rather than create innovative ideas, they are confronted with disruptive business model innovations, and if the business model formula is not in compliance with plans to make a profit, then the project is considered to be disruptive. In describing an autonomous team, it should be emphasized that it is an extraordinary tool used to create a new economic model to make a profit in a global market. An example of work done by an autonomous team is the Target Department store which was created to survive the disruption of department stores. In this team structure Project Manager has full control. He or she is the one who evaluates each team member. There is High potential conflict between teams and functional teams. But this is when the Project manager needs to step in to solve them. 100% is dedicated to the project in hand like Heavyweight teams. And these Autonomous teams are appropriate for large Platform projects and/or breakthrough projects. website: https://astewden.wordpress.com/2012/04/01/describe-heavyweight-and-autonomous-teams/ Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work William Barnes Email this Author 2/14/2016 8:52:05 PM Modified:2/15/2016 2:46 PM I discovered an article entitled "Why Teams Don't Work" that I would like to share. The Harvard Business Review reveals in a lengthly article a number of negatives about working as a team. Most of the time team members do not agree on what they are supposed to be doing with the team. Research has shown that most teams under perform due to lack of coordination and general motivation. So there is no conclusive proof that teams actually get work done faster. A team is often in competition with other teams which tends to hamper progress. Teams need to be bounded but quite often the CEO creates teams with vague boundaries. Chief executives also often make up teams with little or no concern for the team members thus making them dysfunctional. The Harvard Business Review says that in instances teams can create magic, but also adds "Don't count on it". Reference: Contu, Dianne, May 2009, Why Teams Don't Work, Harvard Business Review, Retrieved from: https://hbr.org/2009/05/why-teams-dont-work Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work Pearl David Email this Author 2/15/2016 9:28:01 PM You are correct, Williams. Teams are put together so that projects could be completed at a much quicker pace. Different persons are assigned various tasks so that the mile stones would be met. However, the individuals on the team may share a lot of differences, such as knowledge, experience among others. One may not want to take instructions from the other. One may think that he or she is smatter than the other. One may have a different way of completing the same task. Another may think that this project is not necessary and therefore there is no need to put so much effort it. Carefully choosing team members may be another option as well. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work MohammedAbdulHakeem Siddiqui Email this Author 2/15/2016 11:23:01 PM There are many reasons that why team works fail. 1) Backstabbing. If you are the team leader and backstabbing is an issue, suggest that the team come up with a rule. Example: if there is any backstabbing among team members and they can’t resolve it on their own, it goes before the team leader. 2) Interrupting. This is a common challenge in meetings. Have the team come up with a rule such as, “no one is allowed to speak until the other person finishes and you raise your hand.” 3) “Tangents.” Someone going off on tangents in meetings. If you are the team leader, tactfully ask the rest of the group if they want to hear any more about the issue being discussed.” If not, let that person know they can talk with you privately after the meeting. Remember tact and diplomacy. 4) Not sharing job knowledge. This is so important it should be in every employee’s job description. Sharing of job skills, knowledge and ideas is central to a team’s success. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work Victoria Sosunova Email this Author 2/16/2016 8:53:49 AM Pearl said, "teams are put together so that projects could be completed at a much quicker pace". Let me give you an example when the timetable of the project was nearly broken because the work was being done by a team, not by individuals. At one of my previous classes the students were to write a group course project. We were divided into the groups of four, we didn't have opportunity to choose the team members, so our group was rather diverse. I think, that was the purpose of doing the project in a team - to learn how to work with colleagues of diverse background, knowledge, and type of character. So, one of our colleagues started procrastinating the participation in the discussion of the project. There were only promises to participate in the project "next week" and no real actions. So, we had to do her part of the project since we were responsible students and didn't want to fail because of one weak link of our chain. I found group project to be more difficult to accomplish than doing the project individually, because each of us had different style of thinking and presentation of the material, and we had to build our wording smooth and understandable. Another advantage and disadvantage at the same time was that all three of us were leaders (let's say, project managers) and at the beginning each of us had his/her own vision of the project. Fortunately, we quickly overcame the stage of "forming-storming" of the team, allocated the roles, and our work done was highly evaluated by our Professor. So, I would agree with William on opinion that "there is no conclusive proof that teams actually get work done faster". The speed of fulfillment depends on the project or on the team members working on it. For example, in programming, when the code is divided into subroutines - yes, writing the program in the team may significantly shorten the time of working on the project. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work Imtiaz Uddin Email this Author 2/18/2016 4:44:12 AM Thanks for the post, it was interesting to read. Team's are primarily put together to take advantage of the knowledge and experience diversity. For complex projects, it may not be possible to get work done by an individual working alone. For example, consider developing software for trading in securities. The software needs to confirm to many requirements, such as algorithms for placing orders, accounting of transactions, compliance to regulatory requirements such as anti-money laundering and rules set-up by the exchange and many more such requirements. In this case it would be very impractical to expect just one individual to have knowledge of these different functional domains. A team of individuals from different domains working together under a project manager would be an ideal way to accomplish the task. I believe that team size, selecting right team members and effective management of a team are key to a team's success or failure. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work Mohammed Sayeed Email this Author 2/20/2016 12:41:09 AM The product needs to affirm to numerous prerequisites, for example, calculations for setting orders, bookkeeping of exchanges, consistence to administrative necessities, for example, against government evasion and standards set-up by the trade and numerous all the more such necessities. For this situation it would be extremely unfeasible to anticipate that only one individual will know about these diverse practical areas. A group of people from various spaces cooperating under an undertaking chief would be a perfect approach to finish the assignment. I trust that group size, selecting right colleagues and viable administration of a group are critical to a group's prosperity or disappointment. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Why teams don't work Veera Venkata Sathya Vijaya Krishna Kakaraparth Email this Author 2/20/2016 12:21:24 PM I will agree with you willams usually in team projects there will be lot of team conflicts not agreeing with the other team members ideas & strategies. This was happened. In the inital stages we will see lot of disagreements but in the exection phase teams will work together for the output of project. Respond Collapse Mark as Read Development Project Yousuf Mohammed Email this Author 2/15/2016 9:21:53 AM In latest development project, google has captured a lot of attention so far with project Ara. The idea of being able to buy modules to incrementally upgrade your phone could reduce a lot of unnecessary costs and waste associated with having the latest and greatest in smartphone technology. The project Ara smartphone is designed to let users easily swap out its components. The idea is that users purchase the hardware modules, like processors and sensors, themselves and snap them together to create a customized smartphone. In so doing, users could improve their device on their own terms, rather than buying a new phone outright. Project Ara is designed to bring the Android model of providing an open framework to third party mobile hardware producers. It's a major development that's something that could both benefit component makers and dramatically change the way smart phone are ordered, assembled and used around the world. Respond Collapse Mark as Read Navy Life. Giovanni Diaz Email this Author 2/15/2016 5:16:11 PM I'd like to touch base on my Military experience with projects. When our higher ups decided it was time for a change they had a similar process when creating a new product. It all begins at the top of the division, the commander would suggest there needs to be change in the process we do training or how to launch aircraft. An idea funnel is used and the best suggestions would go to the top and back down again for review. We had a lot of moving parts in the military and one team relies heavily on the other but we're able to all function with all sorts of teams (Modularity). I feel that they mostly used a hybrid of standardization and formalization. I feel that this is a good start, the top brass would always have the final say so, but at least it was always brought to our attention that we're going to have more "O.R.M's (Operational Risk Managements). Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Navy Life. Eduardo Duarte Email this Author 2/18/2016 11:28:10 PM Very interesting Giovanni, I feel that my job somewhat operates like that aswell, but instead of teams relying heavily on other team in my situation is usually team member relying heavily on other team members. Also like you whenever we are going to implement change to our network (IT) the best suggestions would go up and stay at the idea funnel and feel that our team is more hybrid of standardization than formalization. Respond Collapse Mark as Read Product development MohammedAbdulHakeem Siddiqui Email this Author 2/15/2016 5:54:11 PM The task of developing outstanding new products is difficult, time-consuming, and costly. People who have never been involved in a development effort are astounded by the amount of time and money that goes into a new product. Great products are not simply designed, but instead they evolve over time through countless hours of research, analysis, design studies, engineering and prototyping efforts, and finally, testing, modifying, and re-testing until the design has been perfected. Few products are developed by a single individual working alone. It is unlikely that one individual will have the necessary skills in marketing, industrial design, mechanical and electronic engineering, manufacturing processes and materials, tool-making, packaging design, graphic art, and project management, just to name the primary areas of expertise. Development is normally done by a project team, and the team leader draws on talent in a variety of disciplines, often from both outside and inside the company. As a general rule, the cost of a development effort is a factor of the number of people involved and the time required to nurture the initial concept into a fully-refined product. Rarely can a production-ready product be developed in less than one year, and some projects can take three to five years to complete. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Product development Mohammed Sayeed Email this Author 2/18/2016 12:13:40 AM Advancement is regularly done by an undertaking group, and the group pioneer attracts on ability an assortment of controls, frequently from both outside and inside the organization. When in doubt, the expense of an improvement exertion is an element of the quantity of individuals included and the time required to support the starting idea into a completely refined item. Infrequently can a creation prepared item be produced in under one year, and a few ventures can take three to five years to finish. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Product development AbdulJabbar Mohammed Email this Author 2/20/2016 3:29:25 PM Developing new products or modifying existing products so they appear new, and offering those products to current or new markets is the definition of product development strategy. There is nothing simple about the process. It requires keen attention to competitors and customer needs now and in the future, the ability to finance prototypes and manufacturing processes, and a creative marketing and communications plan. There are several subsets of product development strategy. Reference:- L. N. (n.d.). Product Development Strategy Definition. Retrieved February, from http://smallbusiness.chron.com/product-development-strategy-definition-5144.html Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Product development Juan Olivares Email this Author 2/21/2016 4:35:57 PM Mohammed, I agree with your response in adequately implementing advancement within a group or infrastructure. In implementing or modifying specific controls within the environment, it is important to seek an assortment of CONTROL ASSESSEMENTS within the environment. That way, the infrastructure is aligned and compliant with the most up to date control requirements and health-check guidelines within IT. Respond Collapse Mark as Read Lightweight Team Imtiaz Uddin Email this Author 2/16/2016 6:44:41 AM In one of the companies I worked with, we had to change the main software used for trading securities. In the initial phase of requirements gathering a team was formed comprising employees from different departments - Project Management, Operations (back-office & front-office), IT, Compliance, Finance and even Legal. This was an example of a lightweight team. Reference: Melissa A. Shilling. Strategic Management of Technological Innovation. McGraw-Hill/Irwin Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Lightweight Team VeeraVenkataSathyaVijayaKrishna Kakaraparth Email this Author 2/18/2016 5:49:53 PM I will agree with you Imtiaz back in India when I am working for one of the software company. They plan to dsiagn and launch an application we also used the light weight team as my comapny is small and we have less budget to complete the proje t but we find the right resources and build a light weight team with that to complete it. Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Product Development Teams Christopher Msagati Email this Author 2/16/2016 9:33:50 PM Managing New Development Product Teams To ensure successful in new development product, it is important to manage new product development teams. Teams leaders are responsible to ensure that the team is put their focus on the discrete task Therefore, team leader is required to create focus around the big picture by making sure that their center is core mission and vision of organization and also the team is required to build purposely collaboration by making sure that every team members is working together. Puri, R (11 Mar, 2015) http://thenextweb.com/entrepreneur/2015/03/11/how-to-get-more-from-your- product-development-teams/#gref Respond Collapse Mark as Read New product development (NPD) SravanKumar Pola Email this Author 2/17/2016 12:21:13 PM Hello everyone New product development (NPD) includes all activities needed to conceive, design, produce and deliver a product to the market. This requires, on the one hand, generating ideas and, on the other hand, collectively implementing the ideas generated. Therefore, NPD teams need structures and processes that facilitate both creative and collective action. To help foster creative action, policies such as decentralized decision making and information sharing across hierarchical divisions are frequently implemented. To facilitate collective action, multifunctional teams integrate dispersed knowledge by using plans and schedules to direct the creative processes towards commonly established goals. Both processes are facilitated by the team’s knowledge network. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Google Incident VeeraVenkataSathyaVijayaKrishna Kakaraparth Email this Author 2/17/2016 12:55:53 PM Modified:2/17/2016 12:58 PM This is one of heartbreaking incident for may project managers which was happened in google in the year 2001 where they were frustrated with the layer of managers overseeing engineers, Page the CEO for google decided to fire all of them, and publicly explained that he didn’t think the managers were useful or doing any good but his basic idea, that engineers should be managed by other engineers, not the non- engineers and later it became a standard management practice in Silicon Valley. Later on, after stepping down as CEO, Page became president of products. In that role, with the help of Jonathan Rosenberg, Page agreed to a hybrid where the company hired computer scientists with an interest or acumen as product managers, instead of just MBAs. Reference cited from http://qz.com/202710/larry-pages-lost-decade-was-the-best-thing-to-ever-happen- to-google/ Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Product Development Teams Jerry Metcalf Email this Author 2/17/2016 4:31:51 PM Class, Firms are turning to a build-to-order process in which a product is customized and manufactured according to clearly stated customer requests, making just-in-time manufacturing and delivery very important concepts. Dell Computers call this process "pull to order." It's a very important element used to build-to-order manufacturing process. The model adds increasing quality to being very close to the truth of doing business, both from a customer and supplier standpoint. http://www.computerworld.com/article/3029168/microsoft-windows/windows-10-quick-tips-5-ways-to- speed-up-your-pc.html Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Product Development Teams Eduardo Duarte Email this Author 2/17/2016 4:39:14 PM An example of development project is that of the Apple Lisa. I like this example and I am sure some of you's remember when one of our classmate gave his reflection on the Apple Lisa he mentioned that before the Macintosh was revealed they had a trial and error phase with the Apple Lisa. As some of you mentioned strategy already in your discussion I believe that Apple did have the appropriate team on this project. If I had to label it would be Brand extension due to the reason that they went through this trial and error phase, figured them out, then started from scratch and release the impeccable Macintosh. Respond Collapse Mark as Read Cloud Storage: Google vs VMware Faiyazuddin Mohammed Email this Author 2/18/2016 5:32:07 AM Google and VMware have gone from service competitors to industry accomplices, beginning with their February 2014 agreement to give virtualized Windows desktops on Chromebooks. It shows up the pair are fortifying their security in 2015 to pick up footing in the inexorably lucrative cloud administrations market. Last year, Google and VMware reported arrangements to make some Google Cloud Platform administrations accessible to VMware clients by means of vCloud Air, VMware's half and half cloud stage. Google BigQuery, Google Cloud Datastore, Google Cloud Storage, and Google Cloud DNS will be accessible to vCloud Air clients in the not so distant future. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: Cloud Storage: Google vs VMware Giovanni Diaz Email this Author 2/19/2016 6:05:42 PM Good evening Faiyazuddin, cloud and virtualization blew up overnight for me. I worked closely with my system admins in my previous job and I remember him saying that the "cloud" will be the wave of the future and virtualization is going to make our lives easier here on the campus; he was right. I remember creating my first VM with VDI software, using templates to start off on and as I added software I would have restore points just in case I broke something. Breaking through all the errors and troubleshooting I deployed my first VM and blasted that to 400 workstations and each worked without errors, it literally cut my imaging time by 70% and I was able to multicast all these images on the network all at once; it was amazing. Now we're all in the cloud and our images are stored on a server farm somewhere for easy access or backups are stored too just in case. Respond Collapse Mark as Read example of a development project and what type of team you believe they used. Sagar Tawde Email this Author 2/18/2016 7:00:43 PM Today, I am about to discuss an intense project mission initiated by ISRO, The project was titled “Mangalyaan” India’s Mass Orbiter Mission. It was primarily a technological advancement mission and was developed to perform monitoring of physical structure of Mars and its atmosphere. This project development included a team of 11-15 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists and they were the masterminds of the maiden success of this mission. Mars orbiter missions by other countries have been taking place since 1960’s and onward. The USA, Europe, and Russia got partial success sending an orbiter into Martian atmosphere but that feat was achieved after several R&D’s and spending almost billions. Even though India was a late starter in this mars mission but they were able to achieve the success with the efficient use of resources and technology and cost effective ways. To achieve such a massive feat, ISRO made sure to engage a team of well-versed scientists who had been researching extensively and were prepared to concentrate on getting desired results with minimal resource availability. The type of team ISRO selected was functional on all levels from developing and designing this project mission till the successful launch. I believe the foremost reason this mars mission by ISRO was a success is due their observation from other countries failed attempts, not rushing their research and development and taking ample of time to study rigorously without any distortions and last the know-how of the time and resource management which made it possible for quick turnaround. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: example of a development project and what type of team you believe they used. Imtiaz Uddin Email this Author 2/19/2016 5:30:20 AM Sagar, we discussed this in class last week. Mangalyaan was launched in November 2013 and reached Mar's orbit on September 24, 2014. India became the only country to succeed in the very first attempt. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) spent $74 million on the project - one-tenth the cost of NASA's Maven (at $671 million) launched around the same time. I remember watching this event live on TV and Prime Minister Modi in his comments said that the cost of Mangalyaan project was less than the production budget of the movie Gravity ($100 million). Though learning effects would have played a role in the mission's success, there are some other factors as well which made Mangalyaan a technological breakthrough. For instance, China in 2011 partnered with Russia but their mission failed though Russia has previously succeeded. It is a very interesting topic and worthy of deeper reflection. Reference: Jonathan Amos. Why India’s Mars mission is so cheap – and thrilling. BBC News. September 24, 2014 Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: example of a development project and what type of team you believe they used. Sagar Tawde Email this Author 2/19/2016 8:27:43 AM Modified:2/19/2016 8:29 AM Good Morning Imtiaz, Thanks for the additional information. current Prime Minister of India was really happy with outcome so was peoples of India. ISRO got appreciation from all over the world for such a feat. you are right such a topic is very extensive and definitely worth in detail reflection. Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Voice Technology Deployment Sagar Tawde Email this Author 2/19/2016 4:11:06 PM I tend to agree with the author with the theory of constructing new product development teams, she has mentioned several factors which needs to be considered while constructing a functional product development unit. I will explain with my work life experience. I was working as an on-site project engineer (Voice and Data Networking) for one of the major banks in Singapore. During my tenure with them, we had an opportunity to explore new technology related to voice IP networking and make a definite solution design which can be rolled out in the near future. Business lead approved the project and that started the major voice refresh project across Singapore and most of their APAC locations. This project was a collaboration of several internal and external teams and their joint efforts to deploy this refresh successfully. First and foremost, criteria were to figure how many teams are needed as active part of this project and sub division of this teams (team size and composition). This project was handled by project management team with a project lead who was the responsible person looking out over this project across APAC and he was needed to collaborate with other units such as voice and data project engineers, third party teams (outsourced specialist engineers and vendors), CTO teams (for project design approvals and to maintain the company and telecom standards), business project units and IT Risk & Change management etc. Project lead was responsible for effective transitions with zero or minimal downtime and errors while deploying and testing phase. This deployment was a good example of new product development team where peoples from different unit worked together as a cross functional unit to deliver the end result which in term was deploying new voice technology. From this project outcome, I learned a lot about strategic management in terms of efficient use of available resources, time management, vendor management, proper coordination at all levels to avoid delay or errors. Respond Collapse Mark as Read New product development team. AbdulJabbar Mohammed Email this Author 2/19/2016 8:30:53 PM New product development (NPD) includes all activities needed to conceive, design, produce and deliver a product to the market. This requires, on the one hand, generating ideas and, on the other hand, collectively implementing the ideas generated. Therefore, NPD teams need structures and processes that facilitate both creative and collective action. To help foster creative action, policies such as decentralized decision making and information sharing across hierarchical divisions are frequently implemented. To facilitate collective action, multifunctional teams integrate dispersed knowledge by using plans and schedules to direct the creative processes towards commonly established goals. Both processes are facilitated by the team’s knowledge network. reference:- B. B. (n.d.). IMD International. Retrieved December, 20, from http://www.imd.ch/ Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New product development team. Pamanpreet Bains Email this Author 2/20/2016 8:29:56 AM There are soo many steps to take when working on development project. First step is to speak with the stakeholders and talk about what really the project is all about. Trying to make sure that stakeholders actually understand what really is happening with the project and how it going to take place. 2nd step is define roles and responsiblites within the project and how it's going take place. Next step is to make sure you and your team can hold meetings on time and talk about how they are doing. I have found a website that talk about all the steps to take in the project and to reach the end. http://www.projecttimes.com/articles/10-steps-to-creating-a-project-plan.html Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New product development team. Juan Olivares Email this Author 2/21/2016 4:23:02 PM Pamanpreet, I agree with the organizational method in the development processes pertaining to introducing, communicating, and explaining the project plan to Executives, Shareholders, and identifying the purpose of the project. In identifying a project, presenting a Project Charter is important for most organizational/Project MGMT housed environments. Key Deliverables should be assessed, departmental resources should be identified, an estimated budget should be presented with all deliverables/milestones identified. And the Overview should be presented to the C-LEVEL, Shareholders, and leadership in a way that the need for the Technology improvements could re-vamp productivity, performance, and provide all cost-effective measures in order to improve the enterprise, security, and infrastructure for end users, and the integrity of the organization. Respond Collapse Mark as Read RE: New product development team. Eduardo Duarte Email this Author 2/20/2016 10:32:56 PM Totally agree with you AbdulJabbar, NPD totally includes both to generate ideas and to also implement the ideas that were thrown out there. I also think that them establishing common goals is a very proactive way to get things complete. For example, I my job we have a similar system that in a way works just like NPD because we come up with brainstorming sessions and once we set our goals we then go after them and at the end of the year we look at our progress both as a team and as individuals. Respond Collapse Mark as Read New Product Development Teams Sagar Tawde Email this Author 2/20/2016 10:52:08 AM Project managers are mostly struggling to achieve project completion on timely basis and within the budget allotted. At time this team’s lack on several terms from resources to cost involved or the manpower and major being lack of coordination. To tackle this situation most project leads or managers try to initiate cross functional production development teams whom can work in a collaborative manner covering and backing up for other resources. But doing this project leads should not always depend on certain myths which are: 1) High utilization of resources will improve performance: sometimes this ratio can be inversely proportional when employees get easy access to plenty of resources they tend to lag behind and this in short affects the project plan. 2) Processing work in large batches improves the economics of the development process: at times when we have a big batches of product deployment and the requirement is not that great then its resulting in increased queue time because queue process time is directly proportional to the number of batches. 3) Our development plan is great; we just need to stick to it: I have come across certain scenarios where a particular project format of a company does not become functional due lack of product knowledge and resource utilization and time taken to process so we should always be flexible without project plans when and where needed. 4) The more features we put into a product, the more customers will like it: most of the consumer electronics market, add unwanted features on their mobile device to enhance its market value but doing so degrades its performance and it tends to have short life in the market. https://hbr.org/2012/05/six-myths-of-product-development Respond Collapse Mark as Read Development Project Team: APPLE WATCH OS Juan Olivares Email this Author 2/21/2016 4:15:10 PM In the design and development of the Apple Watch, according to APPLE INC., the project consisted of a specific engineering, developer, and Q & A task force in which scripts were designed, tested, and BETA'd in order to analyze the pros and cons pertaining to the interface, application functionality, and features in which APPLE developers were able to provide with the Touch force technology. This specific paradigm of technology as we all know was already in existence, but what set the APPLE project team apart from competitors was the ability to operate with the watch in the most simplistic, smart, and technological method in which the features, charger compatibility innovations, and product placement in which all consumers, vendors, and shareholders were excited and elated for the release. http://www.networkworld.com/article/2686178/mobile-apps/jony-ive-talks-apple-watch-development- team-included-hundreds-of-engineers-and-designers.html [Show More]

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