Overview: Developing your product portfolio is crucial for business growth, so it is essential to ensure your teams can understand the wider product development process. Delivered by Persis Subramaniam, Head of Product Development and Karen Burgos, Research Scientist; Product Development, Leatherhead Food Research, from this course you will learn the key principles of the Stage Gate Process; these include defining strategy and consumer alignment, idea and concept generation, feasibility and implementation, product validation and launch. The course will also cover the importance of people and Innovation.

The course is designed for anyone working in the food industry who wishes to gain a broader understanding of the Product Development function. It will also be relevant to people in other functions who play a key role in innovation management. With highly interactive sessions and practical advice for avoiding common problems, it will help to build on existing industry experience and enable managers and technologists to innovate more successfully.