Manufacturing

If you work in the manufacturing sector, you will face challenges that are not seen by those working on the management of software-only products. Some of the challenges we have seen include:

• Balancing the need for speed to market against the high costs of failure from product recall or on-site rectification
• The importance of product quality, requirement traceability, and risk management
• Introducing a product culture and minimizing the high cost of getting the right product of the right quality to market
• The challenges across the lifecycle for in-life optimization, product refresh, and product withdrawal
• Engaging with manufacturing on forecasting many product SKUs and dealing with issues related to supply chain complexity
• Managing interactions with third party products, firmware, and apps

Read our blog on some of the key challenges faced and how to address them.

We recently ran a webinar on Product Management in the Manufacturing Sector.  See the recording below.

 

Many companies have run private on-site training courses for their teams. This has helped establish a common way of working and addressed specific issues. Others have sent delegates to our public courses where they get a chance to learn with peers from other industries.