ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the results of the semi-structured focus group meetings held in the PUIN network group focusing on network based high speed product development. It documents the results of the discussions together with the book Network Based Product Development which also documents the empirical results and the industry’s own writing on Network Based High Speed Product Development. The focus group interviews were supported by questions filled out by the businesses beforehand, news group discussions, and telephone interviews to give additional support and discussions on specific questions. The focus group businesses’ product portfolio was strongly focused on physical and service products. The focus group businesses were asked to make general comments on their view of the conditions in “the field of product development”. The focus group interviews also verified that businesses dealing with radical product development do not have such a high pressure on speed in product development.
