NPDP

New Product Development Professional (NPDP)

Certified by the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA), New Product Development Professionals (NPDPs) demonstrate education, knowledge, and experience within the field of innovation. NPDPs require 60 professional development hours (PDH) during each three (3) year period.

Please browse courses below to start earning PDHs. We also offer NPDP workshops – check the schedule for our next available classroom course.

Study. Learn. Earn. Simple.

Competitive Analysis

NPDP Practice Exams

Follow-Up Impact Survey (Haas/Barth Haas)

The Innovation ANSWER Book

Project Cost Estimating

Disruptive Innovation

NPDP Certification

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Selecting Innovation Team Members

As engineering, project, and product managers, we often struggle with identifying the right people for innovation teams. Of course, there is a need to match skill sets with the required deliverables of the project. There is also a need to match the organizational structure with the level risk acceptance for radical innovation. Safi Bahcall presented… Read More >

Defining Innovation Leadership

Innovation is inherently risky. Yet, the old adage “innovate or die” requires leaders to continually invest in new product development (NPD). Success depends on rigorous processes, committed resources, and confident leadership. Transformative innovation programs include a clear vision for today and for the future. Innovation leaders guide and govern an ecosystem for NPD success. The… Read More >

Lessons for Creative Leadership

I love to travel. I enjoy seeing new places and trying different foods. It is fun for me to learn what is unique about a city or town. I also enjoy visiting familiar places – in Seattle, I have a favorite coffee shop and in Phoenix, I must go to a special place for tacos!… Read More >