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Because NPD team members are highly motivated by goals and objectives established by themselves for the product specifications(i), you’ll want to involve the cross-functional team in all of the planning stages for the project. Of course, these key resources have already been involved in the brainstorming and ideation sessions. Another way to ensure NPD team engagement is through the Product Innovation Charter (PIC).
At the Idea Incubator, we’ve been spending the past few weeks taking a deep dive into three best practices for innovation success – ideas, teams, and customers.
You might want to learn more about ideas in Ideas Should Be Screened, Everybody has Ideas, and Ideas Come from New Experiences, or teams in Teams Can Help Innovation and Teams are People, Too!
This week, we’re taking a detailed look at how the experiences of the New Product Development (NPD) team can influence the new product outcome. In particular, teams that use guiding charters, such as the PIC, are more aligned with strategic goals and enact a unified vision.
GNPS is your strategic innovation partner for NPDP Certification. Following our learning strategy yields a 100% first time pass rate following our training, we offer on-line, self-study and face-to-face courses. 
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