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ANALYSIS OF FIRM'S NPD MANAGEMENT PROCESS-EVALUATION FORM

DATE______ ; TEAM____; FIRM__________________________________

TEAM MEMBERS:____________, ____________, ____________, ____________, ____________

E= EXCELLENT, VG=VERY GOOD, AA=ABOVE AVERAGE, A=AVERAGE, BA=BELOW AVERAGE, P=POOR

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____ INTRODUCTION (___ TEAM; ___ THE FIRM; ___ WHO YOU INTERVIEWED; ___ BACKGROUND; ___ ORG STRUCTURE, ___ SCOPE,

___ INNOVATIVENESS OF COMPETITORS)

____ DESCRIPTION & ANALYSIS OF CORPORATE CLIMATE FOR CREATING (E.G. ___ RISK-TAKING, ___ DRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE;

___ GOAL & JOB CLARITY, ___ TEAM SPIRIT; ___INNOVATION STRATEGY; ___ MISSION )

____ PROCESS OF CREATING & DEVELOPING PRODUCTS (___ HOW DOES THE TEAM GET SELECTED; ___ ACTION STEPS,

___WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT; ___ WHEN)

____ ANALYSIS OF THE PROCESS (___ STRENGTHS, ____ WEAKNESSES; ___ DEPTH OF ANALYSIS)

____ SUGGESTIONS & COMMENTS (___ POSSIBLE IMPROVEMENTS THIS FIRM CAN MAKE )

____ USE OF SUPPORTING PUBLISHED DATA ( ARTICLES, FINANCIAL INFO, MARKET INFO)

____ WHAT LESSONS CAN THIS FIRM GIVE US ABOUT HOW TO DO NEW PROD DEVELOPMENT?

____ PRESENTATION EFFECTIVENESS: ___, VISUAL AIDS PROFESSIONAL; ____ ERROR FREE; ____ ORGANIZED; ____ INTERESTING;

____ POWERFUL; ____ TIME MANAGED; ____ COMMUNICATION TOOLS & VISUAL AIDS WELL USED & ADEQUATE IN NUMBER

____ QUALITY, ____ CLARITY

____ WRITTEN STYLE (___ ORGANIZED, ___ SUCCINCT, ___ THOROUGH CONTENT, ___ QUALITY, ___ ERROR FREE)

____ MISCELLANEOUS

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IN ASSESSING THE OVERALL IMPACT OF THESE TEN CATEGORIES OF PERFORMANCE AND THE

SUB-CATEGORIES YOUR GRADE IS : ______