{"id":15876,"date":"2024-09-19T08:55:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T05:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/research-and-concept-development-the-most-critical-phase-of-a-project\/"},"modified":"2026-09-28T14:07:01","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T11:07:01","slug":"research-and-concept-development-the-most-critical-phase-of-a-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/linkdesign.fi\/en\/research-and-concept-development-the-most-critical-phase-of-a-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Concept Development \u2013 The Most Critical Phase of a Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

During his long career, Product Development Manager Rami Raute has become well versed in a range of ideation methods and product development processes. In this article, he examines what matters most in product development projects. How should projects be approached when there are no straightforward answers and new or unknown factors play a significant role? <\/h4>\n\n
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With the rise of lean culture, agile development models have become part of everyday product development.<\/a> Yet it often feels as though something essential is still missing when it comes to developing a product\u2019s value and substance. Product development processes and methods have been studied and refined for decades. One might assume that the most critical stages of development would already be well understood. Nevertheless, the same problems continue to affect development initiatives and product development projects. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

20\/80 \u2013 A New Product Variant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When developing a new product variant<\/strong> or a new product in which the project focuses on detailed design, the product development project is typically structured as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n