TSD07 - Achieve Product Success with Phase-Gated Development
Program Description
Transform concepts into market-ready products with the Phase-Gated Product Development Process in this online synchronous program. Over four weeks, you’ll learn to spot and kill risks before they derail your project, adapt the process when plans change, and integrate it with your PLM system for better traceability. You will also get an overview of AI-powered tools available and how to get started with them to make your Product Development Phase-gate system more efficient. Whether you're building medical devices, consumer electronics, or industrial equipment, you'll walk away with a repeatable roadmap from concept to launch.
Learning Objectives:
After completing the program, you will be able to:
- Outline the core structure of the phase-gated process and define key phases and tasks within each phase
- Identify and mitigate development risks
- Evaluate decision points based on risk, readiness, and business value
- Adjust the development process to fit changes in project needs
- Assess how phase-gated product development can integrate with a PLM system to be used for traceability and data control
- An overview of AI-powered tools designed for project management and product development and how to get started with them at your company.
Who Should Attend:
- Design engineers
- Product engineers
- Project and product managers
- Engineering managers
- Quality engineers and product quality teams

Tom Stewart earned a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from San Jose State University in 2004. He has been working in the industry in private and public companies for 30 years.