principles of stage gate process,”Strong senior management commitment (they are the gate-keepers)Business innovation strategy exists, has been converted into objectivesProject management system thru-outEmphasizes market assessmentsEmphasizes pre-development assessment: (early stages found to be most wanting) Is this a good business? Who are the customers? Do we have the technological capability?Predevelopment; what exactly is the product concept, and can we do it at the right cost?Pre-established criteria: forces discussion of important issuesClear plan – lays out what to do by when, by whom

principles of stage gate process,”Strong senior management commitment (they are the gate-keepers)Business innovation strategy exists, has been converted into objectivesProject management system thru-outEmphasizes market assessmentsEmphasizes pre-development assessment: (early stages found to be most wanting) Is this a good business? Who are the customers? Do we have the technological capability?Predevelopment; what exactly is the product concept, and can we do it at the right cost?Pre-established criteria: forces discussion of important issuesClear plan – lays out what to do by when, by whom

and what are the objectives for the leaders and the teamsParallel processing? (some say inability to use this model is a limitation of this approach)”