Higher quality products due to early testing and early cross-functional involvement. Strong team communication and coordination. Team buy-in and ownership of project deliverables. Requirements definition more complete and better meets customer needs. Project culture helps overcome functional boundaries.
Horizontal integration is possible with team members involved throughout process.
Better, more accurate lessons learned with recommended solutions. Project management plays the most critical role in making these results possible. The Project Manager must be proactive and active in creating, organizing, leading, and following up on the Project Team Kickoff. If done correctly, this can be one of the most important tools available to making projects successful and helping new product development teams achieve high performance. All Rights Reserved.