ABSTRACT
This chapter concentrates on a discussion of success criteria for network based high speed product development. It introduces a general discussion of success criteria – cost, performance and time – for network based high speed product development and produces more observations and analysis on the issue of success criteria. The chapter focuses on short-term and long-term success criteria in order to reach the optimal NB HS NPD. It discusses the definitions of short-term and long-term success criteria as well as their differences. The chapter discusses the importance of short- and long-term success criteria seen in relation to NB HS NPD. The business focuses on the challenge of getting the product from idea to market introduction as fast as possible, with a minimum of cost and with a performance to which the customer can here and now agree is basically very short-term oriented.
