Overview

PD-Trak™ is a NPD project/portfolio management system based on a configurable stage/phase-gate process. Project management tools help to develop a project business case, facilitate R&D, and augment project planning & execution.

PD-Trak helps a product team consistently follow the development process and determine that a sound business case exists for a development project. PD-Trak includes a best practices-based development process and a set of templates for project documents and provides a common document repository for development projects. It complements and integrates with project management tools such as MS Project and provides graphical performance reporting. It provides management with visibility across development projects, prioritises the project portfolio, and plans resource requirements across projects.

PD-Trak helps project teams to define/justify projects and to keep them on track.
- Streamlined documentation using standard templates
- A common repository for project data and documents
- Consistency: standard methods and tools for project budgeting, planning, justification and tracking
- Keeps your product development process and best practices visible for everyone to follow
- Centralised action item and risk management tools
- An MS Office application that is easy to learn

A well-defined NPD process will:
- Reduce the learning curve for each new product team
- Define clear goals and expectations of work to be performed
- Require “homework” to understand customer needs
- Result in well-defined product specifications & scope
- Require thorough planning of all project activities
- Ensure appropriate involvement of needed disciplines at right times
- Provide a basis for planning needed resources

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Performance Management