Stage gate

A time-and-motion modeling mind-set can easily blinker analysis of how best to improve the value created by research. Truly useful simulations of drug discovery must go beyond simplistic assumptions about yields at stage gates and address the causes of failure, starting to quantify the common concept of pipeline quality. ... 

Figure 10.3-1. Stage-gate product development process...

For industrial products, the remaining four steps are elucidated in Fig. 10.4-1. After the Concept Development step (see Fig. 10.3-2), preliminary product design occurs in the Feasibility step of the Stage-Gate process - which is not applicable for epitaxial thin films of silicon, as prototype thin films are normally not needed. 

Kenneth A. Pickar The visibility is a function of how much money is spent. The projects can t pass the stage gate, but then they go back into the database. It is really an act of hibernation. 

David J. Soderberg, BP Chemicals You mentioned a very coherent and concise set of tools that are used portfolio management, fuzzy front end, and stage gate. Those work very well within a business unit context. They re very focused and allow you to allocate resources. 

The various steps in the chain leading to the introduction of a new chemical entity to the markets of an existing business are shown in outline in Figure DIO. These are the basis for a stage-gate development plan at the individual chemical product level. The basic steps following the target definition are ... 

Figure D9. The Stage-Gate Process from Concept to Product...

Some companies attempt to accelerate the process from idea to product launch by employing a new product scheme or a stage-gate process. The main... 

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