| New Product | 766 days | 1/1/2007 | 12/7/2009 | | |
| New Product Development Template | 766 days | 1/1/2007 | 12/7/2009 | | |
| Initial New Product Screening Stage | 9 days | 1/1/2007 | 1/11/2007 | | |
| New product opportunity identified | 0 days | 1/1/2007 | 1/1/2007 | | Management,Product engineering |
| Describe new product idea (1-page written disclosure) | 2 days | 1/1/2007 | 1/2/2007 | 3 | Product engineering |
| Gather information required for go/no-go decision | 6 days | 1/3/2007 | 1/10/2007 | 4 | Product engineering |
| Convene opportunity of screening committee (decision to pursue idea or not) | 1 day | 1/11/2007 | 1/11/2007 | 5 | Product engineering |
| Decision point - go/no-go to preliminary investigation | 0 days | 1/11/2007 | 1/11/2007 | 6 | Management,Product engineering |
| Preliminary Investigation Stage | 53 days | 1/12/2007 | 3/27/2007 | | |
| Assign resources to preliminary investigation | 1 day | 1/12/2007 | 1/12/2007 | 7 | Management |
| Develop preliminary investigation plan | 5 days | 1/15/2007 | 1/19/2007 | 9 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Evaluate the market | 10 days | 1/15/2007 | 1/26/2007 | 9 | Marketing |
| Analyze the competition | 5 days | 1/15/2007 | 1/19/2007 | 9 | Marketing |
| Technical Feasibility Analysis | 20 days | 1/22/2007 | 2/16/2007 | | |
| Produce lab scale product | 10 days | 1/22/2007 | 2/2/2007 | 12 | Product engineering |
| Evaluate internal product | 5 days | 2/5/2007 | 2/9/2007 | 14 | Product engineering |
| Identify production process steps required for manufacture | 5 days | 2/12/2007 | 2/16/2007 | 15 | Process engineer |
| Assess manufacturing capabilities | 10 days | 2/19/2007 | 3/2/2007 | 16 | Product engineering,Manufacturing engineer |
| Determine safety issues | 10 days | 2/19/2007 | 3/2/2007 | 17SS | Safety |
| Determine environmental issues | 10 days | 2/19/2007 | 3/2/2007 | 18SS | Product engineering,Legal |
| Review legal issues | 10 days | 2/19/2007 | 3/2/2007 | 19SS | Legal,Project manager |
| Perform financial evaluation | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 3/16/2007 | 17,18,19,20 | Accounting |
| Develop risk analysis | 5 days | 3/19/2007 | 3/23/2007 | 21 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Draft initial development stage plan | 10 days | 3/5/2007 | 3/16/2007 | 21SS | Product engineering |
| Conduct preliminary stage review decision | 2 days | 3/26/2007 | 3/27/2007 | 22,23 | Management,Product engineering,Project manager |
| Decision point - go/no-go to development stage | 0 days | 3/27/2007 | 3/27/2007 | 24 | Management,Project manager |
| Development Stage | 264 days | 3/28/2007 | 3/31/2008 | | |
| Assign resources to development stage plan | 1 day | 3/28/2007 | 3/28/2007 | 24 | Management,Project manager |
| Market Evaluation | 40 days | 3/29/2007 | 5/23/2007 | | |
| Gather market information | 15 days | 3/29/2007 | 4/18/2007 | 27 | Product engineering,Marketing |
| Identify and contact customer sample group | 5 days | 4/19/2007 | 4/25/2007 | 29 | Marketing |
| Perform competitor analysis | 15 days | 4/19/2007 | 5/9/2007 | 29 | Marketing |
| Redefine product requirements | 10 days | 5/10/2007 | 5/23/2007 | 30,31 | Product engineering |
| Technical Product Evaluation | 204 days | 3/29/2007 | 1/8/2008 | | |
| Establish product characteristics (performance criteria) | 2 days | 3/29/2007 | 3/30/2007 | 27 | Product engineering |
| Develop prototype process | 10 days | 4/2/2007 | 4/13/2007 | 34 | Product engineering |
| Produce prototype product | 25 days | 4/16/2007 | 5/18/2007 | 35 | Product engineering |
| Conduct internal product review | 5 days | 5/21/2007 | 5/25/2007 | 36 | Management,Product engineering |
| Document patent application process | 10 days | 4/2/2007 | 4/13/2007 | 34 | Product engineering |
| Conduct marketing/technical review | 92 days | 5/28/2007 | 10/2/2007 | 32,37 | Product engineering,Marketing |
| Redesign process (if necessary) | 10 days | 10/3/2007 | 10/16/2007 | 39 | Product engineering,Process engineer |
| Modify prototype process | 15 days | 10/17/2007 | 11/6/2007 | 40 | Process engineer |
| Develop plan for customer product testing | 5 days | 11/7/2007 | 11/13/2007 | 41 | Project manager |
| Produce product for customer evaluation | 25 days | 11/7/2007 | 12/11/2007 | 41 | Product engineering,Marketing,Project manager |
| Conduct preliminary manufacturing process review | 10 days | 12/12/2007 | 12/25/2007 | 43 | Process engineer,Manufacturing engineer |
| Conduct customer evaluations of prototype product | 20 days | 12/12/2007 | 1/8/2008 | 42,43 | Product engineering,Project manager,Customer |
| Concept Evaluation | 57 days | 1/9/2008 | 3/27/2008 | | |
| Conduct marketing/technical review | 2 days | 1/9/2008 | 1/10/2008 | 44,45 | Management,Product engineering,Marketing |
| Prepare preliminary manufacturing design | 20 days | 1/11/2008 | 2/7/2008 | 47 | Product engineering |
| Evaluate contract manufacturing option | 10 days | 2/8/2008 | 2/21/2008 | 48 | Legal,Process engineer |
| Review legal and patent considerations | 10 days | 1/11/2008 | 1/24/2008 | 38,47 | Management,Legal |
| Perform environmental review | 10 days | 2/8/2008 | 2/21/2008 | 48 | Product engineering |
| Conduct product safety review | 15 days | 1/11/2008 | 1/31/2008 | 47 | Product engineering,Safety |
| Perform evaluate/predict product cycle time | 15 days | 2/8/2008 | 2/28/2008 | 48 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Update financial analysis | 10 days | 2/29/2008 | 3/13/2008 | 51,52,53,57 | Accounting |
| Risk analysis | 10 days | 3/14/2008 | 3/27/2008 | 50,52,54 | Product engineering |
| Review preliminary investigation criteria | 2 days | 3/14/2008 | 3/17/2008 | 54 | Management,Product engineering,Legal |
| Develop pilot stage plan | 5 days | 1/11/2008 | 1/17/2008 | 48SS | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Conduct development stage review | 2 days | 3/28/2008 | 3/31/2008 | 55,56,57 | Product engineering,Project manager,Process engineer |
| Decision point - go/no-go to pilot stage | 0 days | 3/31/2008 | 3/31/2008 | 58 | Management,Project manager |
| Pilot Stage | 115 days | 4/1/2008 | 9/8/2008 | | |
| Assign pilot stage resources | 1 day | 4/1/2008 | 4/1/2008 | 58,59 | Management,Project manager |
| Secure customer commitment to participate in commercialization trials | 5 days | 4/2/2008 | 4/8/2008 | 61 | Legal,Project manager |
| Trial Product Manufacture | 70 days | 4/9/2008 | 7/15/2008 | | |
| Schedule/reserve pilot production facility | 5 days | 4/9/2008 | 4/15/2008 | 62 | Project manager |
| Resolve raw material and finish products logistics | 5 days | 4/16/2008 | 4/22/2008 | 64 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Review trial plan and requirements | 5 days | 4/9/2008 | 4/15/2008 | 62 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Start trial material production | 30 days | 4/23/2008 | 6/3/2008 | 65,66 | Product engineering |
| Monitor customer trials | 20 days | 4/23/2008 | 5/20/2008 | 67SS | Product engineering |
| Review preliminary trial results | 10 days | 5/21/2008 | 6/3/2008 | 68 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Continue trial material production | 30 days | 6/4/2008 | 7/15/2008 | 69 | Product engineering |
| Complete customer trial monitoring | 20 days | 6/4/2008 | 7/1/2008 | 70SS | Product engineering |
| Trial Analysis | 49 days | 7/2/2008 | 9/8/2008 | | |
| Confirm sales and marketing strategies | 5 days | 7/2/2008 | 7/8/2008 | 71 | Marketing,Project manager |
| Confirm product safety | 5 days | 7/2/2008 | 7/8/2008 | 73SS | Project manager,Safety |
| Re-evaluate manufacturing processes | 15 days | 7/9/2008 | 7/29/2008 | 73,74 | Process engineer |
| Develop commercialization plan | 15 days | 7/30/2008 | 8/19/2008 | 75 | Product engineering,Marketing |
| Review financials | 5 days | 8/20/2008 | 8/26/2008 | 76 | Accounting |
| Review patent and legal issues | 10 days | 8/20/2008 | 9/2/2008 | 76 | Legal |
| Assign commercialization leadership responsibility and resources | 2 days | 9/3/2008 | 9/4/2008 | 77,78 | Management,Project manager |
| Pilot stage review and commercialization decision | 2 days | 9/5/2008 | 9/8/2008 | 79 | Management,Product engineering,Marketing,Process engineer |
| Commercialization Stage | 195 days | 9/9/2008 | 6/8/2009 | | |
| Product Manufacturing and Monitoring | 168 days | 9/9/2008 | 4/30/2009 | | |
| Confirm product specification | 3 days | 9/9/2008 | 9/11/2008 | 80 | Product engineering,Manufacturing engineer |
| Confirm customer specification acceptance and trial participation | 10 days | 9/12/2008 | 9/25/2008 | 83 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Develop manufacturing process requirements | 10 days | 9/26/2008 | 10/9/2008 | 84 | Process engineer,Manufacturing engineer |
| Design and order new equipment | 30 days | 10/10/2008 | 11/20/2008 | 85 | Product engineering,Purchasing |
| Install and test new equipment or equipment modifications | 30 days | 11/21/2008 | 1/1/2009 | 86 | Product engineering,Manufacturing engineer |
| Confirm manufacturing capabilities | 10 days | 1/2/2009 | 1/15/2009 | 87 | Manufacturing engineer |
| Develop and review production trial plan (resolve logistics issues) | 5 days | 1/16/2009 | 1/22/2009 | 88 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Start production of commercial product quantities | 40 days | 1/23/2009 | 3/19/2009 | 89 | Product engineering,Manufacturing engineer |
| Monitor customer acceptance testing | 30 days | 3/20/2009 | 4/30/2009 | 90 | Product engineering,Project manager |
| Commercialization Analysis | 57 days | 3/20/2009 | 6/8/2009 | | |
| Perform internal product testing | 15 days | 3/20/2009 | 4/9/2009 | 90 | Product engineering |
| Review production performance results | 10 days | 5/1/2009 | 5/14/2009 | 91,93 | Management,Product engineering,Project manager |
| Identify long term production requirements | 15 days | 5/15/2009 | 6/4/2009 | 94 | Process engineer,Manufacturing engineer |
| Recalculate product economics | 10 days | 5/15/2009 | 5/28/2009 | 94 | Product engineering,Marketing,Accounting |
| Affirm decision to continue commercialization program | 2 days | 6/5/2009 | 6/8/2009 | 95,96 | Management,Project manager |
| Post Commercialization Review | 130 days | 6/9/2009 | 12/7/2009 | | |
| Determine if product is meeting customer cost/performance expectations | 60 days | 6/9/2009 | 8/31/2009 | 97 | Management,Project manager |
| Determine if sales have met projections | 60 days | 6/9/2009 | 8/31/2009 | 99SS | Management,Marketing |
| Determine if product is sustaining its position against competitive response | 30 days | 9/1/2009 | 10/12/2009 | 100 | Management,Marketing |
| Evaluate manufacturing process for stability and cost effectiveness | 40 days | 9/1/2009 | 10/26/2009 | 99 | Project manager,Manufacturing engineer |
| Determine if current economics are consistent with projected economics | 15 days | 10/27/2009 | 11/16/2009 | 102 | Marketing |
| Evaluate opportunities to expand product or product line | 15 days | 11/17/2009 | 12/7/2009 | 103 | Management,Product engineering,Marketing |