Product development, no matter the industry, is both an art and a science. Bringing a concept to life requires intensive research, ingenuity, risk-taking, iteration, testing, and a little magic. More ...

"Necessity is the mother of invention." A quote attributed to the Greek philosopher Plato, the words continue to ring true nearly 2,400 years after his death in a vast array of situations and provide ...

To some, "new product development" means inventing something new. In reality, though, most new products are modifications of existing products or ideas. Sometimes, adding an element of service onto an ...

As products of all kinds embed various levels of intelligence, software becomes a key differentiator—making the integration of software into the product development process critical. Intersection of ...

New cloud techology aims to reduce costs and speed vehicle product development by bringing software collaboration earlier into the process. This may be the era of technology-laden software defined ...

In a consumer-driven economy, meeting customers' needs and wants has become paramount in generating long-term success and growth. Product development is key to maintaining and acquiring customers and ...

The product development process can be improved with single-physics simulation, multiphysics simulation and simulation apps. This article looks at three real-world examples that show how integrating ...

Product developers enjoyed a fairly predictable environment for most of last century. After the arrival of the assembly line early in the century, changes in design and manufacturing were incremental.

CEO and cofounder of software development company KITRUM. Have an incredible team of skilled developers spread all over the world. Once you come up with the idea of creating a software product and ...

Computer-aided designs, such as this model of a fingertip-sized heart pump, can reduce the number of physical prototypes that must be made. Computer-aided design (CAD) is a tool intended to facilitate ...

The rules of traditional product development are rapidly changing. Companies seeking growth can no longer afford to ignore the millions of customers demanding high quality and performance at ultra-low ...

Everyone talks about agile development, but how does it really work? Learn how teams use scrum, kanban, and other agile methodologies to deliver better software. It’s hard to believe that the agile ...