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.

$54.95

Project Cost Estimating

Project cost estimating involves processes to estimate activity and project costs, prepare a budget for funding requests, and monitoring and controlling the costs during project execution. This two-hour class awards a completion certificate upon a passing score on the final exam. The course is designed for those new to cost estimating and other project, product, and engineering managers interested in refreshing their skills in cost estimating for projects.

$29.95

Disruptive Innovation

In this one-hour course, you will learn what disruptive innovation is and how you can apply the theory in your company.

Free

NPDP Certification

Learn the requirements for the New Product Development Professional (NPDP) certification.

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One Word

I recently read a blog about the power of one word. Instead of setting New Year’s resolutions (that are most likely going to fail), the author recommends focusing each year on a one-word theme. If we choose a relevant word, we make decisions and take actions coincident with that theme. In this way we can… Read More >

Risk Responses

In product, project, and engineering management, we are often faced with uncertainties. In fact, much of what we do includes risk. Risk is defined as an unexpected outcome that can impact the deliverables of a project through distortions of the scope, schedule, budget, or quality of work. Note that the Project Management Institute (PMI) specifically… Read More >

How Customers Measure Quality

I recently bought a new set of towels for my master bath. Like a good project and engineering manager, I first researched the differences between Egyptian and Turkish cotton as well as other common features and attributes of towels. Because I was choosing a very dark color, I read blogs on colorfast towels and I… Read More >

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New Product Development Professional (NPDP)

Project Cost Estimating

Disruptive Innovation

NPDP Certification