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Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes
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Managing Technology and Product Development Programmes

by Peter Flinn
May 2019
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
296 pages
8h 7m
English
Wiley
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Glossary of Terms

Agile project management
an approach developed originally in the software industry where planning and execution of projects is heavily devolved into self‐organising cross‐functional groups, in contrast to a micro‐managed, centrally planned approach
ALARP
as low as reasonably practicable
Angel investor
a wealthy individual who provides capital, and sometimes expertise, to support an early‐stage business
ASME
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Big Data
data, typically customer usage data, which is so voluminous that traditional methods of analysis are not adequate
BoM
Bill of material(s), a structured parts list that defines the composition of an engineering product or assembly
BSI
British Standards Institution
Business model
a company's plan for how it will generate revenues and profits, including what products or services it plans to manufacture and market, and how it plans to do so
CAD
Computer‐aided design, the creation of engineering information in digital, as opposed to paper, form
Capstone project
an assignment that serves as a culminating academic and intellectual experience for students, typically at the end of an academic engineering programme
CEN
European Committee for Standardization, Comité Européen de Normalisation
Collaborative R&D
development work where two or more parties share their joint expertise in a planned programme of R&D
Co‐location
the principle of locating engineering, manufacturing, supplier development and marketing staff alongside ...
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