There’s a lot to be said for a solid product development process… and there are a lot of different ways of saying it, depending on who you’re talking to!

Stage Gate, Waterfall, Agile, 5 steps, 7 stages, 8 Gates: They are all different renditions of a theme aimed at getting your business to perform product development to its utmost potential.

In these pages we’ll provide you a practical guide to product development. It will be particularly suited to small and mid-sized companies with a focus on blending thoroughness and agility.

We will keep it high level here, and not drill down into individual function or business processes (finance, engineering, etc). When it comes to functional systems, it’s best to let your business decide as a team what works best for them, based on what you already have and where you intend to go.